Liability of a managing director for horse conduct at a concessioned carriage stand under administrative criminal law

The Administrative Court dismissed the appeal as unfounded, confirming the validity of the lower authority's administrative penalty order and ordering the appellant to pay EUR 57.40 in procedural costs to the Land of Vienna within two weeks, subject to execution. The dispute concerned an administrative criminal proceeding in which the appellant, acting as the managing director of a licensed carriage company, was held liable as a responsible organ for the conduct of horses at a designated stand on a specific date in 2010. The decisive legal basis rests on the principles of organizational liability in administrative criminal law, specifically regarding the duties of persons authorized to represent a commercial entity in external matters and the obligations associated with holding a concession for a carriage business.