{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-2010","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 8-2010","heading":"Sick or injured horses.","body":"(a)\nThe 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.\n\n(b)\nAn injured, sick, diseased, or lame horse shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of except in a humane manner.\n\n(c)\nNo person shall drive, use, or work an injured, sick, diseased, or lame horse in the horse-drawn carriage trade.","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/8-2010","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"a191cb60c0973d82addf27d66dadacc82cb3e402566836bd6a45e921ab7f254d","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-2009","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-2011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}