§ 12.54.130. Qualifications.

A.

An application for a horse-drawn carriage driver permit shall be filed on forms provided by the commission.

B.

Such application shall contain the following information:

1.

The name, residential address, telephone number and date of birth of the applicant. No applicant under twenty-one years of age will be approved for a permit;

2.

The names, addresses, telephone numbers, and signatures of four persons, at least one of whom is a resident of the State of Tennessee, who have known the applicant for a period of at least one year and who will provide information regarding the applicant as specified by the commission;

3.

The applicant's experience in the transportation of passengers;

4.

The applicant's educational background;

5.

The applicant's recent employment history;

6.

The applicant's residential address for the last five years;

7.

Any other information mandated by the commission by a rule.

C.

The applicant shall sign the application form and certify, under oath, as to the truth and completeness of the responses provided. The applicant shall provide the following documents in addition to the application form in order to submit a complete application:

1.

A valid Tennessee driver's license with proof of a special chauffeur's license issued by the state (Class D license with an 'F' endorsement, T.C.A. Chapter 50, Title 55, § 55-50-101 et seq. (Uniform Classified and Commercial Driver License Act of 1988));

2.

If a resident alien, a current work permit and/or other valid United States Immigration and Naturalization Service documentation, as required by the commission;

3.

A current federal Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) medical card or comparable test results;

4.

A current federal Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) drug and alcohol test result. The commission may establish by rule a system to randomly test for compliance with this requirement;

5.

The commission may designate by rule the requirements of a horsemanship course to be completed by applicants.

D.

Each application shall be accompanied by an official driver record issued by the Tennessee Department of Safety, no more than thirty days previous to the date of application.

(Amdt. 1 and 2 with Ord. 2002-1075 § 1 (part), 2002)