§ 12-235 PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSES.

   (a)   No person, firm, partnership, or corporation shall operate buses on regularly scheduled routes on the streets of the City of Flint for the purpose of carrying public paying passengers without first providing to the City licensing officer proof of public liability insurance covering the operation of its vehicles in the amount of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. The certificate of insurance must require at least thirty (30) days advance written notice of cancellation of the coverage to the City.

   (b)   This section shall not apply to any person, firm, partnership or corporation which operates public transit bus service primarily between the City and other communities and uses City streets incidental to providing such service, nor shall it apply to a motor vehicle having a seating capacity of ten passengers or less used for the transportation of persons for hire at rates computed on a mileage or hourly basis, as defined in § 12-6 of this Code.

(Ord. 2979, passed 2-10-1986; Ord. 3783, passed 12-13-2010)

§ 12-236 CONSENT OF FIRST PASSENGER REQUIRED TO CARRY ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS.

   No driver of a licensed taxicab shall carry any other person than the person first employing the taxicab without the consent of the passenger.

(Ord. 3155, passed 1-14-1991; Ord. 3783, passed 12-13-2010)

DIVISION 3. HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGES

§ 12-237 CARD FRAME FOR LICENSE AND INSPECTION CARD.

   A card frame shall be permanently and conspicuously affixed to each horse drawn carriage at the forward part of the passenger compartment and made visible to all passengers. Such card frame shall contain at all times the current horse drawn carriage driver’s license and the Police Department inspection card.

(Ord. 3783, passed 12-13-2010)

§ 12-238 DESIGNATED ROUTES.

   A horse drawn carriage after leaving its designated starting point may pick up and discharge passengers only at specified locations and only on a prescribed route. Such stops and routes shall be designated by the Department of Transportation.

(Ord. 3783, passed 12-13-2010)

§ 12-239 NUMBER PARKED AT ONE STOP.

   No more than two (2) horse drawn carriages shall be allowed to stand parked at any one stop at any one time.

(Ord. 3783, passed 12-13-2010)

§ 12-240 TIME OF OPERATION.

   No horse drawn carriage shall operate from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays.

(Ord. 3783, passed 12-13-2010)

§ 12-241 HOURS OF USE FOR EACH HORSE.

   No owner shall permit any one (1) horse to be driven more than ten (10) hours in a twenty-four (24) hour period.

(Ord. 3783, passed 12-13-2010)

§ 12-242 CARE OF HORSES.

   All carriage horses shall be treated in a humane manner. All carriage horses shall also be properly diapered. An owner shall be responsible for the humane care and treatment of his or her carriage horse, when they are under his or her direct supervision and control. At all other times, the owner is required to take all necessary and reasonable steps to insure the humane care and treatment of his or her horses while under the direct supervision and control of a licensed driver.

(Ord. 3783, passed 12-13-2010)