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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE
OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 3 AIRPORTS
AND AIRCRAFT, SECTION 3-40 RELATIVE TO DFW
AIRPORT; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES;
PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED STATE
LAW LIMITS FOR EACH OFFENSE AND A SEPARATE
OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED EACH DAY
DURING OR ON WHICH AN OFFENSE OCCURS OR
CONTINUES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, a portion of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport ("DFW Airport")
lies within the jurisdiction of the City of Grapevine; and
WHERESAS, the City of Grapevine has previously adopted the DFW Airport
regulations to provide consistent enforcement of offenses within the jurisdiction of the
Grapevine Municipal Court; and
WHEREAS, the DFW Airport has recently amended its regulations and filed a true
and correct copy of the amended regulations with the City Secretary; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Grapevine deems the passage of this
ordinance as necessary to protect the public, health, safety, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Grapevine has complied with all
necessary legislative prerequisites to the passage of this ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That all matters stated hereinabove are found to be true and correct
and are incorporated herein by reference as if copied in their entirety.
Section 2. That Chapter 3, Section 3-40 of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances
is hereby amended by replacing the existing language with the following:
"(a) The Revised Code of Rules and Regulations of the Dallas -Fort Worth
International Airport, a copy of which is attached hereto and
incorporated herein for all purposes, is hereby adopted by the City of
Grapevine.
(b) Any person violating any of the provisions of the Revised Code of
Rules and Regulations of the Dallas -Fort Worth International Airport
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall
be punished by penalty of fine not to exceed the legal limit as fixed by
state law.
(c) The Revised Code of Rules and Regulations of the Dallas -Fort Worth
International Airport reads as follows in the attached Exhibit "A"."
Section 3. That all ordinances or any parts thereof in conflict with the terms of
this ordinance shall be and hereby are deemed repealed and of no force or effect;
provided, however, that the ordinance or ordinances under which the cases currently filed
and pending in the Municipal Court of the City of Grapevine, Texas, shall be deemed
repealed only when all such cases filed and pending under such ordinance or ordinances
have been disposed of by a final conviction or a finding not guilty or nolo contendere, or
dismissal.
Section 4. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not
to exceed the limit fixed by state law and a separate offense shall be deemed committed
upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
Section 5. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in
this ordinance, or application thereto any person or circumstances is held invalid or
unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the City Council hereby declares
it would have passed such remaining portions of the ordinance despite such invalidity,
which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 6. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of
Grapevine, Texas are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace
and general welfare of the public creates an emergency which requires that this ordinance
become effective from and after the date of its passage, and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 3rd day of April, 2007.
F.A1120009-w"s
ORD. NO. 2
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Table of Contents
Chapter
I General Provisions
1. Title ............. ........ ................ .1-1
2. Intent ....... .......... ......... .1-1
3. Scope ............. ............ ............. 1-1
4. Definitions .......... ............ .1-1
5. Laws of the State of Texas ................ ......... .......... ..... 1-2
2 Traffic Regulation
1.
General Law Governing ..........................
..... 2-1
2.
Traffic Control Installations .............................................
.2-1
3.
Parking .................. ...........................
......... ... 2-2
4.
Employee Parking Areas ........ ....... ...........
............. .2-2
5.
Restricted Areas ........... .................... ...............
. . .2-2
6.
Air Operations Areas ............ .......................
. . .......... .2-3
7.
Passenger Loading Zones ............ .................................
2-3
8.
Loading Zones ....... ..........................................
... 2-4
9.
Impeding Flow of Traffic . ......... ..............................
.... .2-4
10.
Solicitation of Ground Transportation ... ...................................
2-4
11.
Inoperable Vehicles . - . .................. ...................
.......... 2-4
12.
Administrative Adjudication of Parking Violations .............................2-4
3
Personal Conduct
1.
General State Law ..... ........ ...................................
3-1
2.
Restricted Areas ...... ..............................................3-1
3.
Animals .............................................
.......... 3-1
4.
Standards for Fund Solicitation, Conduct of Surveys, Distribution
of Literature, and Picketing ...... ..............................
.......3-1
5.
Litter ............. ................................ ............
... 3-4
6.
Prohibiting the Posting of Notices and Signs on Poles, Trees, and
...............3-4
Structures; Presumptions
7,
Obstruction to Aviation ............... ...............................
3-5
8.
Organizations .............. ..........................................
3-5
9.
Camping, Swimming, Picnicking .... .....................................
3-5
10.
Noise ............. .................................................
3-5
11.
Tables and Chairs ... ................ .......................
.3-6
12.
Food, Etc .......... ...... ...................................
3-6
13.
Pins, Etc ........................ ....... ................
. .3-6
14.
Obstruction of Passage ........... .......
.............. 3-6
15.
Fraudulent Misrepresentation ...... ......................................
3-6
16.
Unauthorized Transfer of Authorization ............. ............
.......... 3-6
17.
Unauthorized Use of Authorization ........... ........................
3-6
18.
Temporary or Permanent Residence ......... ..........................
3-6
19.
Smoking ............... ...............................
... 3-6
20.
Badge Sponsor/Badge Holder Responsibilities . - . ............................
3-7
Chapter
4 Ground Transportation Rules and Regulations
1. General Provisions
1-1. Statement of Policy ................................... . . . ..............4-1
1-2. General Authority for Enforcement ............................... . .. . ......4-1
1-3. Exemptions .... .......................... ............................. 4-1
1-4. Definitions .. .... .................. .................... ................ 4-2
1-5. Establishment of Rules and Regulations ........................... . ........4-5
1-6. Establishment of Procedures . . ........................... . ..... . . . .......4-5
2. Operating Authority
2-1. Operating Authority Required ................................. . ...........4-6
2-2. Insurance ....... .................................... ................. 4-6
2-3. Application for Issuance, Renewal, Amendment or Temporary
Amendment of Operating Authority .................... . . .... . .............4-8
2-4. Suspension and Revocation of Operating Authority ............ . .. . ...........4-9
2-5. Appeal of Denial, Suspension or Revocation...............................4-10
2-6. Fees .. .............................................. ............... 4-10
2-7. Advertisement of Regulated Service ................... ................ ...4-10
2-8. Holder's Records and Reports ........................ ...............4-10
3. Driver Permit
3-1.
Driver Permit Required ................................. . ........ ....... 4-11
3-2.
Qualifications for Driver Permit ..............................
. ............4-11
3-3.
Investigation of Applicant ............................... . . .
........ . ....4-15
3-4.
Expiration/Voidance of Driver Permit ........................ .
............ .4-15
3-5.
Provisional Permit .................................... . . .
.............4-15
3-6.
Duplicate Driver Permit .............................. ..................
4-15
3-7.
Display of Permit ....................................... .
... . .........4-15
3-8.
Surrender of Permit . ..........................................
4-16
3-9.
Suspension by a Designated Representative ....... .......................
........
3-10.
Suspension of a Driver Permit by the Administrator ...............
.4-16
........... 4-16
3-11.
Revocation of a Driver Permit ..............................
. ............4-17
3-12.
Operation of Regulated Vehicle after Suspension or Revocation .. .
.............4-17
3-13.
Current Mailing Address ............................ ....................
4-17
4. Miscellaneous Holder and Driver Regulations
4-1.
Holder's and Driver's Duty to Comply ... ............. .....................
4-18
4-2.
Holder's Duty to Enforce Compliance by Drivers .................
. ...........4-18
4-3.
Driver as an Employee or Independent Contractor ............ ...............
4-19
4-4.
Holder's Service Responsibilities ...........................
4-19
4-5.
.
Information to be Supplied Upon Request of the Administrator ...........
........ .....
....... 4-20
4-6.
Falsification and Nontransferability of Authorization .................
......... 4-20
Chapter
4 Ground Transportation Rules and Regulations (Coni.)
5. General Service Rules and Regulations
5-1. Regulations for Use of Holding Stands ....... ................... .......... 4-21
5-2. Loading and Discharging of Passengers ............... ............ ........4-21
5-3. Pre -arranged Trip Information ........... ............. ................... 4-21
5-4. Cruising ............................ .............. ........ .......... 4-22
5-5. Solicitation of Passengers . ............... .......... .................... 4-22
5-6. Conduct of Driver ..................... ................................ 4-22
5-7. Return of Passenger's Property ............ ......... ............... ......4-23
5-8. Not -for -Hire Status of Vehicles ........ ................................... 4-23
5-9. Taxicab Service . ............ .......... ............................... 4-23
5-10. Limousine Service ........................ ............................ 4-24
6. Fares
6-1. Fares ......................... .......4-25
........................
7. Regulated Vehicle Standards and Inspection
7-1. Standards ......................... .................................. 4-27
7-2. Inspection ................. .......................... ................ 4-27
7-3. False Representation ... .............. ................................. 4-28
7-4. Decals ..................... ............ ....... ............. ........ 4-28
7-5. Equipment .. ..... ............ ....................................... 4-29
7-6. Taxicab Equipment ................................ .................... 4-30
8. Enforcement
8-1. Authority to Inspect ................. ...................... ........... ..4-32
8-2. Removal of Evidence of Authorization .... ....... .......................... 4-32
8-3. Assistance by Department of Public Safety .................... ............. 4-32
8-4. Correction Order ...................... ............................... 4-32
8-5. Service of Notice .............. ....... ........... ..................... 4-33
8-6. Appeals . ............................. .............. ................ 4-33
8-7. Criminal Offenses .................. ....... .................. .......... 4-34
8-8. Administrative Fines ............................ ....................... 4-34
Chapter
5 Courtesy Vehicle Rules and Regulations
1. General Provisions
1-1. Statement of Policy ............................ ............ .5_1
1-2. General Authority for Enforcement ...... ............... ........... .....5-1
1-3. Exemptions .....
