Laws of New York (Last Updated: November 21, 2014) |
ADC New York City Administrative Code(NEW) |
Title 20. CONSUMER AFFAIRS |
Chapter 2. LICENSES |
Subchapter 21. SIGHT-SEEING BUSES, HORSE-DRAWN CABS AND DRIVERS |
Section 20-381. Horse drawn cab driver's license
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a. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a horse drawn cab within the city without having a valid horse drawn cab driver's license from the commissioner. b. The biennial fee for each such horse drawn cab driver's license shall be thirty dollars. c. The commissioner shall investigate each applicant as to character and fitness before such license shall be issued. d. A horse drawn cab driver's license shall not be issued or renewed unless the applicant therefor has submitted to the commissioner a certificate issued by the commissioner of health pursuant to section 17-334.1 of the code. e. It shall be unlawful for any owner of a horse drawn cab to permit such horse drawn cab to be operated by a person who does not possess a current valid driver's license issued pursuant to this section. In any prosecution of an owner for a violation of this section, it shall not be necessary to prove that the owner knew or should have known that the driver was unlicensed, and there shall be a rebuttable presumption that such cab was operated with the permission of the owner.