{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-2007","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 8-2007","heading":"Weather conditions.","body":"(a)\nAn owner, operator, or custodian of a horse engaged in the horse-drawn carriage trade shall not drive, use, or work a horse on a public street or byway in the District:\n(1)\nDuring periods when the temperature exceeds 89 degrees Fahrenheit, as determined and announced by the National Weather Service;\n(2)\nDuring periods when the temperature is below 25 degrees Fahrenheit, as determined and announced by the National Weather Service;\n(3)\nDuring periods when it is snowing; or\n(4)\nDuring other periods determined by the Mayor by rule as being dangerous or unsuitable.\n\n(b)\nA horse in use at the time described in subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this section, shall be immediately returned by its owner, operator, or custodian by the most direct route to a stable.","path":["Title 8. Environmental and Animal Control and Protection.","Chapter 20. Horse-Drawn Carriages."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/8-2007","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"97e5f9fe25cd4fd13d95dbac5c8fc25391f9e12dce2617cdd3786a5e7c498163","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-2006","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-2008"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}