{"id":958,"date":"2022-09-06T10:07:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T14:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charlestoncarriagehorseadvocates.com\/?p=958"},"modified":"2022-10-06T10:46:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T14:46:10","slug":"city-discusses-change-in-carriage-horse-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charlestoncarriagehorseadvocates.com\/news\/2022\/09\/06\/city-discusses-change-in-carriage-horse-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cCity discusses change in Carriage Horse laws\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Danielle Seat<\/strong><\/p>\n Published: Jul. 28, 2021 at 6:13 AM UTC<\/strong><\/p>\n CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – The City of Charleston is one step closer to finalizing new laws for the horse carriage industry.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, elected officials in the Tourism Commission are presenting their version of a new draft ordinance pertaining to horse carriage laws.<\/p>\n Charleston Director of Livability and Tourism Dan Riccio says they have condensed the draft down from three versions to one, in hopes that they\u2019ve found a middle ground for everyone invested in the carriage horse industry.<\/p>\n \u201cHistorically, with the carriage industry and the carriage advocates, there\u2019s quite a bit of animosity and a lot to debate and a lot of difference in opinions,\u201d Riccio said. \u201cSo we\u2019ll have to wait and see at the commission meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n Several weeks back the Tourism Commission reviewed three different proposed ordinances; one from Charleston CARES, another from the Charleston Carriage Horse Advocates, and one drafted by the city.<\/p>\n Over the last few weeks, several items were removed and some were approved. One of the items removed from the ordinance proposed a city issued animal drawn carriage license.<\/p>\n A couple of the items moving forward include a new requirement that all carriages must have a light visible from 500 feet away, and another giving city officials the authority to suspend carriage operations in the event of an emergency.<\/p>\n At Wednesday night\u2019s meeting, the Tourism Commission could decide whether to go ahead with this existing ordinance or head back to the drawing board.<\/p>\n The meeting starts at 5 p.m. Wednesday.<\/p>\n