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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0533 , ~ oj, 'nll '~ \ ~ ' . J..;-' I. ORDINANCE NO. 533. (r'-";>:. '/ 4- 14/ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARCAJIA REGULATING ~~ RIDING OF HORSES U::'ON 'I'HE STREETS OF TliE CITY OF AHCADIA, AND PROHIBITIlTG THE RIDj:rG OF liORSES UPON SAID STRE:TS UNDER C;:':,TAIN CIRCUKSTA;ICES, JliTD REP::;ALING SEC'I'ION 2 OF ORDnl,U;CE NO. 515 OF SAID CITY, ..' , ,I' ~ v 1\ ~ lJ- Vi \~\, ,\ THE CITY COliNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARC;'.:)IA DOES ORD,~IN AS ~OL~',O',:S: SECTION 1. Horses Defined. The l'lOrd "horse" as used in this Ordinance shall be held to mean any quadruped mainly used for rid ins or bridle purposes, whether said horse is used exclusively by its ovmer or is rented out for profit. SECTIOl'T 2. That it shall be unlawful for any person, firI:! or corpor~tion to do any of the acts prohibited in the followinS sections of this Ordinance. SECTION 3. That no person shall ride any horse upon any sideTIalk or footpath along any of the strects of the City of Arcadia except in the necessary act of crossing the same. ~t~ ':,~~ \\0. r::,@. 10&. SECTION 4. Tha t no pe rson s hall ride or drive any hor se in or O.4M(NfJED upon any lal'm, or sarden, or in or upon any planted parkway within said 'RD.J\Io ?"i City of Arcadia unless said parkway has heretofore by resolution of the COtU1cil of the Cit;r of Arcadia bee,n declared to be and designated as a bridle path. SECTION 5. That no person shall ride any horse on any street or alley of the City of Arcadia faster than a slow canter. SECTION 6. That no person shall stop any horse on or over any sidewalk, footpath or cross walk. SECTION 7. That no person shall ride any horse upon any of the streets of the City of Arcadia in a reckless manner or in any such manner as to endanger the property or life and limb of any person. SECTION 8. That persons riding horses upon any street in the City of Arcadia shall not ride more than two (2) abreast. SECTION 9. That no person riding any horse or persons riding horses upon any of the streets of the City of Arcadia shall yell, make undue noise, or conduct themselves in a hilarious manner. SECTION 10. (a) That no person shall ride any hOI'se along the roadway of any street or alley of the City of Arcadia in such a manner -1- \~gilUiI>> t/~ S'3'::t as to be an annoyance or nuisa~ce to the residents of said street or neighborhood. (b) It is hereby declared that the riding of any horse con- tinuously and repeatedly upon any street, riding in groups of more than four (4), riding faster than a slow canter, or raising clouds of dust shall be such annoyance and nuisance as prohibited in clause (a) of this Section. SECTION 11. That no person shall ride any horse upon any private ~~~tED property without the permi ssion of the o\mer thereof; and any person /4 riding any' horse upon any prj,vate property shall be deemed to be an unlavlful trespasser upon SE.id property and the burden shall be upon sach person, upon prosecution for the violation thereof, to prove that he has ridden such horse upon such property with the consent or permission of the owner thereof. SECTION 12. It shall be unlawful to ride any horse upon any public street or highvlSY within the City of Arcadia, before the hour of 6:00 o'clock, A.M. and after the hour of 10:00 o'clock, P.IiI. on any day. SECTION 13. It shall be unlawful to throw any rock, missile or other substances at any horse or its rider. It shall be unlawful for the operator or driver of any automobile or mechanical power driven vehicle on approaChing or passing any horse being ridden or driven upon any public street or highway within the City of Arcadia, to manipulate any mechanical devise on said automobile or vehicle in such a manner as would reasonably be expected to cause any horse to become frightened or alarmed to such an extent as to endanger the safety or well being of its rider or driver. g SECTION 14. That Section 2. of Ordinance No. 515. of the City of \, Arcadia, entitled II Ordinance of the City of Arcadia declaring the keeping of horses, ponies, mules, colts, jacks or jennies, within said city tmder certain conditions to be a nuisance and regulatinG the keeping, main- taining and riding of said animals within said city and repealin~ Ordinances Nos. 434, 443 end 466.11, adopted on the 6th tlay of June, 1944, be and the sa~e is hereby repealed. -2- ,,,,DSXE!l ad '~35> SECTION 15. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a mis- demeanor, and upon conviction tr~reof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Three Hundred ($300.00) Dollars, or by imprisonment in the City Jail of said City of Arcadia, or in the County Jail of the County of Los Anseles, state of California, at the discretion of the Coamitting Magis tra te for a period of not exceedins three (3) months or by both such fine and imprisonment. SECTION 16. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days from the passage thereof, shall cause the same to be published once in the Arcadia Tribune and Arcadia News, a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the City of Areadia, and thirty (30) days from and after the final pas saSe thereof said Ordinance shall take effect and be in force. I hereby certify that the foreGoing Ordinance was adopted atan adjourn- ed regular meetinG of the Ci ty COlIDcil of the City or Arcadia, held on the 28th day of Nove~r , 1944, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen, Adcock, Billig, Leeper and Ormsby NOE S: None ABSFriT: Gouncilman Nugent /~fe; ~oK~ Signed and approved this 28th day of November , 1944. -- -'. - , ..~ _ ,~v ........ .... ..: - 0.JV~ I\la:-ror , .-..- ::- ) ...---- -3- ..~ Ov<..J .5':5$