1.

In this By-law:

(1)

“Corporation” shall mean The Corporation of the Town of LaSalle;
 

(2)

“License Commissioner” shall mean the Clerk of the Corporation, or any other person so designated by resolution by the Council of the Corporation;
 

(3)

“Taxi cab” shall mean a motor vehicle as defined under the Highway Traffic Act, (other than a car pool vehicle) having a seating capacity of not more than six persons, exclusive of the driver, which vehicle is hired for one specific trip for transportation exclusively of one person or a group of persons, one fare or charge only being collected or made for the said trip;
 

(4)

“Taxi cab broker” shall mean any person who accepts calls in any manner for taxi cabs that are used for hire and that are not owned by that person or that person’s immediate family or employer;
 

(5)

“Town of LaSalle” shall mean the geographical limits of the Town of LaSalle.
 

TAXI CAB BROKER

2.

(1)

Every applicant for a broker’s license shall file with the Corporation a completed application form.
 

(2)

Taxi cab brokers must be located within the geographic boundaries of the Corporation, and located on a property which is zoned for a “taxi establishment” pursuant to By-law No. 5050 as amended.
 

(3)

Section (1) does not apply to any Broker licensed by the Corporation on the effective date of this By-law.
 

(4)

Taxi Cab Broker shall be licensed by the Corporation in accordance with Schedule “A” to this By-law.
 

(5)

Broker’s License shall be valid from the date of issue until December 15th of each calendar year. The owner of every Broker License shall renew their license on an annual basis pursuant to Schedule “A”.
 

(6)

The owners of a Taxi Cab Broker shall notify the Corporation of their intent to relocate their operation and the license shall be re-issued to reflect to new location, provided said location complies with subparagraph (1).
 

(7)

Every Taxi Cab Broker shall keep a record of every car dispatched on a trip, the date and time of dispatch, the place of pick-up of such trip and shall retain such record for a period of at least twelve (12) months and shall, at the request of the Licence Commissioner, or any person designated by him, allow such records to be inspected by such person.
 

(8)

Every Taxi Cab Broker shall keep a record of the name of every driver driving a taxi cab in respect of which the said Taxi Cab Broker has any arrangement or agreement for the accepting of calls for service and shall provide any information from this record requested by the License Commissioner upon twenty-four (24) hours notice.
 

(9)

Subject to sub-paragraph (8) hereof, every Taxi Cab Broker shall keep a record showing, in respect of his brokerage, the following information, and such record shall be open for inspection during office hours by any Police Officer, the License Commissioner, or any person designated by him.

(a) the number of calls for taxicab service received;

(b) the number of such calls which are not serviced and the reason thereof.
 

(10)

No Taxi Cab Broker shall, having as his sole intent the prevention of the reception of incoming calls from the public for taxi cab service, remove or permit the removal of the receiver from the hook of any telephone normally used by him for the accepting of such calls, and no Taxi Cab Broker shall with such intent agree to arrange with any other person to prevent or interfere in any way with, the reception of such calls.
 

(11)

(a) Every person who is licensed as a taxi cab broker shall select no more than one colour scheme, satisfactory to the Licence Commissioner, for all cabs for which he provides dispatching service, and every person who is licensed as a taxi cab owner and who contracts for dispatching services by a licensed broker, shall paint each licensed cab which he owns the colour selected by such taxicab broker.

(b) 11(a) above shall apply to any broker that has been licensed by the municipality.

(c) Every broker or owner of a taxi cab vehicle shall submit the colour scheme for the taxi cab vehicle to the Licence Commissioner for approval before said colour scheme is implemented.
 

(12)

Every broker shall not be allowed to dispatch vehicles or drivers not licensed by the Corporation.
 

TAXI CAB LICENSE

3.

No owner of any taxi cab shall use or operate the taxi cab or permit the use or operation of the taxi cab, unless a taxi cab license has been issued therefor.
 

4.

(1)

No taxi cab license shall be issued for any taxi cab until the following have been filed with the License Commissioner;

(a) An application for a taxi cab license, fully completed and duly executed by the owner of the taxi cab;

(b) Evidence of ownership of the taxi cab by the applicant;

(c) Evidence of insurance coverage as required in this By-law;

(d) A current Safety Standards Certificate; and

(e) The fees prescribed in Schedule “A” of this By-law.
 

