(a) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to taxicabs from other jurisdictions owned and operated by a person having no taxicab company license issued pursuant to this chapter bringing passengers from a point of origin outside the City to a point of destination inside the City. But this chapter shall apply and it shall be unlawful for the taxicab company or driver of any taxicab exempted hereunder to solicit or accept any passenger within the City for transportation to any destination, without first obtaining the necessary licenses required by this chapter.
(b) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to vehicles owned, leased or operated by the Federal government, including any of its agencies, or by the State of Ohio or any of its political subdivisions or by the employees of such government entities when the employee is operating the vehicle for the benefit of the government entity and is compensated by the government entity; nor shall the provisions of this chapter apply to the drivers of such vehicles.
(Ord. 00-16. Passed 5-15-00.)