(A) It shall be the obligation of the owner or operator of any taxicab company which has secured a license to operate in the city to assure that each driver employed has obtained a state required license to operate passenger transporting conveyances for hire.
(B) No person, partnership, corporation or other entity shall be issued a taxicab operator permit until the applicant has demonstrated compliance with drug and alcohol testing requirements consistent with the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) rules and regulations of 49 C.F.R. Part 382 - Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use and Testing. The applicant and/or current taxicab operator permit holder must submit the operator’s drug and alcohol testing program to the Clerk-Treasurer’s office, along with any applicable updates, changes and/or amendments. By receiving a permit from the city, the taxicab operator and taxicab drivers agree that periodic record checks may be made by the city of the current license of each taxicab driver.
(C) Each holder of a taxicab operator permit must supply the Clerk-Treasurer’s office with a current list of taxicab drivers, including driver’s name, current address, record of each driver’s drug testing schedule, and photocopy of each taxicab driver’s license.
Penalty, see § 110.99