1-4. Definitions ... ............ ...................... .............. ..... 5-1
...... ............. ................... .5-2
1-5. Establishment of Rules and Regulations ......
1-6. Establishment of Procedures .............................................5-4
5-4
2. Operating Authority
2-1. Operating Authority Required ........ ........................ ....... . . .5-5
2-2. Insurance ..... ....... ..................... ........ 5-5
2-3. Application for Issuance, Renewal, or Amendment of
Operating Authority ........................................... ..... 5-7
2-4. Suspension and Revocation of Operating Authority ...................... .... 5-7
2-5. Appeal of Denial, Suspension or Revocation ...... ................. ... . .5-8
2-6. Fees ................................. .............................. 5-8
2-7. Advertisement of Courtesy Vehicle Service ......................... ...... 5-8
2-8. Holder's Records and Reports ............ ......... ........... ....... 5-8
3. Section 3 (Reserved)
5-10
4. Miscellaneous Holder and Driver Regulations
4-1. Holder's and Driver's Duty to Comply .................................. . .5-11
4-2. Holder's Duty to Enforce Compliance by Drivers .............................5-11
4-3. Reserved ................ ....... ............................. ... 5-11
4-4. Holder's Service Responsibilities ............ ...................... 5-11
4-5. Information to be Supplied Upon Request of the Administrator ........ ...... 5-12
4-6. Falsification and Nontransferability of Authorization .................... ..... 5-12
5. General Service Rules and Regulations
5-1. Regulations for Use of Holding Stands . . ......................... ... 5-13
5-2. Loading and Discharging of Passengers .... ................ ...... 5-13
5-3. Rental Car Companies ................ ........ ................. ..... 5-13
5-4. Cruising ............. .......... ........ ..................... 5-14
5-5. Solicitation of Passengers ....................................... .... 5-14
5-6. Conduct of Driver ...... ...... .............................. . . .5-14
5-7. Return of Passenger's Property ....... ....... ................ ... 5-15
5-8. Not -in -Service Vehicles ............. ...................... ..... 5-15
6. Section 6 (Reserved)
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5-16
Chapter
5 Courtesy Vehicle Rules and Regulations (Con°t.)
7. Vehicle Standards and Inspection
7-1.
Standards ................ ..................
.............. ........... 5-17
7-2.
Inspection .... ..... ........ ................................
.......... 5-17
7-3.
False Representation.................................................
5-18
7-4.
Decals ...................... ........ ....................
........... 5-18
7-5.
Equipment ...... ...........................................
......... 5-18
8. Enforcement
8-1.
Authority to Inspect ...................................
.......... ....... 5-20
8-2.
Removal of Evidence of Authorization ......... ...........
................. 5-20
8-3.
Assistance by Department of Public Safety ........ ..............
......... ..5-20
8-4.
Correction Order ............ ............. .........
................... 5-20
8-5.
Service of Notice .... ......... .............. ..............
............ 5-21
8-6.
Appeals ........ ......... .................. .........................
5-21
8-7.
Criminal Offenses ............... ....... ...............................
5-21
8-8.
Administrative Fines ..... .............................
............ ..... 5-22
Chapter
6 Environmental Rules and Regulations
1. Control of Introduction of Pollutants into Sanitary Sewers ........... . ...........6-1
2. Penalties ........... ........ ................ .......................... 6-3
Chapter
7 'Contract Funding Rules and Regulations
1. Purpose ............................................... ........ ...... 7-1
2. Effective Date and Duration ... ... .............. .......................... 7-1
3. Scope .................................. ............................. 7-1
4. Administration of Rules and Regulations .......................... .......... 7-1
5. Contracts Funded Entirely from Operating Revenues ... .................... ...7-1
6. Contracts Funded Entirely from the Proceeds of Joint Revenue Bonds ..... ....... 7-2
7. Contracts Funded Partly with Joint Revenue Bonds or Operating
Funds and Partly with Funds of a Tenant ... ................................ 7-2
8. Board Contract Funded Entirely by Tenant..................................7-3
9. Tenant Contractors .................................... .............. ...7-3
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Chapter
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8,
9.
10
11.
12
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15
16.
17.
18,
19.
20.
Chapter
Commercial Activities
Soliciting......... ................................ .................... 8-1
Advertising.......................................... .......... ....... 8-1
Commercial Photography and Moving Picture Production ......................8-1
Newsracks................... ..................... ................... 8-2
Food Protection and Sanitation .............................. ............ .8-3
Designation of Health Authority ...................................... ..... 8-3
State Regulations Adopted...............................................8-3
Definitions.................. ........................ .................. 8-3
FoodPermits.........................................................8-3
Inspections
.......... ............................... .................. 8-5
Food Manager Certification .... .......................................... 8-5
Options............... ............................................... 8-5
Reserved............. ......... ......................................8-5
Public Swimming Pool and Spa Permit Program Inspections Intent ...............8-6
Designation of Health Authority...........................................8-6
State Regulations Adopted ............................. .................. 8-6
Definitions..................... ......................................8-6
Public Swimming Pool and Spa Permits....................................8-6
Inspections ............ .......... ..................................... 8-7
Public Pool/Spa Manager Certification .................... .................. 8-8
Procedures
1. Intent .............. ................................................. 9-1
2. Airport Security ..................................... .................. 9-1
3. Procedure for Adoption of Airport Rules and Regulations ..... .................. 9-1
4. Adoption Procedures for Rules, Regulations and Orders with
Penal Provisions......................................................9-2
Chapter
10 Saving, Severability and Penalties
1. Catchlines of Sections ... .............................................. 10-1
2. Severability..........................................................10-1
3. Penalty, Continuing Violations...........................................10-1
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Chapter 1
General Provisions
Section 1. Title
This Code shall be entitled "The Code of Rules and Regulations of the Dallas -Fort Worth International
Airport Board," may be cited as such, and may be referred to as "this Code," or "the Code."
Section 2. Intent
It is the intent of this Code to establish certain rules and regulations necessary to the maintenance and
promotion of the peace, health, good government and welfare of the Dallas -Fort Worth International
Airport, to provide for the best performance of the functions thereof, for the security of persons using the
Dallas -Fort Worth International Airport and to provide by such rules and regulations and by concurrent
ordinances of the Cities adopting this Code, for suitable penalties for the violation of its provisions.
Section 3. Scope
The provisions of this Code shall constitute a special enactment of effect only within the boundaries of the
Dallas -Fort Worth International Airport, pursuant to Transportation Code, Section 22.082 and adopted in
cooperation and concert with the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth in recognition of the unique and special
requirements of the planning, acquiring, establishment, development, construction, enlargement,
improvement, maintenance, equipment, operation, regulation, and protection and policing of the Dallas -
Fort Worth International Airport. This Code shall not be construed to waive or set aside any provisions
contained in other Dallas -Fort Worth International Airport Board approved rules or regulations not
expressly repealed hereby or other existing ordinances of the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth applicable
to the Dallas -Fort Worth International Airport or any law of the State of Texas applicable to the Dallas -Fort
Worth International Airport. To the extent of any conflict between this Code and the existing or future
general ordinances of any city other than the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, this Code shall prevail
within the boundaries of the Dallas -Fort Worth International Airport.
Section 4. Definitions
Air Operations Area shall mean the area of the Dallas -Fort Worth International Airport
bounded by a fence or to which access is otherwise restricted and which is primarily used
or intended to be used for landing, takeoff, or surface maneuvering of aircraft, and related
activities.
II. Airport shall mean all of the land, improvement, facilities and developments within the
boundaries of the Dallas -Fort Worth International Airport.
Ili. Airport Board or Board shall mean the Dallas -Fort Worth International Airport Board.
IV. Airport Roadway shall mean those portions of the Airport designed and made available
temporarily or permanently by the Airport Board for vehicular traffic.
V. Director shall mean the head of a Board department having the title Vice President.
VI. Disabled Person shall mean a person who is permanently or temporarily disabled within
the meaning of Transportation Code, Section 502.253, and who has applied for and
received a registration insignia or identification card from the state.
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VII, Executive Director shall mean the Chief Executive Officer of the Dallas -Fort Worth
International Airport Board, or his designee.
VIII. Ground Transportation Business shall mean the pursuance of the occupation of
transporting passengers, material or baggage for hire, either within the Airport or from or
to the Airport and points outside thereof.
IX. Identification Card shall mean the identification card issued by the state to a temporarily
disabled person for purposes of Transportation Code, Section 502.253.
X. Permit shall mean an official written instrument granting a special privilege and issued by
the Airport Board.
XI. Person shall mean any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, sole proprietorship,
government, association, company or an agency, trust, partnership of two or more persons
having a joint or common economic interest.
XII. Registration Insignia shall mean the specially designed symbol, tab, or other device to
be attached to the license plate of a vehicle, issued by the state to a permanently disabled
person for purposes of Transportation Code, Section 502.253.
XIII. Restricted Area shall mean any portion of the Airport to which no ingress is permitted
except upon specific authorization by the Airport Board, such area to be designated by
signs where practicable.
XIV. Vehicle shall mean and include automobiles, trucks, buses, motorcycles, horse-drawn
vehicles, bicycles, pushcarts and any other device in or upon or by which any person or
property is or may be transported, carried, or drawn upon land, except aircraft and railroad
rolling equipment or other devices running only on stationary rails or tracks.
XV. Vehicular Parking Area shall mean those portions of the Airport designated and made
available temporarily or permanently by the Airport Board for the parking of vehicles.
Section 5. Laws of the State of Texas
All portions of this Code shall be cumulative of all applicable civil and criminal laws of the State of Texas.
