A. All authorized ground transportation vehicles shall be registered with the department and at all times shall meet or exceed standards established by the department rules and regulations in order to meet the interests of Salt Lake City.
B. No vehicle may operate as a ground transportation vehicle within the city without first having been inspected by the department and found to be meeting all requirements of the department inspection as established by department rules and regulations for the category of vehicle being inspected. In order to be eligible for inspection, each ground transportation vehicle must meet or exceed the motor vehicle emissions standards for Salt Lake County, as demonstrated by the owner or operator of such vehicle to the city through a certificate of emissions inspection, waiver, or other evidence that the ground transportation vehicle meets such standards.
C. Vehicles meeting the requirements of the department inspection shall have a unique department inspection seal affixed to the rear of the vehicle signifying that the vehicle has passed the department inspection and may be operated as a ground transportation vehicle. The department seal is nontransferable and no vehicle may be used as a ground transportation vehicle without the department inspection seal in place.
D. Department seals are the sole property of the department and must be returned to the department upon demand or at the time a vehicle is sold or retired from service.
E. All ground transportation vehicles meeting the requirements of the department inspection shall be issued a department automated vehicle identification (AVI) tag, which the department shall install on the vehicle. These tags are nontransferable and may not be removed or modified without authorization from the department.
F. Department AVI tags are the sole property of the department and must be returned to the department upon demand or at the time a vehicle is sold or retired from service.
G. The department may perform vehicle inspections at any time any ground transportation vehicle is operating within the corporate limits of the city in order to administer and enforce applicable vehicle standards.
H. No ground transportation vehicle may be operated within the city unless it is maintained to the standards and requirements established by department rules and regulations, including, without limitation, department inspection requirements. (Ord. 66-14, 2014)