(A) A taxicab may have affixed thereto a taximeter for the computation of the charges to be made upon a mileage basis; provided, however, that no taximeter shall be used for the computation of charges unless it shall first have been inspected, tested and approved by the Chief of Police/Director of Public Safety.
(B) Such taximeter shall have the case thereof sealed and the motor and gears thereof intact.
(C) Every taximeter shall be so fixed that the amount of the fare to be determined shall be plainly visible to the passengers thereof and, after sundown, shall be illuminated.
(D) Taximeters shall be inspected at least once in six months by the Chief of Police/Director of Public Safety, who shall keep a record of all such inspections and approvals and disapprovals.
(Ord. passed 7-28-98)