Rules would ban buggy smoking

[The Straight Story]

Rules would ban buggy smoking

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The New York City Health Department is proposing new rules governing horses in Central Park, including a ban on smoking in buggies.

Department officials said the rules, which could be enforced as early as March, would ban buggy drivers from making their horses work after 3 a.m. and force them to give the horses five vacation days per year, the New York Post reported Wednesday.

The regulations, which are scheduled to be the subject of a Feb. 3 public hearing, would also create the city's first outdoor smoking ban by barring buggy drivers and their passengers from lighting up.

"Just like cabdrivers, they shouldn't be smoking," said Daniel Kass, the Health Department's acting assistant commissioner for environmental health.

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/12/30/Rules-would-ban-buggy-smoking/UPI-75111262213034/

The rest of the smoke - from cars, etc, is ok though....

Smoke nazis 'Really, just ban smoking in public buildings and we will be happy'. As usual we have a bunch of liars running about trying to force choice on people.

Your body will always be their choice - get used to it.

[notesdev]

1. Vacation days for horses??

What's ol' Silver going to do, hope a flight down to Aruba?

Clearly we have a nanny state run amok here. The proper action to take in response to this proposal is to fire everyone involved, as they obviously have no productive work to do with their time and the government can't afford to support dead weight any longer.

[TheMadMonk]

3. So work old Dobin to foundering and off to the knackers mate?

Personally I'd forbid working a horse more than six days out of seven.

As for the smoke, as a passenger I don't need the driver's ash in my lap and his smoke in my face. As a driver I don't need to be dealing with ash on the floor before the next customer and burned upholstery.

These should be matters of common courtesy, but since courtesy is anything but common, the "nanny" state has little choice but to step in and legislate.

In any workplace, the basic rule is you do not smoke on the job. Full stop.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. They need to ban horse shit

The smell!!!