All boarding/riding stables as defined therein shall, in addition to other requirements of this city, comply with the minimum standards of this section as well as other state laws that apply.
(1) 
All animals shall be provided with daily food and water, free from contamination. Such food shall be wholesome, palatable and of sufficient quantity and nutritive value to meet the normal daily requirements for the condition and size of the animal.
(2) 
All equipment used for riding must properly fit each individual animal.
(3) 
All buildings and sheds used for stabling animals shall be well lit and ventilated and provide adequate protection from the weather. All buildings and sheds used for stabling animals shall be kept clean and in good repair at all times and manure and urine shall be removed therefrom daily. Acceptable bedding material must be provided. Any enclosure where animals are kept shall be graded and raked to keep the surface reasonably dry.
(4) 
Flies and other insects must be controlled through general sanitation and necessary means.
(5) 
Animals let for riding/teaching purposes must be in good physical condition.
(6) 
Boarding/riding stables which rent or lend horses to the general public for pleasure riding and or lessons, and pony rides shall, in addition to the above requirements also adhere to the following standards:
a. 
Animals exhibiting the following shall be deemed unfit for work:
1. 
Sores of abrasions caused or likely to be irritated by the bearing of services, girth, harness or bridles, unless packing could be utilized.
2. 
Serious injury or illness.
3. 
Obvious signs of emaciation, malnutrition, lameness or exhaustion.
b. 
Animals requiring veterinary care shall not be moved, ridden or driven except for the purpose of humane keeping, pasturing or obtaining medical care.
c. 
Animals shall be properly shod, and the hooves shall be kept trimmed.
d. 
Animals shall be kept clean particularly in the areas in contact with harness or other tack.
e. 
Animals shall not be worked more than two hours without being given a total of 30 minutes rest. The maximum working period for any one animal shall be ten hours out of every 24 hours.
f. 
Animals shall not be worked when the temperature at the workplace reaches or exceeds 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Animals which are on heat stress treatment which has been prescribed by a veterinarian may be worked while under such treatment as long as a veterinarian is on the premises of the workplace.
g. 
No animal shall be over-ridden or driven to result in overheating or exhaustion.
h. 
All tack, to include but not limited to harnesses, bridles, saddles, and blankets shall be kept cleaned and in good repair.
i. 
No animal shall be made to perform by means of any prod, stick, electrical shock, physical force, or by causing pain or discomfort. Any whip or riding crop must be used so as not to cause injury to the animal.
(Ordinance 3235, § 1, adopted 4/22/2013)
The humane division may order a quarantine of the entire premises where the animals are being stabled or any part thereof or on any particular animal for any of the following reasons:
(1) 
Excessive parasitism diagnosed by a veterinarian which would cause the animals to be unfit to be ridden or driven.
(2) 
General malnutrition as diagnosed by veterinarian.
(3) 
Presence or suspicion of transmissible disease as diagnosed by a qualified veterinarian.
(Ordinance 3235, § 1, adopted 4/22/2013)
Facilities shall be subject to inspection by a humane officer or as otherwise designated by the city manager upon a request during reasonable hours.
(Ordinance 3235, § 1, adopted 4/22/2013)
There shall be a fee, as set out in Appendix A, for the inspection of facilities by the humane division. The director of finance shall review all the fee annually and adjust the fee by the increase in the DFW Consumer Price Index for the preceding 12 months as established by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
(Ordinance 3235, § 1, adopted 4/22/2013)