Unofficial translation for learning purposes. Only the Polish text published in Dziennik Ustaw is legally binding — open the Polish original. Source: Act of 20 June 1997 – Prawo o ruchu drogowym (Road Traffic Act), consolidated text published by the Chancellery of the Sejm.
Art. 35.
1. Riding on horseback and driving animals should take place on a road intended for driving animals. Where there is no such road, riding on horseback and driving animals may take place on the shoulder, and if there is no shoulder - on the carriageway.
2. The provisions of Art. 34(1) and (2) and the provisions on the movement of vehicles apply accordingly to riding on horseback and to driving animals.
Art. 36.
1. It is prohibited to ride on horseback:
1) without a bridle;
2) alongside another road user on the carriageway;
3) on a road marked with signs bearing an international road number and on a road on which the movement of animal-drawn vehicles is prohibited;
4) on a road with a paved surface in conditions of insufficient visibility;
5) on a road with a paved surface by a person under 17 years of age.
2. A rider may lead loose only one animal, on his right-hand side.
Art. 37.
1. Animals in a herd may be driven along a road only under appropriate supervision. A single animal may be led only on a tether.
2. A person driving animals is obliged to:
1) walk on the left side of the animals being driven;
2) in conditions of insufficient visibility, carry a lamp with a white light visible from a distance of at least 150 m.
3. Animals may be led loose beside an animal-drawn vehicle, on its right-hand side, in a number not exceeding 2.
1) drive animals along a road marked with signs bearing an international road number, and along any other road with a paved surface - between dusk and dawn;
2) drive animals along a road with a paved surface by a person under 13 years of age;
3) drive animals across a road at a place that is not visible for a sufficient distance;
4) stop animals on the carriageway;
5) allow animals to occupy more than the right half of the carriageway or of a footway, a shared path for pedestrians and cyclists or a cycle path.
5. The district council (rada powiatu) may introduce a ban on driving animals on specified roads or in specified areas and at specified times.