District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 8-2010: Sick or injured horses.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 8. Environmental and Animal Control and Protection.
Chapter 20. Horse-Drawn Carriages.

(a)

The owner, operator, or custodian of a horse engaged in the horse-drawn carriage trade that is in pain, sick, diseased, lame, or injured shall take action to obtain immediate veterinary treatment, care, and attention for the horse.

(b)

An injured, sick, diseased, or lame horse shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of except in a humane manner.

(c)

No person shall drive, use, or work an injured, sick, diseased, or lame horse in the horse-drawn carriage trade.

Collected 2026-08-29T05:44:07Z. Source file · JSON

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