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(a) Except as otherwise provided by this article, a valid operating license that was issued prior to the effective date of this ordinance shall continue to be valid until the operating license expires.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by this article, a licensee who holds a valid operating license that was issued prior to the effective date of this ordinance shall not be limited to the number of vehicles for hire specified in the operating license. The licensee may operate an unlimited number of vehicles for hire under the operating license as long as the licensee complies with the remaining provisions of this article for each vehicle for hire operated under the operating license.
(Ord. 22308-06-2016, § 1, passed 6-28-2016, eff. 10-1-2016)
The director, the director's designee, and the ground transportation coordinator are primarily responsible for the enforcement of this article and are authorized to issue warning and citations to any person violating this article. The Fort Worth police department, the Fort Worth city marshal's office, or any other peace officer shall also have the authority to enforce this article and are authorized to issue warnings and citations to any person violating this article.
(Ord. 22308-06-2016, § 1, passed 6-28-2016, eff. 10-1-2016)
(a) A violation of any provision of this article is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.00. Each separate occurrence of a violation or each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(b) If an offense defined under this article does not include a culpable mental state, then a culpable mental state is not an element of the offense and the offense shall be one of strict liability.
(c) The issuance of a citation shall not limit the director's authority to revoke an operating license or the city's ability to pursue civil remedies as provided by state law.
(Ord. 22308-06-2016, § 1, passed 6-28-2016, eff. 10-1-2016)