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ORDINANCE NO. <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 78 "VEHICLES FOR HIRE" OF THE CODE OF <br /> ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE BY AMENDING ARTICLE III. <br /> "AUTOMOBILE WRECKERS AND TOWING VEHICLES" REGARDING REGULATION <br /> OF WRECKERS AND TOWING SERVICES, AND PERMITTING OF SAME; PROVIDING <br /> A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING <br /> COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON <br /> VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A <br /> MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO <br /> EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000); PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION <br /> OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA <br /> PORTE, TEXAS: <br /> Section 1: That Chapter 78, "Vehicles for Hire," Article III. "Automobile Wreckers and <br /> Towing Vehicles ", Division 1 "Generally ", Section 78 -196 "Definitions," of the Code of <br /> Ordinances, La Porte, Texas, by amending and/or adding the following definitions, which shall <br /> read as follows: <br /> "Auto wrecker means a towing vehicle which may lawfully appear at the scene of an accident <br /> where a vehicle has collided with another vehicle or other object or which has been wrecked or <br /> disabled in any manner for the purpose or expectation of towing, removing or hauling away the <br /> wrecked vehicle from the scene of the accident without having been expressly summoned there <br /> by the police department or the owner of one of the vehicles involved in the accident." <br /> "Heavy duty wrecker means an auto wrecker which is not less than five (5) tons in size." <br /> Section 2: That Chapter 78, "Vehicles for Hire," Article III. "Automobile Wreckers and <br /> Towing Vehicles ", Division 3 "Permits ", Subdivision I "In General ", Section 78 -247 "Peliiiits <br /> are personal to owners; transferal," of the Code of Ordinances, La Porte, Texas, is hereby <br /> amended to read as follows: <br /> "Sec. 78 -247. - Permits are personal to owners; transferal. <br /> A permit issued under this article for a towing vehicle or an auto wrecker shall be a personal <br /> permit to the owner and shall not entitle any other person or corporation to operate such towing <br /> vehicle or auto wrecker. For such purposes permit holders are prohibited from subcontracting out <br /> or leasing permitted vehicles to persons or corporations not holding a permit to operate the <br />