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Chapter 2
Traffic Regulation
Section 1. General Law Governing
All of the provisions of State Law governing the regulation of motor vehicles, including but not limited to
Transportation Code Title 7 - "Vehicles and Traffic" Subtitle C - "Rules of the Road", Transportation Code
Chapter 502 - "Registration of Vehicles", Transportation Code Chapter 501 - "Certificate of Title Act",
Transportation Code Chapter 521 - "Driver's Licenses and Certificates", Transportation Code Chapter 601
- "Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act", and Transportation Code Chapter 683 - "Abandoned Motor
Vehicles", are hereby declared to be in effect on the Airport Roadways, as defined, except insofar as the
provisions of the said Statutes are changed by this Code under the authority of State Law.
Section 2. Traffic Control Installations
It shall be unlawful to disobey any traffic control device, sign, signal, marking or insignia
erected, installed or placed by authority of the Airport Board. This shall apply, when
applicable, to both vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Insofar as possible, all such devices,
signs, signals, markings or insignia shall conform to the manual and specifications adopted
by the Texas Transportation Commission, as set forth in Transportation Code, Section
544.001 and Transportation Code, Section 544.002.
Ii. Except for speed limit signs, all traffic control devices, signs, signals, markings and insignia
as presently located, erected or installed on the premises of the Airport, are hereby
adopted, affirmed and ratified. Hereafter, the Executive Director shall conduct studies and
investigations relating to all such traffic control devices, signs, signals, markings and
insignia, and in accordance with such studies and determinations shall make such
changes as are deemed necessary in the interest of traffic safety. Such changes, when
effected, shall be entered upon an official record to be maintained by the Executive
Director. Provided, however, the delegation of authority herein granted shall not extend to
establishing or changing speed limits, whether maximum or minimum, but same shall be
established by the Airport Board according to the requirements of State Law as delegated
to the Cities by Legislative enactment.
III. Based upon the authority vested in the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth by Transportation
Code, Section 545.356 and Transportation Code, Section 545.363, the speed limits upon
the streets, ways, passages and vehicular routes within the boundaries and confines of the
Airport are set, affirmed and ratified as described in Appendix I of this Code. Unless
otherwise provided, the maximum speed limit on streets, ways, passages and vehicular
routes within the boundaries and confines of the Airport shall be thirty (30) miles per hour.
The streets, ways, passages and vehicular routes, and their corresponding block numbers
within the boundaries and confines of the Airport, are set, affirmed, and ratified as
described in Appendix I of this Code. In compliance with and in obedience to the above
authority, the Airport Board directs the Executive Director to perform engineering and
traffic investigations to insure that the prima facie maximum speed limits herein set forth in
Appendix I are reasonable and safe under the conditions found to exist at all intersections
and other places and upon any part of the Airport roadway system described therein,
taking into consideration the width and condition of the pavement and other circumstances
on such portion of said Airport roadway system as well as the usual traffic speed limits
thereat and thereon, which limits when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected
shall be effective at any such intersection or other place or part of the Airport roadway
system at all times during hours of daylight or darkness, or at such other times as may be
determined.
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Section 3. Parking
I. A person commits an offense, if he stops, stands, or parks a vehicle within the boundaries
of the Airport except at such places and for such periods of time, and upon payment of
such parking fees and charges as may from time to time be prescribed by the Airport
Board. Any vehicle which is disabled or which is parked in violation hereof or which
represents an operational hazard at the Airport may be removed or towed away and
impounded, all at the operator's or owner's expense and without liability for any damage
to the vehicle which may ensue from such removal or towing. Such expense shall be a lien
against the vehicle and payment in full therefor shall be a prerequisite to the reclaiming of
the vehicle by the operator or owner.
Il. A person commits an offense if the person:
A. is neither a disabled person nor transporting a disabled person and stops, stands, or
parks a vehicle displaying a registration insignia or identification card in a parking
space or area designated specifically for the disabled;
B. stops, stands, or parks a vehicle displaying neither a registration insignia nor an
identification card in a parking space or area designated specifically for the disabled;
or
C. stops, stands, or parks a vehicle in such a manner that the vehicle blocks an access
or curb ramp or any other architectural improvement designed to aid the disabled.
III. The method of disposition of abandoned or junked motor vehicles or other vehicles shall
be as set forth in the Transportation Code Chapter 683, insofar as same may be applied
to the operation of the Airport.
Section 4. Employee Parking Areas
A person commits an offense if he operates, parks or stands a motor vehicle within a parking area
designated for employee parking unless a permit, decal, or other authorization therefor is prominently
displayed on the vehicle or he gains authorized access by means of a control mechanism. For the
purposes of this section, prominent display of an authorized permit, decal or other authorization may be
accomplished by clearly displaying said permit, decal or other authorization in plain view in the front
windshield of the motor vehicle.
Section 5. Restricted Areas
The Air Operations Area is expressly declared a "Restricted Area." The Airport Board may
designate additional Areas or Zones at the Airport as "Restricted Areas" by posting signs
to that effect. A person commits an offense if the person:
A. operates, parks, stops or stands any vehicle in a "Restricted Area" without:
1. displaying on the vehicle an approved valid decal issued by the Airport;
2. displaying on the vehicle an approved valid placard issued by the Airport;
3, the prior approval of the Executive Director;
4. a lawful escort; or
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5. complying with requirements established by the Airport Security Program.
B. enters or remains on or in property designated a "Restricted Area" without:
displaying an appropriate Airport -issued identification badge;
2. the prior approval of the Executive Director;
3. a lawful escort; or
4. complying with requirements established by the Airport Security Program.
IE. The Department of Public Safety shall be authorized to immediately remove any vehicle
parked in violation of this section or where such vehicle represents an operational hazard
in or impedes the efficient operations of the Air Operations Area.
Section 6, Air Operations Areas
A person commits an offense if the person operates a vehicle on the Air Operations Area:
A. in excess of 20 miles per hour, except on the ARFF service roads where the speed
limit is 45 miles per hour;
B. operates a vehicle in willful and wanton disregard of the safety of persons or property;
C. without a valid driver's license; or
D. refuses to present a driver's license upon demand by a Peace Officer.
I I. A person commits an offense if the person operates a vehicle on the Air Operations Area
and fails to:
A. yield the right of way to any aircraft immediately approaching or moving within the
person's path of travel;
B. present a driver's license upon demand of a Peace Officer; or
C. stop and wait until the Air Operations Area gate is closed before driving away
III. A person commits an offense if the person is in possession of or consumes an alcoholic
beverage within the confines of the Air Operations Area, except if the alcoholic beverage
is being consumed by a ticketed passenger on an aircraft where alcoholic beverages are
served to customers by airline personnel.
Section 7. Passenger Loading Zones
The Airport Board may establish zones for loading or unloading passengers to or from designated
vehicles at the Airport. Such zones shall be designated with appropriate control devices, signs, signals,
markings or insignia, and a person commits an offense if the person parks, stops, or stands any vehicle
in any such Passenger Loading Zone except to load or unload passengers, and then only if it is a vehicle
authorized in such zone and only for the time limit established by the Board and posted in such zone.
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Section 8. Loading Zones
The Airport Board may establish Loading Zones for the loading and unloading of material at the Airport.
Such zones shall be designated with appropriate control devices, signs, signals, markings or insignia, and
person commits an offense if the person stops, stands or parks any vehicle in a Loading Zone other
khan for the expeditious unloading and delivery, pickup and loading of material by a vehicle authorized by
the Executive Director for such use. In no case shall the loading and unloading of materials exceed the
time limit established by the Airport Board and posted in such Loading Zone.
Section 9. Impeding Flow of Traffic
No person shall park, stop or stand a vehicle in any Airport Roadway, Driveway, Air Operations Area,
Taxiway, Parking Area, Passenger Loading Zone, Loading Zone or in front of or near any entrance or exit
to any building at the Airport so as to block, obstruct or impede the free passage of any vehicles or
pedestrians.
Section 10. Solicitation of Ground Transportation
A person commits an offense if the person solicits ground transportation business on the Airport, or picks
up passengers or baggage for hire on the Airport without a ground transportation permit from the Airport
Board, or without having an Airport Board Concession, License or Franchise therefor, and, to the extent
of any operations outside the Airport Boundaries, without a license, permit or franchise from any city
through which said business is conducted if lawfully regulated by the ordinances of any such city.
Section 11. Inoperable Vehicles
A person commits an offense if the person stores an inoperable vehicle on Airport premises. For purposes
of this section, an inoperable vehicle includes, but is not limited to, any vehicle required by law to have a
current registration or inspection sticker attached or displayed upon such vehicle and which does not
display such current registration or inspection sticker. Any type or kind of trailer shall be considered
inoperable if not attached to a motor vehicle. The Department of Public Safety shall be authorized to
impound any inoperable vehicle found upon Airport premises.
Section 12. Administrative Adjudication of Parking Violations
Parking Violations Made Civil Offenses
Every violation of Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 11 of this chapter governing the stopping,
standing, or parking of a vehicle is a civil offense.
II. General Authority and Duty of Director
The Director of Operations of the Airport Board or his designated representative, shall
implement and enforce this section and may by written order establish such rules or
regulations, not inconsistent with this section, as the Director determines are necessary to
discharge the Director's duty under, or to effect the policy of, this section.
III. Hearing Officers; Powers, Duties, and Functions
A. Hearing officers shall be appointed by the Director, or his designated representative,
to administratively adjudicate all parking violations for which a parking citation has
been issued under this chapter of this Code.
