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A. Permitting Unlicensed Or Illegal Operation: It is unlawful for any owner or person in charge of any carriage to permit such carriage to be driven by any person who has not been licensed in the manner prescribed by law or to permit such carriage to be driven in violation of any provisions of this Article or any other ordinance or law of the City or the State.
(1979 Code § 5.31.200; Ord. 88-23, 6-9-1988; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
B. Charging Other Than Approved Rates: No operator of horse- drawn carriages in the City shall charge or attempt to charge any passenger a rate or fare other or different than that which he has filed with the City, in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
(1979 Code § 5.31.220; Ord. 88-23, 6-9-1988; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
C. Soliciting Of Passengers; Obstruction Of Traffic: Horse- drawn carriage drivers may solicit passengers for hire by cruising the streets of the City, but it shall be unlawful for the driver of any horse-drawn carriage to solicit passengers for hire or to invite or to call the attention of the public to his horse-drawn carriage by word of mouth, signals, nods, whistles, shouts or other signs from his horse-drawn carriage while traveling on the streets of the City. Nothing contained in this subsection shall be construed as prohibiting horse- drawn carriages from receiving or discharging passengers at public places of gatherings, such as theaters, hotels, public buildings, stadiums, transportation terminals, etc. Horse- drawn carriage drivers shall at all times drive their horse- drawn carriages so as not to constrict, congest or interfere with the normal flow of traffic in any manner whatsoever.
(1979 Code § 5.31.230; Ord. 88-23, 6-9-1988; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
D. Refusing To Convey Passengers: It is unlawful for the owner or driver of any licensed horse-drawn carriage, when not otherwise engaged, to refuse to convey any person for any lawful purpose, with or without baggage, upon demand and tender of the lawful fare, or, having undertaken to convey such person, thereafter wilfully to refuse or neglect to do so.
(1979 Code § 5.31.270; Ord. 88-23, 6-9-1988; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
E. Fraud And Misrepresentation: It is unlawful for the driver of any licensed public carriage, or for any person soliciting patronage for any public carriage, to induce or attempt to induce any person to employ him, by knowingly or wantonly misinforming or misleading such person as to the time or place of the arrival or departure of any railroad train or other conveyance, or the location of any railroad depot, office, station or ticket office, or the location of any hotel, public place or private residence within the city, or to practice any deceit, fraud or misrepresentation in any manner whatever relative to matters pertaining to his business.
(1979 Code § 5.31.340; Ord. 88-23, 6-9-1988; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
F. Disorderly Conduct: It is unlawful for the driver, porter, chauffeur, solicitor or runner of any licensed public carriage, at any time or place, when waiting for or engaged in his employment, to obstruct any street or sidewalk; make any loud or unusual noise, disturbance or outcry; use any indecent, profane or obscene language; be guilty of boisterous or loud talking, or any disorderly conduct; harass, vex, annoy or disturb any person; interfere with, obstruct or impede the free passage of passengers or other persons to or from any depot, theater, hall, hotel, public resort, train or depot grounds, or to seize or grasp, or interfere with any person or any baggage carried by or belonging to said passenger or persons; or, while soliciting employment, to stand on any public street or place other than at a designated public stand or authorized pick up point.
(1979 Code § 5.31.350; Ord. 88-23, 6-9-1988; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
Denials, suspension or revocations of any license under this article shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of chapter 1, article C of this title. The denial, suspension or revocation of any certificate of public convenience and necessity shall be handled in accordance with article B of this chapter.
(1979 Code § 5.31.390; Ord. 88-23, 6-9-1988; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
ARTICLE D. TAXICABS
SECTION:
5-16D-1: Definitions
5-16D-2: License Required
5-16D-3: Certificate Required
5-16D-4: Application And Qualification Requirements
5-16D-5: Taxicab Driver's License
5-16D-6: Approval Procedure
5-16D-7: Records Maintained
5-16D-8: Rules, Regulations And Requirements
5-16D-9: Prohibited Acts
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