Drivers to maintain stands in sanitary condition; diapering of animals required.
New Orleans City Code § 162-549
in effectSec. 162-549. - Drivers to maintain stands in sanitary condition; diapering of animals required.
(a) Driver of CPNC-licensed horse-drawn vehicles operated under this article shall maintain stands in a sanitary condition at all times. Any failure on part of such driver to conform to the requirements of this section shall be unlawful and shall subject such drivers to the penalties provided by this article.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or other entity to utilize any animal for the purpose of pulling any CPNC-licensed vehicle on city streets unless such animal is equipped with diapering apparatus that prevents the droppings of such animal from being deposited or otherwise left on city streets. It shall be the responsibility of the driver of a CPNC-licensed animal-drawn vehicle to see that the diapering apparatus is maintained in working order. The penalty for violation of this section committed within one year as follows:
First offense: $50.00
Second offense: $100.00
Third offense: $200.00 and a temporary suspension of the driver's permit for a minimum of five days. On a subsequent violation within one year from the date of the first offense the fine is $200.00 and the suspension of the driver's permit may be a maximum of 30 days.
Each company operating vehicles [is] responsible for immediate removal of the droppings.
(Code 1956, § 12-221; M.C.S., Ord. No. 20970, § 1, 1-9-03)
Source: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances and Home Rule Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/la/new_orleans/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH162VEHI_ARTVIANAWVE_DIV2OPRE_S162-549DRMASTSACODIANREFetched: 10/28/2026