773.03  LICENSE REQUIRED.
   (a)    Owner/Operator License. No person, firm, partnership or corporation shall engage in the business of owning or operating one or more taxicab companies within the City without first procuring or renewing and maintaining in full force and effect a taxicab owner/operator license, which license shall be granted by the Mayor.
   (b)    Driver's License. No taxicab shall be operated by the driver within the City without first procuring or renewing and maintaining in full force and effect, a taxicab driver's license, which license shall be granted by the Mayor and an operator's license issued by the State of Ohio.
   (c)    Use of Unlicensed Taxicabs Prohibited. No person as owner/operator of a taxicab company shall permit the operation of, nor shall any taxicab driver operate, an unlicensed taxicab for purposes of conveying passengers or property, for hire, to any destination within the City.
(Ord. 72, 1998.  Passed 11-16-98.)