Restrictions on hours of operation, and streets.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 895-4
in effectSec. 895-4. - Restrictions on hours of operation, and streets.
(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to operate a horse-drawn carriage upon any public street in the city between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., or 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., except on Saturdays, Sundays and city holidays.
(b) The license administrator shall consult with the director of the department of public works and the chief of IMPD with respect to which public streets would be unsafe or inappropriate for use by horse-drawn carriages. Upon a finding that the operation of a horse-drawn carriage would present a hazard to the public safety on certain city streets or ways or would otherwise jeopardize the public welfare, the license administrator shall by regulation prohibit the operation of horse-drawn carriages upon those streets.
(c) The operation of horse-drawn carriages upon any public street and at any time may be prohibited by the IMPD when such operation would be inconsistent with other special events or public safety requirements, by giving forty-eight (48) hours' advance written notice of such prohibition.
(G.O. 97, 1999, § 1; G.O. 63, 2009, § 142; G.O. 13, 2016, § 17)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIVBUCORELI_CH895HOAWCA_S895-4REHOOPSTFetched: 10/27/2026