1011.1 The owner of a public vehicle for hire transporting passengers from a point outside the District to the District shall obtain a certificate authorizing the vehicle to be operated in the District if the vehicle operated is not a vehicle owned by a school, school board, or similar body; or is not licensed by the District.

1011.2 Each application for a certificate to operate a sightseeing vehicle shall be made on a form provided by the Chairperson, and shall contain the full lawful name and business address of the applicant, the name and business address of the owner of the vehicle, including bus number, make and state registration, whether the passengers are school children, and, if so, the name of the school, and the city and state where the school is located.

1011.3 If the vehicle operation is to be conducted by a person other than the owner of the vehicle, the application shall state under what management, control, or arrangement the operation will be performed.

1011.4 The Chairperson, upon receiving an application for a certificate to operate a sightseeing vehicle in the District, shall issue a certificate to the applicant. No fee shall be required for the issuance of a certificate.

SOURCE: Regulation No. 72-13, approved June 30, 1972, 19 DCR 61 (July 24, 1972), 32 DCRR §§ 10.601, 10.603, and 10.604, Special Edition; as amended by Final Rulemaking published by 34 DCR 6704 (October 23, 1987).