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Chattanooga council approves first‑reading ordinance tightening rules for carriage horses
Summary
On Dec. 16 the Chattanooga City Council approved on first reading an amendment to city code that sets age and health limits for horse‑drawn carriages, adds semiannual veterinary checks and new temperature and identification rules for geriatric and pregnant horses.
Chattanooga’s City Council approved on first reading an ordinance Dec. 16 that tightens protections for horses used to pull downtown carriages, including age caps, increased veterinary monitoring and limits on when pregnant mares may work.
The ordinance, introduced by Councilman Henderson and explained by Christopher McKnight of the city attorney’s office, adds a definition of “geriatric” horses at 20 years of age and requires those animals to receive examinations by a licensed veterinarian every six months rather than annually. “We bumped the requirements for checkups to twice a year instead of once annually,” McKnight told the council. The amendment also states a…
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