(2)

No taxi cab license shall be issued for any taxi cab vehicle which is more than six (6) model years old from the current model year.
 

(3)

At such time as a current taxi cab licensed by the Corporation extends beyond the six year period noted in subparagraph (2), the Corporation shall no longer licence said vehicle.
 

RENEWAL OF TAXI CAB LICENSE

No taxi cab license shall be renewed for any taxi cab until the following have been filed with the Licence Commissioner;

(a) A current Safety Standards Certificate;

(b) Updated Insurance information as may be required; and

(c) The fees prescribed in Schedule “A” of this By-law.
 

5.

(1)

Every applicant for a taxi cab license shall file with the License Commissioner a copy of an insurance policy or a certificate of liability of insurance for the taxi cab, which insurance policy or certificate of liability or insurance shall provide the following:

(a) That it is issued by an insurer duly authorized to issue insurance within the Province of Ontario;

(b) That for each taxi cab, the liability coverage for personal injury or property damage arising out of any one accident or occurrence is in the minimum amount of $2,000,000.00;

(c) That the insurance coverage will not be cancelled by the insurer until after fifteen days written notice of such cancellation is given to the License Commissioner;

(d) That the said insurance coverage applies to the list of taxi cabs stated on the policy or certificate, with each taxi cab being identified by its make, model, year of manufacture and serial number; and

(e) The owner of the taxi cab is named as the insured.

(f) Execution of the Meter Certification form certifying that the meter has been installed and calibrated pursuant to Schedule “B” attached hereto.
 

(2)

Where notice of cancellation of the insurance policy or certificate of liability of insurance is given to the License Commissioner by the insurer, the taxi cab license for each taxi cab stated in the policy or certificate shall be deemed to be revoked upon the effective date the said insurance policy or certificate is cancelled, unless the taxi cab license owner presents to the License Commissioner evidence of new insurance covering the said taxi cabs as required under this By-law.
 

(3)

Where a taxi cab license has been deemed to be revoked pursuant to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, the License Commissioner shall forthwith notify, in writing, the owner of the taxi cab license of the revocation of the taxi cab license of each taxi cab affected.
 

6.

No taxi cab license shall be issued to any owner of any taxi cab, unless such owner is at least eighteen years of age.
 

7.

(1)

Taxi cab licenses issued pursuant to the provisions of this By-law shall expire and revert to the Corporation if not renewed in accordance with Schedule “A” by the 15th day of December each year.
 

(2)

Taxi cab licenses issued pursuant to the provisions of this By-law shall expire on the date the taxi cab is seized by a lender or company from the beneficial owner of the taxi cab who has defaulted in payments on a debt owing to such lender or company, or if the said taxi cab is seized and becomes subject to any seizure and sale proceedings or other enforcement proceedings.
 

TRANSFER OF TAXI CAB LICENSE

8.

No taxi cab license shall be transferred by the owner to any other person without the approval of the License Commissioner.
 

9.

(1)

No person holding a taxi cab license may apply for permission to transfer such license to another person for a period of at least five (5) consecutive years from the date of the issuance of the first taxi cab license to the applicant.
 

(2)

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) herein, the License Commissioner may in his/her sole discretion accept an application for and allow the transfer of a taxi cab license within the said five (5) year period in the event the License Commissioner is satisfied, by virtue of obtaining a medical certificate, that the applicant owner of the taxi cab license became ill after the receipt of the said license, and is unable to continue as the owner of a taxi cab. Production of a medical opinion must be provided to the License Commissioner.
 

10.

(1)

In the event the License Commissioner has agreed to approve the transfer of a taxi cab license to another person or company pursuant to Section 9 (2) the person or company to whom the said license is to be transferred, may apply to the License Commissioner to transfer the taxi cab license upon filing the following:
 

(a) An application to transfer a taxi cab license, duly completed and executed by the owner to the taxi cab license and the proposed transferee of the taxi cab license;

(b) The proposed transferee of the taxi cab license has satisfied all of the requirements of this By-law regarding the issuance of a license to a taxi cab driver;

(c) Evidence of insurance coverage as required under this By-law;

(d) A current Safety Standards Certificate;

(e) The transfer fees prescribed in Schedule “A” of this By-law; and

(f) A copy of an agreement executed by both applicants setting forth the conditions of the transfer of the taxi cab license, the reasons for the transfer and the consideration for such transfer.
 

