(a) It shall be the responsibility of the operator, upon having been assigned to a taxicab, to ascertain that the equipment in the taxicab is in good working order. The fare meter shall be required to conform to and comply with all standards for approval as established and approved by the commission.
(b) No operator shall tamper with rate cards, fare meters, speedometer cables, or other equipment required by law to be in the taxicab.
(c) The fare meter shall be properly secured by security tape or metal crimping tape, to be applied and secured by the police department, so as to prevent tampering.
(d) Operators shall be required to use fare meters at all times while transporting a patron. The meter shall be started at the point of origination and terminated at the destination.
(e) Violation of any provision of this section is declared to be a municipal infraction, punishable by a fine not to exceed the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per violation. (Ord. No. G-04-10, 6-3-04)