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B. Hearing officers shall have the following powers, duties, and functions:
1. to administer oaths;
2, to accept admissions to, and to hear and determine contests of, parking
violations under this section;
3. to issue orders compelling the attendance of witnesses and the production of
documents, which orders may be enforced by a municipal court;
4. to assess civil fines, penalties, and other costs for a parking violation in
accordance with subsection XI of this section;
5. to waive penalties assessed for a parking violation in accordance with
subsection XI of this section; and
6. to preside over, hear evidence, and make findings at an immobilization or
impoundment hearing in accordance with this section.
IV. Parking Citations; Form
A. A parking citation serves as the summons and complaint for purposes of this section.
B. A parking citation must be on a form prescribed by the Director, or his designated
representative, and must include the following information:
1. the nature, date, time, and location of the alleged parking violation;
2. the license plate number of the illegally parked vehicle, or if not visible or legible,
the vehicle identification number or the inspection tag number;
3. the make of the illegally parked vehicle;
4. the date, time, and location of the administrative adjudication hearing, to be set
not later than 15 calendar days after the date of issuance of the parking citation;
5. a notification that the person charged with the parking violation has the right to
an instanter hearing any business day before the scheduled administrative
adjudication hearing; and
6. a notification that failure to timely appear at either an instanter hearing or a
scheduled administrative adjudication hearing is considered an admission of
liability for the parking violation charge and will result in the assessment of
appropriate civil fines, penalties, and costs and may result in the immobilization,
towing, and impoundment of the vehicle for which the citation was issued.
C. The original or any copy of a parking citation is a record kept in the ordinary course
of Airport Board business and is prima facie evidence of the facts contained in the
parking citation.
V. Service of a Parking Citation; Presumption of Service
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A. A parking citation must be served personally upon the operator of a vehicle who is
present at the time of service. If the operator is not present, or cannot otherwise be
personally served, the parking citation must be served upon the registered owner of
the vehicle by affixing the parking citation to the vehicle in a conspicuous place.
B. An operator of a vehicle who is not the vehicle's owner, but who uses or operates the
vehicle with the express or implied permission of the owner, shall be considered the
owner's agent authorized to receive a parking citation required to be served upon the
registered owner or operator of a vehicle in accordance with the provisions of this
section.
C. If the owner or operator of a vehicle drives the vehicle away from or in any manner
leaves the site of the parking violation while the issuing officer is preparing the parking
citation, or refuses service of the parking citation, this fact shall be noted on the
original and all copies of the parking citation.
D. The original parking citation must be signed by the issuing officer who shall affirm the
truth of the facts set forth in the citation.
E. The original and all copies of a parking citation are prima facie evidence that the
parking citation was issued and that an attempt at service was made in accordance
with the provisions of this section.
VI. Liability of the Vehicle Owner and Operator; Presumption of Liability
A. Except as provided in subsection (B), the registered owner and the operator of a
vehicle, when not the same, shall both be liable to the Airport Board for a parking
violation charge, except that the operator of a vehicle shall be solely liable if the
owner can prove that the vehicle was operated without the owner's express or
implied consent. A vehicle owner who pays any civil fines, penalties, or costs
pursuant to this section shall have the right to recovery from the vehicle operator.
B. A vehicle owner who is engaged in the business of renting or leasing vehicles under
written rental or leasing agreements shall not be liable for parking fines, penalties,
and costs imposed by the Airport Board on a rented or leased vehicle if, within 30
days after receiving written notice of a parking violation, the vehicle owner provides
in affidavit form the true name, address, driver's license number and state or country
of issuance of the person in possession of the vehicle at the time the parking citation
was issued, or a true copy of the lease or rental agreement in effect at the time the
parking citation was issued.
C. A lessor of a vehicle who fails to comply with subsection (B) shall be treated as any
other vehicle owner and shall be liable with the vehicle operator for a parking violation
charge.
D. It is a defense to any charge of a parking violation that, at the time of the violation,
the illegally parked vehicle was reported to a police department as having been stolen
prior to the time of the violation and had not yet been recovered.
E. In any hearing to administratively adjudicate a parking citation, it is presumed that the
registered owner of the vehicle for which the citation was issued is the person who
stopped, stood, or parked the vehicle at the time and place of the parking violation.
Proof of ownership may be made by a computer-generated record of the registration
" of the vehicle showing the name of the person to whom the license plate was issued.
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This proof is prima facie evidence of the ownership of the vehicle by the person to
whom the certificate of registration was issued.
VII. Answering a Parking Citation
A. A person who has been issued a parking citation shall answer to the charge of the
parking violation by the date shown on the citation. An answer may be made in any
of the following ways:
1. an admission of liability with payment of the applicable civil fine, and any
additional penalties and costs;
2. a denial of liability made before a hearing officer at an administrative
adjudication hearing on a date specified in the parking citation or at an instanter
hearing before that date;
3. an admission of liability with an explanation made before a hearing officer at an
administrative adjudication hearing on a date specified in the parking citation or
at an instanter hearing before that date;
4. a request for permission from a hearing officer to adjudicate by mail; or
5, a request to reset a scheduled administrative adjudication hearing from the date
shown on the parking citation. A scheduled hearing may not be reset more than
once unless the person charged pays to the Director, or his designated
representative, an amount equal to the applicable civil fine for the parking
violation, with any additional penalties and costs. The Director, or his designated
representative, shall issue a receipt for any amounts paid under this paragraph.
After presentation of the receipt, all amounts paid will be refunded to the person
charged if the hearing officer, or a municipal court on appeal, finds that the
person is not liable for the parking violation.
B. Payment of the civil fine and any additional penalties and costs may be made in
person or by mailing to the Airport Board the parking citation accompanied by
payment of the amount shown on the citation. Payment by mail may be made only
by money order, check, or in a manner prescribed by the Director or his designated
representative. Payment of the civil fine and all penalties and costs assessed
pursuant to this section shall operate as a final disposition of the parking violation
charge, except when payment is made to reset a scheduled hearing or to file an
appeal.
VIII. Adjudication by Mail
A. If a person charged with a parking violation shows good cause for not attending a
hearing, either personally or through a representative, the hearing officer may permit
the matter to be adjudicated by mail, which adjudication must be completed within 90
calendar days of the date of the citation.
B. Letters, memoranda, affidavits, photographs, and other documentary materials shall
be admissible as evidence for the purposes of adjudication by mail. The hearing
officer may exclude from consideration any material that is not relevant to the
adjudication of the alleged violation.
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C. Failure of the person charged to proceed with an adjudication by mail after requesting
and receiving permission to adjudicate by mail is an admission by the person charged
of liability for the parking violation and shall subject the person who requested the
adjudication by mail to the appropriate civil fines, penalties, and costs assessed by
the hearing officer.
D. If a hearing officer determines that an adjudication cannot proceed by mail the
hearing officer shall advise the person charged by first class mail that the person
must appear to answer the charge at a hearing.
IX. Hearings for Disposition of a Parking Citation; Parking Citation as Prima
Facie Evidence
A. Every hearing for the adjudication of a parking violation charge under this section
shall be held before a hearing officer.
B. At a hearing, the parking citation is prima facie proof of its contents and the officer or
other authorized person who issued the parking citation is not required to be present;
except, that the issuing officer or other authorized person shall be present at a
scheduled administrative adjudication hearing if requested by the person charged or
by the hearing officer.
C. At a hearing, the hearing officer shall hear and consider evidence presented by the
Airport Board and by the person charged. The formal rules of evidence do not apply
to a hearing under this section, and the hearing officer shall make a decision based
upon a preponderance of the evidence presented at the hearing, after giving due
weight to all presumptions and prima facie evidence established by this section or
other applicable law.
D. At the conclusion of an instanter or a scheduled administrative adjudication hearing,
the hearing officer shall immediately render an order or decision, either by:
1. finding the person charged liable for the parking violation, assessing the
applicable civil fine and any penalties and other costs in accordance with this
section, and notifying the person of the right to appeal to municipal court; or
2, finding the person charged not liable for the parking violation.
E. An order of a hearing officer may be filed with the Director or his designated
representative. The order may be recorded using computer printouts, microfilm,
microfiche, or similar data processing techniques.
X. Failure to Answer a Parking Citation or Appear at a Hearing
A. The failure of any person charged with a parking violation to answer to the charge
within 15 calendar days after the date of issuance of the parking citation or to appear
at any hearing, including a hearing on appeal, when required to appear is an
admission of liability for the parking violation, and the hearing officer, or the municipal
court in the case of an appeal, shall issue an order of liability and assess against the
person charged with the violation the appropriate civil fines, penalties, and other
costs.
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B. Within 7 calendar days after filing an order of liability issued under this section, a
hearing officer shall notify the registered owner or operator of the vehicle in writing of
the order. The notice must be sent by first class mail to the last address of the
registered owner on record with the Texas Department of Transportation, or to the
address of the registered owner or operator last known to the hearing officer. The
notice must include a statement:
1, of the amount of civil fines, penalties, and costs assessed;
2, of the right to appeal to municipal court; and
3. that failure to pay can result in immobilization and impoundment of the vehicle
and the debt being placed on the debtor's credit report for seven years or until
such time as the debt is paid.
Xl. Civil Fine Schedule
A. The following is the schedule of civil fines for parking violations under this section of
this Code that are made civil offenses under this section:
Violation Civil Fine
No Parking Zone
$28.00
Unattended Vehicle Zone
$28.00
Double Parking
$28.00
Blocking Cross Walk
$28.00
Blocking Roadway
$28.00
Limited Parking
$28.00
Unauthorized Zone
$28.00
Failed to Park in Marked Space
$28.00
Boot Fee
$25.00
Fire Lane
$38.00
Handicap Space
$63.00
Other
$28.00
B. If a civil fine is assessed, it must be in accordance with this section. A civil fine may
not be waived or modified by a hearing officer, or by a municipal court on appeal,
except that additional penalties and other costs may be added in accordance with this
section.
