§ 112.07  STATE PERMITS AND COUNTY FRANCHISE REQUIREMENTS.
    (A)   No person shall furnish, operate, conduct, maintain, advertise, or otherwise be engaged in, or profess to be engaged in, the transportation of patients within the county unless the person holds a valid permit for each ambulance used in such business or service, issued by the NCOEMS, and has been granted a franchise for the operation of such service by the county pursuant to this chapter.
   (B)   Each franchisee shall secure and retain all state and federal licenses required to handle drugs under DEA or other regulatory authority regulations, if required.
   (C)   Each franchised ambulance operator shall comply at all times with the requirements of this chapter and all applicable federal, state, and local laws relating to taxes, health, sanitation, safety, and equipment.
(Ord. passed 6-2-2014; Ord. passed 9-10-2018)   Penalty, see § 112.99