[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Neillsville as Title 7, Ch. 9, of the 1985 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
TAXICAB
Includes all vehicles carrying passengers for hire for which public patronage is solicited, excepting the municipal bus system.
[Amended 8-28-2001 by Ord. No. 989; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
It shall be unlawful to operate a taxicab or permit the same to be operated until and unless the taxicab operator or taxi service provider provides to the City, through the City Clerk-Treasurer, a certificate of liability insurance as required by the taxi service license. Each taxicab insurance policy shall contain a provision that the same may not be canceled before the expiration of its term except upon 30 days' written notice to the City of Neillsville. Every day upon which any vehicle is operated as a taxicab without an insurance policy as required herein being in effect and on file with the City Clerk-Treasurer shall be deemed a separate violation.
[Amended 8-28-2001 by Ord. No. 989]
A. 
Any taxicab licensee shall be liable for any violations of ordinance or statutes by any and all persons operating taxicabs under proper license.
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Any taxicab licensee shall be subject to such further regulations and restrictions as may be imposed at any time by the Common Council.
[Amended 8-28-2001 by Ord. No. 989]
A taxicab may not be operated by any person:
A. 
Who is under the age of 18 years.
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Who does not have a valid state driver's license.
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Who has failed to meet federal drug and alcohol standards and requirements.
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Who has pending against him/her or has been convicted of reckless endangerment by driver, including but not limited to the safety of passengers and other persons.
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Who has pending against him/her or who has been convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of any offense and circumstances of which substantially relate to the nature of taxicab operation, including but not limited to driving a motor vehicle that is a taxicab while under the influence of intoxicants or controlled substances, while said conviction remains on record and is not reversed; or provided the applicant is not prohibited from holding an operator's license under § 343.06, Wis. Stats.
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Who has failed to comply with this chapter of the Code.
[Amended 8-28-2001 by Ord. No. 989]
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Display of license. Each taxicab operator shall constantly and conspicuously display their license inside the taxicab while licensee is engaged in his/her employment.
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Operation limitations. It shall be unlawful for a taxicab operator to operate said vehicle more than 12 hours out of 24. An operator shall be deemed to be operating a vehicle within the terms of this subsection whenever he/she is in charge of such vehicle and holding himself or herself in readiness to convey passengers. Violation of this subsection shall be assessed to both the operator and the taxi service.
C. 
Compliance with drug and alcohol testing policy. The taxi service shall provide on an annual basis, with delivery of the executed service contract, that information required to be completed in the City approved Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy. The taxi service as well as any taxicab operator shall adhere to those terms and conditions contained in the Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy as currently required of the taxi service by the City of Neillsville.