C. An additional penalty in an amount equal to the original civil fine will be assessed if a
vehicle owner or operator or the agent of the owner or operator fails to:
answer to a parking violation charge within 15 calendar days after the date of
issuance of the parking citation or fails to appear at any hearing scheduled after
15 calendar days from the date of the parking citation; or
2. after being found liable, pay all civil fines, fees, and costs assessed for a parking
violation within the time designated by the hearing officer.
D. A penalty assessed under subsection (C) of this section may be waived by a hearing
officer, or by a municipal court on appeal, if the vehicle owner or operator, or agent of
the vehicle owner or operator, can establish that:
1. through no fault of the vehicle owner or operator, or agent of the vehicle owner
or operator:
a) no notice of the parking violation was received as required by this section;
b) no notice of the hearing officer's order was received as required by this
section; or
c) payment of the civil fine assessed for the parking violation was not posted
in a timely manner;
2. the penalty was assessed in error; or
3. the vehicle was at the time of the violation stopped, standing, or parked in
response to a medical emergency.
XII. Enforcement of Order
A. A hearing officer's order may be enforced by:
1. impounding the vehicle that is the subject of the order when it is found within the
boundaries of the Airport, if the person charged has committed three or more
parking violations in any calendar year that have not been resolved either by a
finding of no liability or by payment of all civil fines, penalties, and costs
assessed by the hearing officer;
2. placing a boot on the vehicle that is the subject of the order when it is found
within the boundaries of the Airport, if the person charged has committed three
or more parking violations in any calendar year that have not been resolved
either by a finding of no liability or by payment of all civil fines, penalties, and
costs assessed by the hearing officer;
3. imposing an additional penalty to a civil fine not paid within the designated
period;
4. canceling or denying any permit to park or operate a transportation service at
the Airport; or
5. reporting the debt to a credit reporting bureau to remain on the debtor's credit
report for seven years or until such time as the debt is paid.
XIII. Removal of Immobilization Device
A. The registered owner of an immobilized or impounded vehicle, or other authorized
person, may secure the release of the vehicle upon:
1. payment of the amount of the civil fine and late fees, if any, for each delinquent
parking citation plus the applicable boot fees and/or towing and storage fees; or
2. the posting of a cash bond in the amount of such civil fines, late fees, boot fees
and/or towing and storage fees to ensure appearance at the
immobilization/impoundment hearing.
B. Payment of the civil fines, late fees, boot fees, and any towing and storage fees shall
constitute a waiver of the right to contest such civil fines and fees.
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C. It shall be unlawful for any person, other than an officer or employee of the Airport
Board acting in the course and scope of his duties under this section, to remove or
attempt to remove or to tamper in any manner with an immobilization device (boot)
installed on any vehicle pursuant to this section.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person, except under the direction of a peace officer, or an
employee of the Airport Board to tow, move, or to cause to. be towed or moved any
vehicle on which a boot is then installed pursuant to this section from the place where
it was booted.
E. It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a peace officer or employee of the
Airport Board acting in the course and scope of his duties, to remove or relocate any
notice placed upon a booted vehicle under this section.
F. An offense under this section shall be a criminal offense punishable upon conviction
by a criminal fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500). To the extent that any
conduct declared to be unlawful under this section also constitutes a violation of an
applicable state law, then it shall be punishable as provided by state law.
XIV. Immobilization/Impoundment Hearing
A. The registered owner of a vehicle that is immobilized or impounded for the purpose
of enforcing a hearing officer's order shall have the right to a prompt
immobilization/impoundment hearing before a hearing officer.
B. The request for an immobilization/impoundment hearing must be made in writing to
the Director, or his designated representative, on a form provided for that purpose,
within 3 calendar days from the date the vehicle was immobilized or impounded,
whichever occurred first.
C. An immobilization/impoundment hearing must be held within 48 hours after the
Director, or his designated representative, receives the request for a hearing,
excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Airport Board holidays, at the parking
adjudication office or at such other convenient and reasonable place as the hearing
officer may designate.
D. The issue to be determined at the immobilization/impoundment hearing is whether
the immobilization or impoundment of the vehicle was authorized by this section.
E. The immobilization or impoundment of a vehicle is valid if it complies with the
requirements of this section, unless.the vehicle owner or operator, or agent of the
vehicle owner or operator, can establish that:
1. the vehicle was registered to or operated by another person at the time the
unresolved parking violations occurred;
2. the vehicle was being operated without the owner's express or implied consent
at the time the unresolved parking violations occurred;
3, through no fault of the owner, notice of the unresolved parking violations was
never received as required by this section;
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4. one or more citations for the unresolved parking violations are defective and, if
dismissed, would leave no more than two unresolved parking violations within
the calendar year; or
5. at the time of immobilization or impoundment of the vehicle, the registered
owner had no more than two unresolved parking violations within the calendar
year.
F. The determination of the hearing officer at the immobilization/impoundment hearing
is final and is not subject to appeal.
G. If the hearing officer determines that immobilization or impoundment of a vehicle was
not valid, all fees paid for immobilization, towage, storage, and impoundment of the
vehicle and any other amount paid to redeem the vehicle shall be refunded, includ-
ing any civil fines, penalties, and costs for any parking violation that the hearing offi-
cer determines should not have been considered in counting parking violations for the
purposes of immobilizing or impounding the vehicle. Any civil fines, penalties, and
costs paid for a parking violation for which the registered owner was liable will not be
refunded.
XV. Appeal From Hearing
A. A person determined by a hearing officer, at either an instanter or scheduled admin-
istrative adjudication hearing or by failure to answer a parking citation or appear at a
hearing in the time required, to be liable for a parking violation may appeal this deter-
mination to the municipal court by filing a petition, along with a filing fee, with the
municipal court clerk or a deputy clerk within 30 calendar days after the hearing offi--
cer's order is filed with the Director or his designated representative. If the hearing
officer's order is reversed, the filing fee shall be returned by the city to the appellant.
B. Upon receipt of an appeal petition, the municipal court clerk or deputy clerk shall
schedule an appeal hearing and notify all parties of the date, time, and location of the
hearing. The officer or other authorized person who issued the parking citation is not
required to be present at the appeal hearing unless requested by the person charged
or by the municipal court.
C. The appeal hearing must be a trial de novo in municipal court and is a civil proceeding
for the purpose of affirming or reversing the hearing officer's order. The person filing
the appeal may request that the hearing be held before a jury. The decision from the
municipal court is final.
D. Service of notice of appeal under this section does not stay the enforcement and
collection of any order of a hearing officer, unless the person filing the appeal pays to
the Director, or his designated representative, an amount equal to all civil fines,
penalties, and costs assessed against the person charged. The Director, or his
designated representative, shall issue a receipt for any amounts paid under this
subsection. After presentation of the receipt, all amounts paid will be refunded if the
hearing officer's order is overturned on appeal.
XVI. Disposition of Civil Fines, Penalties, and Costs
All civil fines, penalties, and costs assessed under this section shall be paid into the Airport
Board's general fund for the use and benefit of the Airport
Board.
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Chapter 3
Personal Conduct
Section 1. General State Law
The provisions of this Chapter shall not be construed as limitations upon the civil or criminal laws of this
State which are in full force and effect within the areas under the control and jurisdiction of the Airport
Board.
Section 2. Restricted Areas
I. The Airport Board shall have authority to designate "Restricted Areas" within the Airport.
The Air Operations Area is expressly declared to be a "Restricted Area."
H. A person commits an offense if he enters or travels, in a vehicle or on foot, upon any area
designated by the Airport Board as a "Restricted Area," without specific authorization from
the Executive Director or pursuant to a lawful escort. A person authorized to enter a
"Restricted Area" commits an offense if he enters or exits at any location which is not
designated for entrance to or exit from such 'Restricted Area."
III. A person commits an offense if he is found within any `Restricted Area" of the Airport and
fails or refuses to produce proper identification upon the request of an Airport Board Public
Safety Officer, or any other authorized representative of the Airport Board.
Section 3. Animals
A person commits an offense if he brings any animal on the Airport, or permits or causes the same to be
brought thereon; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to an "assistance animal"
accompanying a person with a disability, or to animals properly confined for shipment or to animals used
for law enforcement purposes.
Section 4. Standards for Fund Solicitation, Conduct of Surveys, Distribution of Literature, and
Picketing
Definitions:
A. Solicitation and Receipt of Funds means a face to face request for an immediate
physical, in-person donation of money or anything of value.
B. Literature is defined as books, pamphlets, handbills, tracts, cards, circulars, pictures,
films, magazines, or any other items.
C. Survey is defined as the act of repeated in-person polling or questioning of persons
for the purpose of obtaining information related to, and/or securing opinions or
viewpoints on, issues, candidacies, products or services.
D. Picketing is defined as the stationing, parading, patrolling and/or assembling of a
person or persons outside a business or place of employment, or inside an Airport
terminal building, to express grievance against or to protest the practices of a tenant,
subtenant, or other occupant, or to discourage entry thereto by non -striking workers
or by customers.
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II. Solicitation
No person may engage in the solicitation and receipt of funds within a passenger terminal
at the Airport.
►Ii. Surveys
No person may engage in the conduct of a survey within a passenger terminal at the
Airport. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the conduct of a survey by or on
behalf of an Airport tenant in that part of an Airport passenger terminal exclusively leased
to that tenant. Further, nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the conduct of a
survey by or on behalf of the Airport Board on Airport property.
