§ 5.16.140. Vehicle equipment and maintenance.

A.

Vehicles Must Be Licensed. Prior to the use and operation of any vehicle under the provisions of this chapter, such vehicle shall be thoroughly examined and inspected by the chief of police or his representative and found to comply with such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the council to specify such safety equipment and regulatory devices as may be deemed necessary to provide safe transportation.

B.

Periodic Inspections. Every vehicle shall be periodically inspected by the chief of police or his representative at such intervals as shall be established by the council to insure the continued maintenance of safe operation conditions.

C.

Vehicles to Be Kept in Clean and Sanitary Condition. Every vehicle shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.

D.

Every vehicle licensed and operated under the provisions of this chapter shall be distinctly marked with the owner's identification numerals of at least three inches in height.

(Ord. 76-5 § 5 (part): prior code § 63.45.140)