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e e Ordinance 1746 Auto Wrecker and Towing Vehicle Page 11 promulgate any rules relating to restrictions on the number of auto wreckers which may operate on the streets of the City of La Porte at anyone time. The committee shall cause the city Secretary to serve copies of such rules on owners at their registered addresses by certified mail. Such notices shall fully set out any rules promulgated, and the effective dates thereof. Any permit holders shall have the right, in accordance with the provisions of Section 6-10, to appeal to the City Council with regard to any rules and restrictions promulgated by the committee felt by such permit holder to be unduly onerous. Sec. 6-18. Procedure by Auto Wrecker ODerators at Scene of Disabled Vehicle. (a) Whenever an auto wrecker arrives at the place where a motor vehicle has been disabled by an accident, the auto wrecker driver shall legally park his vehicle as close to the street curb as possible and otherwise dispose of it in such a manner as not to interfere with traffic. He shall not park his vehicle within a distance of fifty (50) feet from a wrecked or disabled vehicle. (b) It shall be unlawful for any wrecker owner, driver or agent to solicit the business of towing, removing or repairing any wrecked or disabled vehicle at the place where an accident has occurred, by words, cards, circulares or gestures. (c) All auto wrecker drivers arr1v1ng at the place where any accident has occurred shall obey all orders given them by any police officer of the ci ty investigating such accident and shall not in any manner interfere with such police officer in the performance of his duty. (d) No auto wrecker or auto wrecker driver shall remove any wrecked or disabled vehicle from the place where an accident has occurred, or attach his wrecker to the wrecked or disabled vehicle, until: the police officers investigation; and 2. the driver of the said vehicle, or the police officer where the driver is unable, has given permission. 1. have completed their (e) The fact that no police officer of the city is present at the scene of the accident when an auto wrecker or a towing vehicle that has been summoned to the scene by the vehicle oWner arrives shall not constitute an exception to this section and it shall be the duty of any wrecker owner to cause the police department of the city to be notified of the occurrence of the accident and to await the arrival of the police officers of the city and the completion of their investigation. (f) All wrecker drivers shall, at all times, obey all traffic laws of the State of Texas and the City of La Porte.