IV. Distribution of Literature
A. No more than 4 persons authorized by permit to distribute literature shall be author-
ized to do so in the secure area of a terminal section at the same time. Each person
wishing to distribute literature must:
1. obtain in advance one of four dated tags for the terminal section in which he
desires to distribute literature. Such tags shall be available from 7:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. on a first-come first-served basis at the Airport's Operations
Department in the DFW Business Center office building (between North and
South bound International Parkway in the middle of the terminal complex), on
and for each day that the person desires to distribute literature. Only four tags
shall be made available per terminal section per day. No person may hold more
than one tag at a time. Only the person obtaining the tag as described above
may use it;
2. return the tag for one terminal section before obtaining a tag for another terminal
section on the same day; and
3. display the dated tag on the outer clothing above the waist, clearly visible to the
public, while engaged in the permitted activity in the terminal section and on the
date to which the tag pertains.
V. Picketing
A. No person shall picket inside the Airport terminals.
B. Pemittees may not carry pickets or other similar signs, or devices with a dimension
that exceeds the Permittee's height or width. Any conflict between this rule and
applicable State law shall be resolved in favor of State law, provided that State law
impresses more stringent requirements on the conduct regulated hereby.
VI. Permits
A. No person may solicit funds, conduct a survey, distribute literature, or picket without
a permit issued by the Executive Director. An application shall be submitted to the
Executive Director at least three (3) business days in advance of the first day sought
for the activity, and shall include the following:
1. the full name and street address of the applicant;
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2. the full name and street address of the organization sponsoring, conducting, or
promoting the distribution;
3. whether the sponsoring organization is a branch or division of a national
organization and, if so, the name and street address thereof;
4. if the sponsoring organization is a Texas corporation, a copy of its Corporate
Charter, as amended, shall be furnished; if it is a foreign corporation, a copy of
its Authorized Certificate to do business in the State of Texas shall accompany
the application; and
5. the date or dates and hours of the activity.
B. The Permit will be issued within three (3) business days of receipt of the application;
however, the permit application may be denied or a permit granted hereunder
revoked if one or more of the statements in the application is found to be untrue.
C. Time, location and manner: When permits are granted, the following rules and
standards will apply:
Location: Permittees, other than the Airport Board or a representative of the
Airport Board, will not be permitted to conduct the activity for which the Permit
is issued (1) in Airport roadways, (2) inside airline gate departure lounges, (3) in
areas restricted to airline or Airport personnel, (4) in restrooms, (5) in premises
leased to a concessionaire, (6) in stairwells, staircases, elevators or escalators,
(7) in baggage claim areas, or (8) in any area temporarily or permanently
restricted for security or construction reasons to necessary personnel. Said
Permittees may not conduct such activity within ten (10) feet of any ticket
counter, departure lounge check-in counter, baggage check-in counter or
security screening check point, nor may Permittees distribute literature to any
person waiting in line at those areas or loading or unloading baggage from a
public or private vehicle.
2. Permits will be issued for a period of not more than thirty (30) days.
3. Manner of operation:
a) a person may not engage in any permitted activity unless he wears a
badge, nameplate, card, or other personal identification on his upper torso
and clearly visible to the public. That identification must state the true and
correct legal name of the person and the organization or cause
represented; and
b) a person conducting any permitted activity shall, in that connection, obey
the Code and all applicable state and federal laws.
VII. Tables may not be utilized in the conduct of permitted activity; however, luggage carriers
no larger than that used to hold a medium-sized suitcase may be utilized for transporting
or temporary storage of materials in accordance with section 11 of this Chapter. Luggage
carriers must be attended at all times. A luggage carrier shall be deemed unattended if it
is outside the view of the permitted person or persons.
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VIII. A permittee commits an offense if he stores any literature or any items used in connection
with the permitted activity in any public use area of the Airport's terminals. All such
literature and material shall be carried on the person of a permittee, or on a small luggage
carrier as defined in Subsection VII above, while inside an Airport terminal building. This
section shall not prohibit any person from storing literature or items in such public lockers
as are provided in the Airport's passenger terminals.
IX. Appeal of Permit Denial or Revocation: When an application for a permit hereunder is
refused or revoked, the Executive Director will, within five (5) business days of the denial
or revocation, furnish the Applicant a written explanation of the reason for the denial or
revocation. Within five (5) business days of receipt of the explanation, the Applicant may
submit a written request to the Executive Director that the Board seek a judicial
determination that the Permit was properly denied or revoked. Within five (5) business
days following receipt of such request, the Board must apply to either the United States
District Court for the Northern District of Texas or the appropriate Texas District Court for
a judicial determination that the application was properly denied or revoked. The Board
has the burden of showing that the Application was properly denied or that the Permit was
properly revoked.
X. Upon a judicial determination, an interim permit will be issued and continue in force
pending an appeal.
XI. If the issue for judicial determination is not heard and decided on the merits by the Court
or otherwise mutually agreed upon by the parties within ten (10) business days after the
complaint or petition is filed, then an interim permit shall be deemed issued under this
section by operation of law, and all activities proposed to be carried on in the Application
for the original Permit may be carried on as if the original Permit had been issued, subject
to the same restrictions and obligations under this Code as other permitted activities. The
interim permit shall be valid pending a decision in the district court, or any appeal thereof.
It shall be a defense to a charge of distributing literature without a permit that an appeal or
judicial determination hereunder is pending.
Section 5. Litter
A person commits an offense if he places, discharges or deposits in any manner any litter, offal, garbage,
trash, debris, junk or any refuse on the Airport, except at such places and under such conditions as the
Airport Board may, from time to time, prescribe.
Section 6. Prohibiting the Posting of Notices and Signs on Poles, Trees, and Structures;
Presumptions
1. A person commits an offense if he posts or affixes or causes to be posted or affixed any
notice, poster, paper, sign, or device, which is calculated to attract the attention of the
public, to any lamp -post, utility pole, telephone pole, cellular telephone pole, or tree that is
located on Airport property or to any structure or building on Airport property.
H. Whenever any notice, poster, paper, sign, or device is posted or affixed, or caused to be
posted or affixed, in violation of subsection (1) of this section, it is presumed that the person
whose address or telephone number is listed in the notice, poster, paper, sign, or device,
or who is otherwise named, described or identified in the notice, poster, paper, sign, or
device, is the person who committed the violation, either personally or through an agent or
employee.
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Section 7. Obstruction to Aviation
A person commits an offense if he operates or releases any kite, balloon, model aircraft, model rocket or
parachute, or other such contrivance upon or above the Airport without written permission from the
Executive Director.
Section 8. Organizations
A person commits an offense if he conducts or participates in picketing, parades, marches,
patrols, demonstrations, assemblies, or carries or displays signs, handbills or placards on
the Airport, unless a Permit has been granted in response to a written request to engage
in any such activity. Such written request must be submitted to the Airport Board at least
three (3) business days in advance of the first day of the requested activity. The written
request required herein shall state:
A. the full name and mailing address of the person or organization sponsoring,
conducting or promoting the activity;
B. the purpose or subject thereof;
C. the date, hours, and exact Airport location for which the request is made; and
D. the approximate number of persons who will participate in such activity.
II. The Executive Director shall grant a permit within three (3) business days of receipt of an
application. An application for a permit may be denied or a permit granted hereunder
revoked if one or more of the statements in the application is found to be untrue. A person
commits an offense if, while engaging in any activity described herein, he prevents or
interferes with access or egress from any Airport facility or premises, and no person shall
in any manner by words or physical force assail, coerce, threaten or disturb any person,
nor shall any such activity prevent or interfere with, the conduct. of business at the Airport.
Permittees will not be permitted to conduct the activity for which the Permit is issued (1) in
Airport roadways, (2) inside airline gate departure lounges, (3) in areas restricted to airline
or Airport personnel, (4) in restrooms, (5) in premises leased to a concessionaire, (6) in
stairwells, staircases, elevators or escalators, (7) in baggage claim areas, or (8) in any
area temporarily or permanently restricted for security or construction reasons to
necessary personnel_ Permittees may not conduct such activity within ten (10) feet of any
ticket counter, departure lounge check-in counter, baggage check-in counter or security
screening check point, nor may permittees conduct such activities from or distribute
literature to any person waiting in line at those areas or loading or unloading baggage from
a public or private vehicle.
Section 9. Camping, Swimming, Picnicking
A person commits an offense if he uses Airport premises for the purpose of camping, athletic games or
contests, fishing, swimming, hunting or picnicking unless a Permit therefor has been granted by the
Executive Director.
Section 10. Noise
A person commits an offense if he knowingly makes unreasonably loud or raucous noises, considering
the location, inside terminals or other Airport buildings.
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Section 11. Tables and Chairs
A person commits an offense if he places or maintains a table, bench, chair, stool, easel, tripod or other
item designed or adapted to serve a similar purpose on Airport premises unless such space has been
leased from the Airport Board by that person or is authorized by another section of this Code.
Section 12. Food, Etc.
A person commits an offense if he distributes any food product at the Airport except from premises leased
to that person by the Airport Board for that purpose, or pursuant to a permit issued by the Executive
Director.
Section 13. Pins, Etc.
A person commits an offense if he pins, ties, or otherwise attaches any items on the clothing, luggage,
body or vehicle of any person at the Airport, without such person's consent.
Section 14. Obstruction of Passage
A person commits an offense if he knowingly obstructs the free passage of other persons along Airport
roadways, sidewalks or into, out of, or within Airport buildings.
Section 15. Fraudulent Misrepresentation
A person commits an offense if he fraudulently misrepresents any material fact in making application for
any permit, authorization or device issued by the Executive Director.
