§ 16-148. License issuance; fee; duration; renewal; transferability.

(a)

Upon determination that the applicant complies with the requirements of this article, and upon payment of the annual licensing fee hereinafter prescribed, the parish administrator shall, subject to the other provisions hereof, issue an ambulance operator's license to the applicant.

(b)

No license shall be issued until the applicant has paid a license fee to the parish for the right to engage in the ambulance business in and upon the public roads, streets and thoroughfares of the parish. Each license issued hereunder shall be valid for five calendar years, with renewals thereafter valid for five calendar years. Licenses shall be renewed every five years for the subsequent five calendar years by submitting an application to the parish administrator during the month of November and payment of a renewal fee. Renewal applications may also be made during the month of December, but must be accompanied by an additional late fee. Any licensee failing to make proper application for renewal by December 31 will not be allowed to renew and must apply for a license as a new applicant. The amount of the license fee herein prescribed shall not be prorated for fractional parts of five calendar years, nor shall it relieve the operator from the necessity of obtaining state or parish occupational license or any other requirement established by law. Licenses issued hereunder shall not be transferable nor assignable without the consent of the parish administrator. Termination or transfer of ownership of a licensed ambulance business shall automatically void the license thereof.

(c)

The amounts of the license fee, renewal fee, and late fee shall be as established by the parish commission, from time to time.

(Code 1985, § 23-14; Ord. No. 2966, § 1, 6-23-1993; Ord. No. 3527, 5-14-1998)