11.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 of this By-law, the owner of a taxi cab license may sell the taxi cab and equipment that are the subject of the said license to any person who qualifies for a taxi cab license pursuant to the provisions of this By-law, and who has been approved by the License Commissioner as a transferee of the taxi cab license pursuant to Section 10.  Upon the completion of the sale of the said taxi cab to the approved purchaser, the taxi cab license issued to the former owner shall be deemed to be terminated and a new license shall be issued to the approved purchaser upon producing evidence to the License Commissioner that the purchase of the said taxi cab and equipment has been completed.
 

12.

(1)

Where the owner of a taxi cab license wishes to substitute a new taxi cab for the taxi cab currently licensed under this By-law, the said owner shall file with the License Commissioner the following:

(a) An application for a taxi cab license duly completed and executed by the owner, giving a full description of the taxi cab to be retired from service and a full description of the taxi cab to be substituted therefor;

(b) Evidence of ownership of the new taxi cab;

(c) Evidence of insurance coverage for the new taxi cab in accordance with the provisions of this By-law;

(d) A current Safety Standards Certificate; and

(e) The transfer fees as prescribed in Schedule “A” of this By-law.
 

(2)

Any taxi cab license issued for the substituted taxi cab pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be in full force and effect for the balance of the current licensing year only and the original taxi cab license shall be deemed to be revoked.
 

13.

(1)

The License Commissioner may, upon receiving satisfactory evidence of the death of the owner of a taxi cab license, transfer such taxi cab license into the name of the Estate Of the said deceased owner upon being satisfied that the personal representative of the said Estate is qualified to be the owner of a taxi cab license license pursuant to the provisions of this By-law.
 

(2)

Where a taxi cab license has been transferred to the Estate of a deceased owner of a taxi cab license, the personal representative of the deceased shall be deemed to be the owner of the taxi cab for the purposes of this By-law.
 

(3)

Upon the sale, transfer or other disposition of a taxi cab by the Estate or the personal representative of the deceased owner of the taxi cab license, the said taxi cab license issued in respect of the said taxi cab shall be deemed to be revoked. The License Commissioner may, in his sole discretion, issue a new license to the person purchasing or otherwise obtaining title to the taxi cab, provided that the purchaser is qualified to be a taxi cab license owner pursuant to the provisions of this By-law.
 

(4)

Where a taxi cab license is issued in accordance with the provisions of this section to the spouse of the deceased owner, which spouse is deemed to be the personal representative of the deceased owner, or to a corporation owned and controlled by the said deceased owner, no transfer fee shall be payable. For the purposes of this subsection, “spouse” shall mean a person as defined under the provisions of the Family Law Act, as amended.
 

14.

Every owner of a licensed taxi cab shall, for each taxi cab for which he holds a taxi cab license, provide and maintain therein and thereon, while such vehicle is operated as a taxi cab, a plate supplied by the License Commissioner and bearing an identifying number, which plate shall be securely affixed to the back of the taxi cab by at least two bolts inserted through the plate into the body of the vehicle, which plate shall be affixed in a position on the said taxi cab as approved by the License Commissioner.
 

15.

The owner or driver of every taxi cab licensed pursuant to the provisions of this By-law shall maintain both the interior and exterior of such taxi cab clean and in good state of repair, and upon receipt of a notice, duly signed by the License Commissioner, stating that such taxi cab is not in a fit or proper condition, which notice shall set forth briefly the items complained of, the said owner or driver shall, within the time as set forth in the said notice, take the necessary steps to remedy all of the items complained of to the satisfaction of the License Commissioner.
 

16.

