§ 67-17. Prohibited activities involving vehicles.

The activities set forth herein are unlawful, are therefore prohibited and are the responsibility of the owner as to themselves and their vehicles, operators and/or employees during all times and operations of the business and of the operator while in possession of a vehicle:

A. 

Noncompliance, generally. Each vehicle may not be in violation of any requirement of this chapter, as they may apply to vehicles.

B. 

Noncompliance, owners. Each vehicle may not specifically be in violation of any prohibited business owner activities, as they may apply to vehicles.

C. 

Noncompliance, operators. Each vehicle may not specifically be in violation of any prohibited vehicle operator activities, as they may apply to vehicles.

D. 

Attention-seeking devices. No vehicle may be operated with the use of loudspeakers, noisemaking devices and/or any other attention-seeking devices upon any street, road, highway, alley, park or other public place within the Town for the purpose of attracting attention for solicitation of passengers or for any other purpose.

E. 

Invalid documents. No vehicle may be operated while its certificate of operation or any appropriate New York State issued registration or inspection certificate is not in effect, has expired or has been suspended or revoked.

F. 

Liveries as taxis. No vehicle bearing private livery registration plates may be used as a taxicab within the Town of Brookhaven.

G. 

Signs and/or displays. No vehicle may be operated with the use of signs and/or displays, except as required by Article V of this chapter.

H. 

Trailers. No vehicle may be operated to transport passengers while a trailer or semi-trailer is attached or secured thereto.

I. 

Temporary identification devices. No taxicab may be operated with the use of magnetic or removable raised domes and/or required identification markings on its exterior.