No person shall engage in, conduct or carry on the business of operating a taxicab service, where such service originates in the city, without first obtaining a taxicab operator’s permit and taxicab vehicle permit(s) issued under the provisions of Chapter 5.08 of this title. A taxicab vehicle permit is required for every taxicab in the taxicab operator’s service which accepts passengers for transportation in the city of La Puente. If any of the provisions of Chapter 5.08 of this title conflict with the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail as to all matters and questions arising out of the subject matter of this chapter.
(Ord. 788 § 28 (part), 1999)