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All vehicles for which a certificate of public convenience and necessity has been issued hereunder shall be under the supervision and control of the Chief of Police and no owner or driver shall operate, or permit to be operated, any vehicle in the City while said equipment used therein is defective, unsafe, or in any unsanitary condition, and every such vehicle shall be at all times subject to the inspection of any police officer of the City.

The Chief of Police is hereby authorized and directed to suspend, without previous notice, any vehicle operating pursuant to this chapter whenever an owner or driver violates any of the herein sections. Any owner may appeal such decision in writing to the City Council who shall, after due notice to the owner, conduct a hearing and determine the matter and their decision therein shall become final. The City Council may order a continued suspension of such license until such time as the vehicle shall be restored to a safe or sanitary condition.

An owner or driver knowingly permitting any condition prohibited by this section shall be subject to the penalty provided herein for violation of this chapter.