A person shall not operate a taxicab for hire upon the streets of the town, and a person who owns or controls a taxicab or taxicab service shall not permit it to be so driven, unless the operator of the taxicab shall be 18 years of age, of good moral characters a careful and efficient driver and the holder of a public passenger chauffeur's license issued by the state.
('80 Code, § 5.24.020 A.) (Ord. 7-1978, passed - -78) Penalty, see § 10.99