In this article, unless the context requires otherwise,
(1) AVI TAG means a nontransferable electronic vehicle identification tag issued by the North Texas Tollway Authority that is registered with the department of aviation's Transportation Regulation Division and may be used to charge trip fees for transportation services at the airport.
(2) CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION means a certificate authorizing a company to provide transportation services at the airport.
(3) CHARTERED BUS means a bus service for the transport of persons belonging to a specified group at the airport that is:
(A) offered only upon a prearranged basis, the prearrangement being made at least one hour in advance of the time the transportation is to begin; and
(B) operated from locations within the city to locations either inside or outside of the city.
(4) CONCESSION CONTRACT means a contractual agreement between the city and another entity for car rental and/or parking services at the airport, under which the city receives a minimum monthly payment or percentage of the gross revenues received by the contractor for the services.
(5) COURTESY VEHICLE means any vehicle used to offer or provide courtesy vehicle services.
(6) COURTESY VEHICLE SERVICE means free transportation to and from the airport for customers by or for a business as an accessory to the main activities of the business.
(7) DECAL means a distinct adhesive sticker issued under this article authorizing the operation of a courtesy vehicle and chartered bus.
(8) DRIVER means an individual who drives or otherwise controls the physical movements of a transportation service vehicle.
(9) HOLDER means a person who has been granted a certificate of registration to operate a transportation service at the airport, and includes any person with an ownership interest in the transportation service.
(10) LAWFUL ORDER means a verbal or written directive issued by the director, or his appointee, in the performance of his official duties relative to the enforcement of this article and any rules or regulations promulgated under this article.
(11) OPERATE means:
(A) to be in the care, custody, or control of a transportation vehicle at the airport; or
(B) to own or be in control of a transportation service provided at the airport.
(12) OPERATING AUTHORITY means a person who is granted operating authority under Chapter 47A to provide transportation-for-hire services.
(13) OPERATOR means:
(A) the owner or driver of a transportation vehicle; or
(B) the holder of operating authority to perform transportation services at the airport.
(14) OWNER means a person:
(A) who is the legal owner of a motor vehicle;
(B) to whom a motor vehicle is registered by the state; or
(C) with whom a motor vehicle is in the care, custody, or control.
(15) TRANSPORTATION-FOR-HIRE SERVICE means the business of offering or providing transportation of persons for compensation under Chapter 47A.
(16) TRANSPORTATION-FOR-HIRE VEHICLE means any vehicle used to offer or provide transportation-for-hire services.
(17) TRANSPORTATION SERVICE means a business that operates a courtesy vehicle, transportation-for-hire vehicle, or chartered bus at the airport for the purpose of dropping off or picking up passengers on airport property.
(18) TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE means a courtesy vehicle, transportation-for-hire vehicle, or chartered bus that is used for performing transportation service at the airport.
(19) TRIP means each time a transportation vehicle accesses the curb space where passengers are picked up or dropped off at the airport.
(a) The director, through the Transportation Regulation Division, shall implement and enforce this article and may promulgate and enforce written rules and regulations consistent with this article governing the operation of transportation services at the airport as necessary to provide for the orderly, efficient, and convenient flow of traffic, to protect the public health and safety, and to manage the transportation system at the airport.
(b) The director, through the Transportation Regulation Division, may issue lawful orders and set and modify rules as necessary and consistent with this article. (Ord. Nos. 8213; 14384; 24859; 31690)
(a) A person commits an offense if he performs transportation services, operates a transportation vehicle, or as a holder, allows the operation of a transportation-for-hire vehicle or chartered bus at the airport without being authorized under:
(1) a current, valid certificate of registration issued under Section 5-25;
(2) a current, valid operating authority permit issued under Chapter 47A; or
(3) a current, valid transportation network company registration with the Texas Department Licensing and Regulation.
(b) A person commits an offense if he operates a transportation-for-hire vehicle or charted bus at the airport without:
(1) holding a current valid operating authority permit under Chapter 47A; or
(2) being named as the driver in a valid, open transportation network company's digital network as defined in the Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 2402, Subchapter A, as amended.
(c) A person commits an offense if he performs transportation services, operates a transportation vehicle, or as a holder, allows the operation of, a transportation vehicle without holding a current, valid AVI tag required under this article. (Ord. Nos. 8213; 14384; 31690)
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