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Supp. No. 9
ARTICLE II.
TAXICABS
Sec. 67-31. Purpose.
[The purpose of this article is] to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the
town when using taxicab service and to promote the orderly development and maintenance of safe and reliable
privately operated taxicab transportation service in the town.
(Ord. No. 01-47, § 1, 8-13-01)
Sec. 67-32. Definitions.
[The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to
them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:]
Chief
means the chief of police of the town and his or her designee(s). The chief is responsible for the
administration of this chapter.
Driver
means any person driving a taxicab, either as an owner or under the direction, employment,
control, or service of the owner as herein defined.
Owner
means every person having control, whether by outright ownership, lease, or otherwise of any
taxicab for hire.
Operating permit
means the permit, issued by the chief of police or his or her designee, under which a
person may operate a passenger vehicle for hire.
Permit
means an operating permit and a driver's permit, as the context requires.
Person
includes both singular and plural, and means and includes any individual, firm, corporation,
association, partnership or society, exclusive of public agencies.
Taxicab
means and includes every vehicle driven or propelled by gasoline, electric motor or other
mechanical devices, other than motor buses operating along regular routes and schedules, or between fixed
termini, which shall be used for the purpose of carrying, transporting or conveying any person or persons from
one place to another, for which services a charge or fee is made. Any taxicab parked or traveling on the streets
of the town shall be subject to the provisions of this article.
Taxicab service
means any passenger transportation service, available for hire, on call or demand over
the public streets of the town where the service is not provided over a defined route but between such points and
over such routes, as may be directed by the passenger(s) or person(s) hiring same, and irrespective of whether
the operations extend beyond portions of the town.
(Ord. No. 01-47, § 2, 8-13-01)
Sec. 67-33. Permit required for taxicab service.