Section 16. Unauthorized Transfer of Authorization
A person commits an offense if he sells, conveys, grants or transfers any decal, device or other
authorization granted by the Executive Director to another person, without prior written consent of the
Executive Director.
Section 17. Unauthorized Use of Authorization
A person commits an offense if he possesses or controls any decal, authorization or device not issued to
him by the Executive Director or which has previously been reported as lost or stolen. For the purposes
of this section "decal," "authorization" or "device" shall include, but is not limited to, any ticket issued for
parking control within the Airport premises.
Section 18. Temporary or Permanent Residence
A person commits an offense if he resides in or upon Airport premises. As used in this section, "resides"
shall mean intent to establish a temporary or permanent domicile, but shall not include any residence in
any space expressly designated by the Executive Director for such purposes or any period of time during
which an Airport patron awaits connecting flights for which such patron holds validly issued tickets.
Section 19. Smoking
A person commits an offense if he smokes or possesses a burning tobacco product, weed
or other plant product in a public area of an Airport passenger terminal or in a retail or
service establishment located within an Airport passenger terminal. In this section:
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A. "Public area" means any interior area to which the general public routinely has
access but does not include areas restricted by the Board or by an Airport tenant to
employees and/or contractors.
B. "Retail or service establishment" means any establishment which sells goods, food or
services to the general public but excluding any private club operated by an Airport
tenant within its leasehold and to which access is limited to a membership other than
the general public.
ll. The person in control of a retail or service establishment that is located in an Airport
passenger terminal shall post a conspicuous sign at the main entrance to the
establishment. The sign shall contain the words "No Smoking, DFW Airport Regulations",
and the universal symbol for no smoking. For enforcement purposes, "DFW Airport
Regulations" refers to the Code.
Section 20. Badge Sponsor/Badge Holder Responsibilities
Definitions:
A. Airport Identification/Access Badge (Airport ID/Access Badge) is a picture
identification badge issued by the Airport operator granting unescorted access to
specific areas of the Airport.
B. Airport Security Coordinator (ASC) is the appointed person who acts as a liaison
between the Airport and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and who
also enforces and discharges his duties under the DFW Airport Security Plan and this
section.
C. Badge Holder is an employee who has been issued an Airport ID/Access Badge in
accordance with the DFW Airport Security Plan and this section.
D. Badge Sponsor is a person authorized to approve a badging application for a
prospective employee who requires unescorted access into secure areas of DFW
Airport.
E. Badge Sponsorship is the written authorization granted by the Airport Operator
through the Chief Executive Officer to:
1. Airport Board staff;
2. tenant air carriers;
3. Airport tenants who have a direct lease with the Board and who are
responsible for one or more security access points leading into the SIDA;
and
4. government agencies with direct responsibilities to DFW Airport.
F. Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) includes all areas in the Air Operations
Area (AOA) of DFW Airport, including those portions of the Central Terminal Area
(CTA), freight handling operations areas, and aircraft maintenance facilities where
domestic and foreign air carriers enplane and deplane passengers, conduct freight
forwarding operations, and sort and load/unload baggage under the control of the
automated access system.
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G. Secure Area (non-SIDA) is that secure portion of the terminal beyond the security
checkpoint, but not beyond an aircraft jetbridge boarding gate.
IL A badge holder or person commits an offense:
M, A. if the Badge Holder enters the secure area or SIDA through an Automated Access
Control System (AACS) portal without first presenting their personally issued Airport
ID/access badge for authorized and recorded entry or allows another person entry
behind them, also known as "piggybacking" or "tailgating", including the badge
readers located at the entry point of each security checkpoint;
B. if the Badge Holder does not possess, or fails to prominently display, an Airport
ID/Access Badge while in the SIDA or secure area, in compliance with 49 CFR
1542.211;
C. if the Badge Holder displays a defaced Airport ID/Access Badge or displays a badge
on which information has been purposely covered;
D. if the Badge Halder allows another person to use his/her Airport ID/Access Badge;
E. if the person gains access to the SIDA or secure area by using another badge
holder's Airport ID/Access Badge;
F. if the Badge Holder fails to challenge unbadged individuals in the SIDA or secure
area;
G. if the SIDA/AOA Badge Holder fails to "properly escort" a person that was escorted
into the secure area of SIDA. Proper escort means that once the escort is begun, the
escorting person must maintain visual and audible contact with the person being
escorted at all times. Only SIDA/AOA badge holders may provide escorts;
H. if the Badge Holder carries/possesses firearms or escorts an unbadged individual
carrying firearms into the SIDA/AOA without approval of the Airport Security
Coordinator;
if the Badge Holder uses his/her Airport ID/Access Badge to facilitate the commission
of a federal or state criminal violation.
III. Badge Sponsor's Responsibilities
Sponsors shall be responsible for the individuals they grant SIDA/secure area access
privileges to and shall deny SIDA/secure area access to their areas as they deem
necessary. Sponsors shall be the primary points of contact with the Access Office of the
Airport Board for notification of badging policy changes and security issues relevant to the
conduct of persons who have been granted SIDA/secure area access.
IV. Any and all security violations that are not covered by this section that create a security
concern shall be treated as a security violation in accordance with this section.
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Chapter 4
Ground Transportation Rules and Regulations
Section 1
General Provisions
Section 1-1. Statement of Policy
It is the policy of the Airport Board and the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth to promote and provide
adequate and efficient regulated services at the Airport. To this end, rules and regulations for regulated
services at the Airport are developed to protect the public health and safety, to promote the public
convenience and necessity, and to facilitate efficient utilization of the roadway system and terminal
curbside space while respecting the concept of free enterprise.
Section 1-2. General Authority for Enforcement
The Administrator shall implement and enforce this chapter and may by written order establish
procedures, not inconsistent with this chapter, determined as necessary to discharge the Administrator's
duties under, or to effect the policy of, this chapter.
Section 1-3. Exemptions
Except when the vehicle has been issued a decal pursuant to this chapter, these Rules and
Regulations do not apply to a vehicle or to a person operating a vehicle that is:
A. owned by a nonprofit organization and carrying only passengers associated with that
organization, if no compensation is received from any other person for carrying the
passengers;
B. provided by an employer or employee association for use in transporting employees
between the employees' homes and the employer's place of business or between
work stations, with the employees reimbursing the employer or employee association
in the amount calculated only to offset the reasonable expenses of operating the
vehicle;
C. entering the Airport for the sole purpose of terminating a trip that lawfully originated
outside of the Airport; or
D. originating a trip that has been pre -arranged by a passenger and authorized by the
Administrator.
Ii. A person operating a vehicle under authority granted by the US -DOT to operate a regularly
scheduled route is not required to obtain a driver permit, if the person is operating within
the scope of the person's employment or a vehicle operated under authority granted by the
US -DOT to operate a regularly scheduled route.
III. It is not a defense to prosecution that the person was operating a vehicle granted a
certificate issued by the TX -DOT.
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IV. These Rules and Regulations, except for sections 5-1 through 5-6, do not apply to a
vehicle or to a person operating a vehicle that is owned by the federal or state government
or by a political subdivision of the state.
5 V. A person or vehicle exempted under this subsection is subject to a fee, in an amount to be
designated by the Airport Board Schedule of Charges, as amended, for operating at the
Airport, using the holding stands, or obtaining an authorization decal.
Section 1-4. Definitions
The definition of a term in the Rules and Regulations applies to each grammatical variation of the term.
Unless the context requires a different definition:
Administrator means the Director of Operations of the Dallas/Fort Worth International
Airport Board, and includes representatives, agents or Airport Board employees
designated by the Administrator.
H. Airport means all of the land, improvement, facilities, and developments within the
boundaries of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
III. Airport Board or Board means the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board.
IV. Central Queue means the location from which regulated vehicles are dispatched to
specific locations on the Airport.
V. Classic Vehicle means a limousine that is recognized by the Classic Car Club of America
as a classic vehicle or that is approved by the Administrator for use as a classic vehicle.
Vi. Compliance Program means the program established by the Administrator to ensure
compliance with Chapter 4 of the Code of Rules and Regulations of the Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport Board.
VII. Conviction means a conviction in a federal court or a court of any state or foreign nation
or political subdivision of a state or foreign nation that has not been reversed, vacated, or
pardoned.
VIII. Cruising means driving a regulated vehicle within 1000 feet of a terminal, hotel, or
terminal area on the Airport without a dispatch authorization or other form of permission
from the Administrator.
IX. Department of Public Safety means the Department of Public Safety of the Dallas/Fort
Worth International Airport Board.
X. Department of Operations means the Department of Operations of the Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport Board.
XI. Destination means an exact and separate place, point, or address.
XII. Driver means an individual granted permission by the Administrator to drive or operate a
regulated vehicle.
t XIII. Driver Permit means a permit issued to an individual by the Administrator authorizing that
individual to operate a regulated vehicle at the Airport.
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XIV. Employee means any person, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association,
stockholder, joint venture, or independent contractor in the service of another, under any
contract of hire whether express or implied, oral or written.
XV. Executive Director means the Chief Executive Officer of the Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport Board, or his designee.
XVI. Holder means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, joint venture or
other legal entity granted operating authority to provide regulated service at the Airport, or
the holder's designated agent.
XVII. Holding Stand means all authorized queuing, loading, and holding areas as designated
by the Administrator.
XVIII. Independent Contractor means a taxicab driver who has contracted with a holder.
XIX. Lawful Order means a verbal or written directive issued by the Administrator or the
Administrator's duly authorized representative in the performance of the Administrator's
duties in the enforcement of the Rules and Regulations authorized by this chapter.
XX. Legal Resident means a citizen of the United States or a person residing in the United
States in accordance with federal immigration laws.
