(a) No person shall drive or operate a tow truck unless the truck complies with the following:
(1) Every tow truck shall be equipped with an amber rotating light affixed to the roof of the cab; such light shall be visible for at least 500 feet in all directions and shall be operating when said tow truck is either towing or pushing a vehicle.
(2) Every tow truck, except when owned by a government agency, shall display on each side of the cab in letters not less than two inches in height, in contrasting color, the name, address and telephone number of the owner or operator of said tow truck.
(3) Every tow truck shall be equipped with at least one cubic foot of sand or dirt, one broom, one shovel, one trash can and one fully charged fire extinguisher, dry chemical or carbon dioxide with a rating of 4-B-C units or greater and bearing the approval of a laboratory qualified by the fire commissioner or the fire commissioner’s departmental designee for this purpose.
(b) Every owner or operator of a tow truck shall remove all glass and debris deposited upon any public way by the disabled vehicle being serviced. The operator shall also spread sand or dirt upon the portion of any public way on which oil or grease has been deposited by the disabled vehicle.
(Added Coun. J. 7-12-90, p. 18634; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 27; Amend Coun. J. 11-20-19, p. 9510, Art. IV, § 22)