(a) Compliance with State Public Utilities Commission Rules. No motor transportation company, as defined in Ohio R.C. 4921.01 and 4921.02, or private motor carrier, as defined in Ohio R.C. 4923.02, shall operate any motor vehicle on or over the roads, streets and highways in this Municipality in violation of any of the rules and regulations as prescribed by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
(b) Display of Tax Card or Equivalent. No motor transportation company or private motor carrier shall operate any motor vehicle for the transportation of persons or property or both for hire on any road, street or highway in the Municipality without carrying thereon an annual tax card or an emergency tax receipt card or a reciprocity tax decal, as required under any administrative order of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, as authorized and provided under the provisions of Ohio R.C. 4921.18 and 4923.11.
(c) Route. No motor transportation company or private motor carrier shall operate any motor vehicle on any route other than the route provided for in the certificate granted by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio except as provided in Ohio R.C. 4921.14.
(d) Liability Insurance or Bond. No motor transportation company or private motor carrier shall operate any motor vehicle in the Municipality without having in full force and effect a liability insurance certificate policy or bond satisfactory to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio as required by Ohio R.C. 4921.11 and 4923.08.
(e) Certificate of Necessity Required. No motor transportation company or private motor carrier shall operate any motor vehicle in the Municipality for the transportation of persons or property, for compensation or for hire without first obtaining a certificate of necessity as required by Ohio R.C. 4921.07.
(f) Vehicle Markings Required. No commercial vehicle shall be operated upon the streets, highways, bridges or culverts within the Municipality which does not display on the side thereof in plain, legible letters and figures the weight of the vehicle fully equipped, manufacturer’s rated carrying capacity and the tire widths of the vehicles.
(g) Log Book; Safety Equipment. No motor transportation company or private motor carrier, as defined in Ohio R.C. 4921.04, shall operate any motor vehicle upon the roads, streets, or highways of the Municipality without carrying a log book and safety equipment.
(h) Vehicle Identification. No motor transportation company or private motor carrier, as defined in Ohio R.C. 4921.01 and 4921.02, shall operate any motor vehicle on the roads, streets or highways of the Municipality without having displayed on both sides thereof in such places as to be easily seen by anyone wishing to identify the vehicle, the following in letters and figures not less than two inches in height and three-eighths inch in width:
(1) Company number of vehicle; and
(2) Company name, location and state.
(i) Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.