(A) Required. No person shall engage in the business of operating a taxicab within the town, or between the town and unincorporated places within the County of Dare, whose fares originate in Dare County, without having a valid certificate of taxicab company operation, hereinafter in this chapter referred to as a "certificate," issued to them by the Board of Commissioners.
(B) Application. Each application for a certificate shall be on a form prescribed by the town and shall set forth all information required by the Board of Commissioners to determine whether or not the certificate applied for should be issued. Each such application shall be verified by the applicant and shall be filed with the Chief of Police or his designee.
(C) Application fee. There is hereby established a charge which shall be in an amount set out in the town fee schedule and on file in the office of the Town Clerk, and amended from time to time by the Board of Commissioners, for each application for a certificate of operation which is for the purpose of helping to defray the expenses involved in checking the application and for services rendered by town personnel. This charge shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any license tax or other charge imposed by the code and shall not be refundable.
(Ord. 93-14, passed 12-13-93)