[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of New Hanover 7-13-1976 as Sec. 4-3 of the 1974 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful to engage in the business of operating a taxicab, as defined in N.J.S.A. 48:16-1, within the Township without first having secured a license therefor and complying with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 48:16-1 et seq.
Applications for such licenses shall be made, in writing, to the Clerk and shall state thereon the name of the applicant, the intended place of business and the number of cabs to be operated. If the applicant is a corporation, the names and addresses of the president and secretary thereof shall be given.
The annual fee, payable in advance, for such licenses shall be $110 for each taxicab operated.
Such fee shall be in lieu of any other vehicle fee required by ordinance, and the Clerk shall issue suitable tags or stickers for the number of cabs covered by each license. Such tag or sticker shall be displayed in a prominent place on each taxicab while it is in use and may be transferred to any taxicab put into service to replace one withdrawn from service. The licensee shall notify the Clerk of the motor number of each cab operated and of the corresponding tag or sticker number.
No taxicab shall be operated unless it bears a state license duly issued, and no such cab shall be operated unless it is equipped with proper brakes, lights, tires, horn, muffler, rear vision mirror and windshield wipers in good condition. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to inspect every taxicab so often as may be necessary to see to the enforcement of the provisions of this section.
Each taxicab, while operated, shall have on each side, in letters readable from a distance of 20 feet, the name of the licensee operating it. If more than one cab is operated by a licensee, each cab shall be designated by a different number, and such number shall so appear on each side of such cab.
It shall be unlawful for any driver of a taxicab while on duty to drink any intoxicating liquor or to use any profane or obscene language, to shout or call to prospective passengers or to disturb the peace in any way.
It shall be unlawful to knowingly permit any taxicab to be used in the perpetration of a crime or misdemeanor.
A. 
It shall be the duty of the driver of any taxicab to accept as a passenger any person who seeks to so use the taxicab, provided that such person is not intoxicated and conducts himself in an orderly and lawful manner. No person shall be admitted to a taxicab occupied by a passenger without the consent of the passenger.
B. 
The driver shall take his passenger to his destination by the most direct available route from the place where the passenger enters the cab.
No such license shall be issued to any person who is not competent to operate a motor vehicle or who is not familiar with the traffic laws and ordinances. The Chief of Police shall examine each applicant for a taxicab driver's license to determine the competency of the applicant and no such license shall be issued excepting on a certificate of the Chief that the applicant has demonstrated his or her ability to operate a motor vehicle as required herein.
The Mayor may revoke any taxicab driver's license for repeated violations of traffic laws or ordinances or of any ordinance provision regulating the conduct of such drivers.
[Amended 8-11-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-3]
Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.