Every taxi cab may be inspected by the License Commissioner before any taxi cab license is granted therefor, and at any time thereafter as may be deemed appropriate by the License Commissioner.  No owner or driver of a licensed taxi cab shall refuse, prevent or hinder the inspection of the said vehicle by the License Commissioner, or any person authorized by the License Commissioner to do so, or the entering by the said License Commissioner or other authorized person into any garage of any building for the purposes of such inspection.
 

17.

Where the License Commissioner believes that a taxi cab or its equipment is mechanically defective, he shall give the owner or driver of the said taxi cab written notice requiring such owner or driver to submit the taxi cab for examination by a mechanic as designated in the said notice within twenty-four hours of the date of the said notice, and the said owner or driver shall not operate the said taxi cab until such time as the License Commissioner has received a certificate of mechanical fitness from the said mechanic, or the owner or driver has presented to the said License Commissioner a valid certificate of mechanical fitness of the said taxi cab from another mechanic duly approved by the License Commissioner.
 

18.

Every owner of a licensed taxi cab shall submit the taxi cab for examination to a certified mechanic duly licensed by the Province of Ontario and as approved by the License Commissioner for an examination of the safety of the said taxi cab, which examination shall be completed prior to the issuance or renewal of the taxi cab license, and as may be required at any other time by the License Commissioner, in his sole discretion, during the term of a valid taxi cab license.
 

19.

In the event any licensed taxi cab is involved in any accident which may affect the safe operation of the taxi cab, the owner or driver of the said taxi cab shall immediately submit a written report of such accident to the License Commissioner, together with any and all documents required by the License Commissioner to ensure the safety and mechanical fitness of the said taxi cab.
 

20.

Every owner of a taxi cab license shall be required to notify the License Commissioner, in writing, of the particulars of any taxi cab that has been taken out of service for any reason and for any period of time, which notice shall be given to the License Commissioner within ten (10) days of the date on which the said taxi cab was taken out of service.
 

21.

(1)

The Owner of a taxi cab license may apply to the License Commissioner for permission to maintain a substitutional taxi cab to temporarily replace a taxi cab which is seriously damaged, or damaged and being repaired, during the period of repair or replacement, upon the following conditions:

(a) The substitutional taxi cab meets all of the requirements of this By-law regarding insurance, maintenance and mechanical fitness;

(b) The owner of the taxi cab license notify the License Commissioner in writing of the date upon which the substitutional taxi cab is to be activated into service, the license plate which has been affixed to the said substitutional taxi cab is deactivated and taken out of service; and

(c) The temporary transfer of the taxi cab license to the substitutional vehicle shall not extend for a period exceeding six (6) months.
 

LICENSING TAXI CAB DRIVERS

22.

No person shall drive a taxi cab unless that person is the holder of a current taxi cab driver’s license issued by the License Commissioner.
 

23.

No owner of a licensed taxi cab shall permit the said taxi cab to be driven by any driver unless the said driver is in possession of a valid taxi cab driver’s license issued by the License Commissioner.
 

24.

(1)

No taxi cab driver’s license shall be issued or renewed to any person until the License Commissioner has received the following:

(a) An application for a taxi cab driver’s license, duly completed and executed by the applicant;

(b) Two photographs of the applicant, of a size and type as specified by the License Commissioner, for the purposes of attaching same to the taxi cab driver’s license and for remaining on file with the License Commissioner;

(c) A valid driver’s license issued by the Province of Ontario;

(d) A Highway Traffic Act “abstract” identifying violations;

(e) A Criminal Act “abstract” identifying any violations; and

(f) The fees prescribed in Schedule “A” of this By-law.
 

(2)

Each applicant for a Taxi Driver Licence shall before being examined pay an examination fee set out in Schedule “A”, and upon an examination, achieve a mark of 70% on the written examination as to his/her knowledge of this Schedule and the geography of the Town.
 

(3)

 In addition to the information required to be furnished under the preceding paragraphs, every applicant for a license as a taxicab driver shall be examined by a person designated by the Licence Commissioner as to his or her knowledge of this By-law, the location of streets, public buildings and points of interest in the Town.
 

