No taxicab license shall be issued to or renewed for any taxicab unless and until proof shall have been given that such taxicab has adequately provided for the safety of children under the age of five years old, who are passengers in said taxicab operated by them. Proof of the following must be supplied:
A. 
Children 18 months of age or younger who are passengers in said taxicab shall be placed and properly secured in a federally approved child restraint seat.
B. 
Children over the age of 18 months but under the age of five years must be placed and adequately secured in a car seat, if riding in the front seat of a taxicab, or in a lap and/or lap or shoulder harness seat belt, if riding in the rear seat of a taxicab.
Every person operating a taxicab who is transporting a child under the age of five years old on roadways, streets or highways of the Township of Toms River shall be responsible for the protection of the child by properly using a child passenger restraint system that complies with federal vehicle safety standards and all safety standards promulgated by any agency having jurisdiction.
No driver shall operate a taxicab in which a child five years of age or younger is a passenger unless:
A. 
The child 18 months of age or younger is in a car seat, regardless of whether such child is in the front or rear seat.
B. 
A child over 18 months but less than five years is in a car seat, if a front seat passenger, or is in a lap belt or lap belt and shoulder harness, if a rear seat passenger.
Penalties for violation of these rules shall be as follows: a fine of $100 to $500 and/or suspension or revocation of the taxicab license.