I JUST DIDN’T KNOW

How many times have we heard those words? Or how many times have we heard the phrase, ignorance of the law is no excuse? We in the horse world are probably the guiltiest of the guilty. We happily get on our horse and ride out on the road. Do we know what the laws are concerning our horse or our horse business? - ALMOST UNIVERSALLY WE DO NOT!!!

Just as we do not know the requirements for riding on some other person’s land; or our rights, responsibilities or requirements when we let someone else ride on our land. Most do not even know what the requirements are when we transport our horse in a trailer on the state’s highways.

If you do, then I and the rest of the Horse Council Board applaud you. If you don’t, shame on you. Start doing your homework - use the rainy days wisely to support your favorite vocation or avocation.

We have provided the applicable excerpts of these laws here on the website. We need to thank the Equine Law and Horsemanship Safety Website of the University of Texas for the lead ins to the various laws.

The equine law information provided here is not legal advice and no attorney-client relationship is created by its communication.

• Agricultural Protection Acts
• Boarding Farm Campaigns
• Boarding Sales Tax Info Purchases
• Brand Laws
• Cruelty to Animal Acts
• Current Law on Fraud and Sale of Horses
• Equine Infectious Anemia
• Farm District Real Estate Warning
• Farmland Protection Laws
• Helmet Laws
• Liens for Care of Horses
• Liens for Service to Horses
• Livestock Laws
• New York enacts Good Samaritan law for veterinarians
• New York Quarantine and Health Certificate Requirements
• Operating On Tails Law
• Prohibition on giving away animals
• Racing Tax Laws
• Racing, Pari-Mutual Wagering & Breeding Law Index
• Recreational Use Statutes
• Riding on Public Roads
• State Regs on Equine Use of State Lands
• The Boarding Farm Operator and the State Sales Tax - Final Version
• Transportation of Horses
• Truck Regulations
• Veterinarian
• Veterinary Law
• Veterinary Technician

If you are in need of legal advice, the following individuals are experts in equine law.

New York State Horse Council Legal Committee

 

Beth Ann Bivona, Attorney At Law
1000 Catherdral Place
298 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone: (716) 858-3849, Fax: (716) 856-5537
Email: bbivona@damonmorey.com, Website: www.damonmorey.com

Fiona Farrell, Attorney at Law
Full Circle Farm
184 Lohnes Road
Stillwater, NY 12170
518-583-7272
ffarrellesq@eathlink.net

Marcia A. Jacobowitz, Esq.
156 Orange Avenue
Walden, New York 12581
(845) 778 -2581

Kevin J. Miller, Attorney At Law
1000 Catherdral Place
298 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone: (716) 856-5500, (716) 856-5510
Website: www.damonmorey.com

Harry M. Stokes, Esq.
49 Raemont Road
Granite, Springs, New York 10527
Office: 914-248-7759, Fax: 914-248-4015
Email: Hstokes42@aol.com

Andrew Velonis, Esq.
Email: velonis@juno.com

William D. Weisberg, P.C. Attorneys at Law
410 State Tower Building
Syracuse, New York 13202
Office: 315-472-7868