(4)

The License Commissioner shall refuse to grant or to renew a taxi driver’s license to an applicant under this section under any circumstances, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such circumstances may include:

(a) where the applicant has been convicted of an indictable offence for which he was sentenced to imprisonment for three months or more;

(b) where the applicant has been convicted of any sexual offence, including molestation of women or children;

(c) where the applicant has been convicted in trafficking in narcotics;

(d) where the applicant has been convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or a drug;

(e) where the applicant has been convicted of an offence involving prostitution;

(f) where the applicant has been convicted of the offense of criminal negligence in the operation of a motor vehicle, or of the operation, or care and control of a motor vehicle while his or her ability to do so was impaired by alcohol or a drug, while operating a taxi cab or other passenger carrying vehicle used for hire;

(g) where the applicant is a person with a criminal record who has previously been given a conditional permit and is subsequently convicted of an indictable offence and sentenced to a jail term; and

(h) where the License Commissioner has received written documentation from a recognized law enforcement agency to show that it would not be in the interests of public safety to issue such a license to the applicant.
 

(5)

The License Commissioner may, in his sole discretion, grant or renew a taxi driver’s license to an applicant who has completed a period of ten (10) years from the expiration from the last sentence involving a sexual offense, or other violent crime without incurring further charges or convictions of any other criminal offence.
 

25.

No person shall transfer any taxi cab driver’s license issued pursuant to the provisions of this By-law.
 

26.

Any taxi cab driver’s license issued pursuant to the provisions of this By-law shall expire on December 15th each year, and must be renewed by the owner of the taxi cab driver’s license pursuant to Section 24 (1)(4) & (5).
 

27.

Every owner of a licensed taxi cab and of a taxi cab driver’s license shall display and maintain in a position inside that taxi cab, visible to all passengers, the taxi cab driver’s license and the tax cab license which identify the owner and the driver of the licensed taxi cab, the tariff rate being charged for services and a map outlining the Town of LaSalle.
 

28.

No person licensed under the provisions of this By-law shall carry or permit to be carried in any taxi cab, a greater number of occupants than that set in the manufacturer’s rating of seating capacity for such taxi cab.
 

29.

(1)

No owner or driver of a licensed taxi cab shall, without reasonable excuse, refuse to serve the first person requiring the service of the taxi cab at any place within the Town of LaSalle, at any specified time of day or night; provided however, that the said owner or driver shall not be compelled to accept any order from any person who owes the said owner or driver for a previous fare or service, unless and until the same has been satisfied.
 

(2)

No owner or driver of a licensed taxi cab shall refuse to serve persons with guide dogs or persons who are physically challenged at any place within the Town of LaSalle, at any specified time of day or night.

(a) Notwithstanding section 29(2) above, drivers must transport all passengers who are accompanied by a guide dog or an animal that is in a portable kennel or cage.  Drivers may refuse a passenger who is accompanied by an animal that is not a guide dog or animal in a cage or portable kennel.
 

(3)

Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, an owner or driver of a licensed taxi cab may refuse to serve any person requiring the service of the taxi cab if, in the opinion of such owner or driver, such person could pose a potential danger to the said owner or driver.
 

30.

Every driver of a licensed taxi cab shall drive the said taxi cab operated by him by the most direct travelled route to the point of destination, unless otherwise directed by the passenger.
 

31.

(1)

Every owner of a licensed taxi cab shall have affixed to each taxi cab a cab meter for registering distances travelled and computing fares to be paid by passengers.
 

(2)

The owner of every taxi cab license issued under this By-law shall ensure that the cab meters being used in licensed taxi cabs shall be:

(a) Submitted to the License Commissioner for testing and inspection, when required by the License Commissioner;

(b) Illuminated between dusk and dawn;

(c) Attached to the taxi cab in a location and in a manner as approved by the License Commissioner;

(d) Adjusted in accordance with the tariff or fare as set out in Schedule “B” to this By-law; and

(e) Maintained in good working order at all times.
 

(3)

In the event that a cab meter has been changed, repaired, altered, tampered with, or adjusted, or if the seal has been broken, the holder of the cab licence, the beneficial owner of a cab license and the driver of the cab to which a cab meter is attached shall ensure that the cab meter is submitted for testing, inspecting and re-sealing prior to operating or using or permitting the operation or use of the cab to which the said meter is attached.
 

