Speaker Menin outlines horse carriage bill (Intro 943A)

And lastly, introduction 9-4.

3-A, sponsored by Councilmember Marche, would wind down the horse-drawn cab industry by prohibiting the issuance of licenses for carriage horses, horse-drawn cabs, and horse-drawn cab drivers

on or after June 1, 2028.

Any licenses active as of the effective date of the bill would permanently expire on May 31, 2028.

This bill requires the humane disposition of carriage horses and prohibits their sale or transfer for inhumane purposes, such as for slaughter or for use in another horse-drawn cab business.

The bill would also require an agency or agencies designated by the mayor to establish a horse-drawn cab industry transition plan by April 1, 2027.

The plan would include a workforce transition program, consideration of a program to assist

carriage horse owners with the disposition of their horses and equipment, and consideration of a program to provide compensation to horse-drawn cab owners for the value of their business licenses and equipment.

Thank you to Christopher Pepe, Elizabeth Arts, Joshua Newman, Elliot Lin, Sahar Mozami, and Smita Deshmukh.

Thank you so much for your attention to us.

Now I'll turn it back over to our majority leader.