The Board of License Commissioners may license hackney carriage
companies or companies which offer motor vehicles for the conveyance
of passengers for hire in the Town, and it may revoke such licenses
at its discretion, and a record of all licenses so granted or revoked
shall be kept by the Board of License Commissioners. Taxi vehicles
must be housed in Braintree and pay excise tax in Braintree. The company
must have an office in Braintree and have a telephone line in Braintree.
[Amended 3-5-2019 by Order No. 19-001]
Licenses issued under this chapter shall expire on the last
day in June next after the date thereof and shall not be transferred
without the consent of the Board of License Commissioners endorsed
thereon. For each license the sum of $200 shall be paid to the Town.
A license so granted shall become void if the applicant neglects or
refuses to take out and pay for his/her license within 10 days after
notice that it has been granted.
No person shall set up, use or drive in the Town any unlicensed
hackney carriage or motor vehicle for the conveyance of passengers
for hire in the Town under a penalty of $100 for the first offense,
$200 for the second offense, and $300 for a third and/or subsequent
offense.