N.Y. VAT Law § 1146-A
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Approaching horses
Official statutory text
§ 1146-a. Approaching horses. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any\nother law to the contrary, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due\ncare to avoid colliding with any horse being ridden or led along a\npublic highway.\n 2. Every driver of a vehicle shall approach a horse being ridden or\nled along a public highway at a reasonable and prudent speed so as to\navoid frightening such horse and shall pass the horse at a reasonable\ndistance.\n 3. No driver of a vehicle shall sound the horn when approaching or\npassing a horse on a public highway.\n
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