32.

The Licence Commissioner may at any time throughout the year cause to be made an inspection of all taxi meters in use on cabs.
 

33.

Every owner or driver of a licensed taxi cab shall charge exactly the rates or fares as shown on Schedule “B” to this By-law, and no higher or lower amount than that contained in the said Schedule “B” shall be charged or payable for rates or fares wholly within the Town of LaSalle.
 

34.

A tariff or rates as set out in Schedule “B” attached to this By-law shall be computed from the time or place when or at which the passenger or passengers first enter into the taxi cab, to the time or place when or at the said passenger or passengers finally discharge the taxi cab.
 

35.

No person who owns or operates a licensed taxi cab shall charge any passenger or passengers for time lost through defects or inefficiency of the taxi cab, or for the incompetency of the driver of the said taxi cab, or for time consumed by the arrival of the taxi cab in response to a call in advance of the time that such taxi cab had been requested by the passenger calling for same.
 

36.

No person employing a taxi cab shall refuse, upon demand, to pay the tariff or fare charged by the owner or driver of the said taxi cab as authorized pursuant to the provisions of this By-law, including any proper charge for waiting time as prescribed in Schedule “B” attached hereto. Upon request by the said passenger, the driver of the licensed taxi cab shall furnish the passenger with a receipt for the charges made and paid, which receipt shall include the mileage travelled, and the name and license number of the said driver.
 

37.

No owner or driver licensed under this Schedule or other person employed by him, shall solicit any person to take or use his cab, but the person wishing to use or engage such cab shall be left to choose without interruption or solicitation.
 

38.

Every owner licensed, or driver employed by him shall take due care of all property of the passenger entrusted to him for conveyance.  Every driver of every vehicle, immediately upon the termination of any hiring or engagement shall carefully search his cab for any property lost or left therein, and all property or money left in his cab shall be forthwith delivered over to the person owning the same.
 

39.

No owner or driver of cab licensed by the Corporation shall induce any person to employ him by knowingly misleading or deceiving such person as to the location or most direct route or distance from any part of the Town to any other destination, nor shall he induce any person to employ his cab by any false representation.
 

40.

No owner or driver licensed by the Corporation shall publish or use a tariff or demand or receive rates and charges other than those authorized by Schedule “B” whether such rates or charges are determined by distance or by time.
 

41.

Any licensed person operating a cab may carry two (2) or more passengers from a common starting point to two (2) or more destinations, or from two or more starting points to a common destination, but in such case, the fares to be charged for such trip shall be reckoned as if each stop made for the purpose to taking on or discharging one or more such passengers were at the end of one trip and the commencement of a new trip, and the cab meter shall be cleared and re-set after each such stop. Where two (2) or more passengers are discharged at the same place, only the fare authorized by this Schedule shall be charged, and if such passengers are strangers the driver shall collect from each his proportionate share of the fare payable.
 

Drivers of licensed taxi cabs shall maintain a trip sheet in a form approved by the License Commissioner, and shall record thereon the following:
 

(1)

The odometer reading showing the odometer at the commencement of each shift and the conclusion of each shift;
 

(2)

The destination of each trip;
 

(3)

The charge for each trip;
 

(4)

The name of the owner of the licensed taxi cab, and the name of the licensed broker, if any; and
 

(5)

The number of trips made;
 

and all trip sheets shall be deposited with the owner or broker of the licensed taxi cab at the conclusion of each shift.
 

GENERAL

43.

Every person who contravenes any provision of this By-law is guilty of an offence, and is liable, upon conviction, to a fine of not more than $2,000.00 for each offence, which fine is recoverable under the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, chapter p. 33, as amended.
 

44.

This By-law shall come into full force and take effect on the final passing thereof, at which time By-law 5675, passed by the Corporation on the 21st day of July, 1998, be and the same is hereby repealed.

INITIAL FEES

DEC. 15

MAR. 15

JUN.15

SEPT. 15

Taxi Cab License

$2,000.00

N/A

N/A

N/A

Taxi Cab Driver’s License

$ 200.00

$150.00

$100.00

$50.00

Broker’s License

$2,000.00

N/A

N/A

N/A