California Vehicle Code

§ 21300

VEH § 21300 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 11 · Ch. 1 · Art. 8

Statute text

(a)A person under 18 years of age shall not ride an equestrian animal upon a paved highway unless that person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened helmet that meets the standards of either the American Society for Testing and Materials or the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, or standards subsequently established by those entities.

(b)A person riding an equestrian animal upon a paved highway during hours of darkness, as defined in Section 280, shall do one of the following:

(1)Wear reflective gear or have reflective gear on the equestrian animal that shall be visible from a distance of 500 feet on the rear and the sides when directly in front of the lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 175, Sec. 1. (AB 974) Effective January 1, 2022.