[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting
of the Town of Salisbury 5-14-1984 by Art. 19. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall be engaged in the Town in the
business of picking up and transporting of passengers for hire without
having a license from the Town to do so, nor shall any vehicle be
used for such business unless it meets the requirements hereinafter
stated, nor shall the owner of such vehicle or the proprietor of the
taxi business in which such vehicle is being used allow any person
to operate such vehicle who is not licensed as hereinafter provided.
All taxi businesses so licensed shall maintain
an office in the Town and all vehicles licensed and used as taxis
shall be garaged in the Town.
Each vehicle to be used as a taxi shall be registered
and insured as a taxi and bear taxi registration plates. All documents
and permits relating to the vehicle's use as a taxi shall be carried
within said vehicle.
[Amended 10-24-2016 ATM
by Art. 10]
Each taxi business shall keep a copy of its
certificate of insurance covering all its taxis on file at its Town
office and provide a copy to the Town Clerk on or before January 2
of each year. In the event of cancellation of insurance, written notice
must be submitted to the Town Clerk within seven days.
All vehicles licensed and used as taxis shall
display identifying signs in letters not less than four inches high
indicating business name, telephone number, and unit designation (e.g.,
Car 1, 2, etc.), as well as an illuminated roof light identifying
the vehicle as a taxi.
All vehicles licensed and used as taxis shall
be inspected periodically by the Salisbury Police Department for safety
equipment and cleanliness. Besides standard equipment for normal inspection,
vehicles shall also contain a fire extinguisher, first aid kit and
flares or safety markers. The interior and exterior of all vehicles
should present a clean and respectable appearance.
The name of the owner of the vehicle, registration
number of the vehicle, and the rates of fare duly established shall
be conspicuously posted on a printed card in every vehicle. The rates
of fare duly established shall also be posted on a printed card in
the office of every taxi business.
A. Taxicab rates shall be in such amounts as are set
from time to time by order of the Board of Selectmen.
B. The rates charged to passengers by owners or drivers
shall be standard for all who are in the business of operating a taxi
service within the limits of the Town. Any changes in the fare schedule
(in Town only) require the prior approval of the Board of Selectmen.
[Amended 10-24-2016 ATM
by Art. 10]
Every driver of a licensed taxi shall at all
times when driving or waiting for employment display an identification
card with taxi operator's number, as issued by the Police Department.
For every taxi business license granted by the
Board of Selectmen, there shall be paid to the Town Clerk the sum
of $50 plus $25 per taxi vehicle and $10 for each license granted
to a driver of a taxi.
[Amended 10-23-2006 ATM by Art. 2]
All licenses granted under these rules and orders
shall expire on December 31 after the date thereof. No license can
be transferred to another person without the consent of the Board
of Selectmen and the payment of $50.
No person under 18 years of age will be granted
a taxi operator's license.
Any owner or driver of a taxi convicted of procuring
any alcoholic beverage for a minor shall lose his taxi license.
The driver of any taxi shall, upon request by
any passenger, issue a receipt for the amount charged. Such receipt
should indicate the name of the taxi owner, the registration number
of the vehicle, amount of the fare charged and date of transaction.
The owner or licensed driver of a taxi shall
not unreasonably refuse to carry a passenger for hire within the limits
of the Town of Salisbury.
Any license granted under the provisions of
these rules and orders may be revoked by the Board of Selectmen for
cause after notice and reasonable opportunity of the licensee to be
heard.
[Amended 10-24-2016 ATM
by Art. 10]
A. Any person who violates these rules and orders shall be fined $50 for each offense, except that any person who operates a vehicle as a taxicab in violation of §
225-1 without a license shall be subject to a fine of $300 for each offense.
B. Whoever procures transportation within the Town in
any licensed taxicab and who willfully refuses to pay upon demand
the sum due and payable for such transportation under the provisions
of this bylaw shall be liable for a penalty of $50 for each offense.