XXI. Limousine means a luxury sedan or other vehicle owned or leased by the holder and
approved by the Administrator that has a seating capacity of not more than fifteen
passengers including the driver, that is five years old or less when initially authorized, and
that is used for the transportation of persons on a pre -arranged basis.
XXII. Limousine Service means a passenger transportation service operated for hire on a pre-
arranged basis that uses a minimum of three limousines, or one limousine and one stretch
limousine, in the operation of the service.
XXI11. Luxury Sedan means a motor vehicle that is designated by the manufacturer as a full-size
sedan that has at least four doors; a rated seating capacity of six passengers or less,
including the driver; whose interior and exterior, including all parts, features, appointments,
equipment and accessories, are in excellent condition both in operation and in
appearance; that, when purchased new, has a minimum manufacturer's suggested retail
price as established by the Administrator; and is approved by the Administrator for use as
a Luxury Sedan:
XXIV. On -Demand means a transportation service that has not been pre -arranged by Airport
patrons traveling from the Airport to their destination.
XXV. Operate means to drive or to be in control of a regulated vehicle.
XXVI. Operating Authority means permission granted by the Administrator to operate a
regulated service at the Airport.
XXVII. Operator means the driver or owner of a regulated vehicle or the holder of an operating
authority under which the vehicle is operated.
XXVIII. Owner means the person to whom state license plates for a vehicle have been issued or
the person who leased the vehicle.
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XXX Person means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, sole proprietorship,
government, association, company, or an agency, trust, partnership of two or more persons
having a joint or common economic interest.
XXX. Pre -Arranged means an appointment made by a regulated service with a passenger to
provide service, that was initiated by a person contacting the regulated service by
telephone, correspondence or other oral or written communication.
XXXI. Regulated Service means a taxicab or limousine service and includes, but is not limited
to, a facility from which the service is operated, regulated vehicles used in the operation of
the service, a driver, and a person who owns, controls, or operates the service.
XXXII. Regulated Vehicle means a taxicab or limousine.
XXXIII. Rules and Regulations means the Ground Transportation rules and regulations
established under Chapter 4, Ground Transportation Rules and Regulations, of the Code
of Rules and Regulations of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board, as
amended.
XXXIV. Schedule of Charges means the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board Schedule
of Charges, as amended.
XXXV. Seating Capacity means the number of passengers capable of being transported in a
vehicle based upon the number of manufacturer installed seat belts, as required by law.
XXXVI. Service Area means for limousine, the area made up of the counties of Dallas, Tarrant,
Southeast Denton and Southwest Collin; for taxicab service, the area made up of the
counties of Dallas, Tarrant, Rockwall, Kaufman, Ellis, Johnson, Parker, Wise, Denton, and
Collin.
XXXVI I. Stretch Limousine means a luxury sedan with a wheelbase that has been extended not
less than 12 inches from its original length and has a rated seating capacity of 15
passengers or less, including the driver, and is approved by the Administrator for use as a
Stretch Limousine.
XXXVIII. Taxicab means a vehicle as approved by the Administrator, with a minimum of three doors
and a seating capacity of not less than five nor more than eight, including the driver, used
to transport persons for hire that uses a taximeter to compute a fare, and typically operates
on irregular routes, irregular schedules, and on an on -demand or pre -arranged basis.
XXXIX. Taxicab Service means a passenger transportation service operated for hire on an on -
demand or pre -arranged basis that uses taxicabs in the operation of the service that
includes a twenty-four hour, seven day per week dispatching system.
XL. Taximeter means a measuring device that mechanically or electronically computes a fare
based upon the distance traveled, the time the vehicle is engaged, and any other basis for
charges which are specified in the operating authority or rates authorized by the
Administrator.
XLI. Terminal Areas means the roadways, parking lots, holding stands, and sidewalks
servicing the arrival and departure areas of all Airport terminals and the Airport hotels.
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Section 1-5. Establishment of Rules and Regulations
Before submitting a proposal to the Airport Board to adopt, amend or repeal a rule or
regulation, the Administrator shall hold a public hearing on the proposal. The Administrator
shall fix the time and place of the hearing and shall notify each holder and such other
persons as the Administrator determines may be interested in the subject matter of the
hearing.
II. After the Airport Board acts upon the proposal, the Administrator shall notify the holders
and such other interested persons of the action and shall post a notice in the Airport Board
Ground Transportation Regulation Office, for a minimum of ten days. The action shall
become effective immediately upon approval by the Airport Board.
Section 1-6. Establishment of Procedures
The Administrator may by written order establish procedures not inconsistent with the Rules and
Regulations, which the Administrator determines are necessary to discharge the Administrator's duty to
implement the Rules and Regulations.
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Section 2
Operating Authority
Section 2-1. Operating Authority Required
A person or owner shall not operate a regulated service or represent to a passenger that
a regulated vehicle is available for hire at the Airport without an approved operating
authority issued by the Administrator. The Administrator may place conditions and/or
limitations on the operating authority as determined necessary to effect the policy of this
chapter.
Ii. A person or owner shall not transport a passenger for hire or solicit the transport of a
passenger for hire by a regulated service at the Airport unless the person driving the
vehicle, or another who employs or contracts with the person driving the vehicle, holds an
approved operating authority issued under this chapter or through another form of
permission from the Administrator.
III. A person shall not engage or hire a regulated service vehicle which the person knows does
not have an operating authority or another form of permission from the Administrator.
IV. A holder's operating authority is not transferable.
V. An operating authority may be issued for a period not to exceed one year and shall expire
annually on the date designated in the operating authority.
Section 2-2. Insurance
I. During the authorized period of operating authority, a holder shall procure and keep in full
force automobile liability insurance that meets or exceeds the insurance requirements and
standards established by this section and that does not violate the ownership/operational
control prohibition described in this section.
A. Insurance required under this section shall:
be carried with an insurance company licensed, approved, or authorized to do
business in the State of Texas and which, if the holder is authorized by the City
of Dallas, has a rating acceptable to the City of Dallas and which, if the holder
is authorized by the City of Fort Worth, has a rating acceptable to the City of Fort
Worth, or if the holder is authorized by a city other than Dallas or Fort Worth,
which has a rating acceptable to the City of Dallas or the City of Fort Worth,
whichever is less, and is acceptable to the Administrator;
2. include a cancellation rider under which the insurance company providing
coverage is required to notify the Administrator in writing not fewer than thirty
days before canceling, failing to renew or making a material change to the
insurance policy;
3. include a provision to cover all vehicles, whether owned or not owned by the
holder, operated under the holder's operating authority;
4. name as additional insured the Airport Board and the Cities of Dallas and Fort
Worth and their officers and employees;
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5. provide combined single limits of liability for bodily injury and property damage
of not less than $500,000 for each occurrence or the equivalent, for each motor
vehicle used by the holder;
6. have a provision requiring the insurance company to pay every claim on a first -
dollar basis; and
7. not contain bodily injury exclusions.
B. Aggregate limits of liability are prohibited.
C. Insurance required by this section shall not be obtained from an assigned risk pool.
D. No person with any direct or indirect ownership interest in the holder's regulated
service may have any operational control, direct or indirect, in any insurance
company that provides insurance required by this section to the regulated service.
For purposes of this subsection, "operational control" means holding any
management position with the insurance company (including, but not limited to, the
chief executive officer, the president, any vice-president, or any person in a decision-
making position with respect to insurance claims) or having the right to control the
actions or decisions of any person in such a management position in the insurance
company.
II. If a regulated vehicle is removed from service, the holder shall maintain the insurance
coverage required by this section for the vehicle until the Administrator receives
satisfactory proof that all evidence of operation as a regulated vehicle has been removed
from the vehicle, and that the vehicle has in fact been removed from service.
III. Operating authority shall not be granted or renewed unless the applicant or holder
furnishes the Administrator with such proof of insurance as the Administrator considers
necessary to determine whether the applicant or holder is adequately insured under this
section.
IV. A copy of documents establishing compliance with insurance requirements shall be on file
with the Administrator at all times, in a manner approved by the Administrator.
V. Failure to maintain minimum insurance standards, or failure to keep proof of insurance on
file with the Administrator, shall result in the immediate suspension of the holder's
operating authority, if an operating authority is suspended for failure to maintain insurance
or to keep on file proof of insurance, the operating authority shall not be reinstated until
satisfactory proof of insurance meeting minimum requirements is submitted to and
confirmed by the Administrator.
A. A person commits an offense if the person operates a regulated service while the
person's operating authority is suspended under this subsection, whether or not the
action is appealed.
B. A fee for reinstatement of an operating authority after a suspension under this
subsection shall be in accordance with the Schedule of Charges.
VI. If a holder does not obtain new insurance within forty-five days after the holder's insurance
is canceled, the Administrator may revoke the holder's operating authority.
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Section 2-3. Application for issuance, Renewal, Amendment or Temporary Amendment of
Operating Authority
To request issuance, renewal, amendment or temporary amendment of an operating authority, a person
r holder shall submit a written application with any fees required in a manner established by the
administrator. The Administrator may request a person or holder to provide such information as the
Administrator considers necessary for the implementation and enforcement of this chapter, for the
protection of the public safety, or to meet any other local, state, or federal laws, rules, regulations, or
guidelines. The applicant shall be the person who will own, control, or operate the proposed service. The
applicant shall be authorized to operate as a regulated service in a municipality with established rules and
regulations for the regulated service.
The Administrator shall establish:
A. qualifications and/or criteria for issuing regulated service operating authority;
B. procedures for renewal of operating authority;
C. procedures for amending operating authority; and
D. procedures for temporarily amending operating authority.
II. An applicant for taxicab operating authority shall:
A. qualify for a taxicab driver's permit in accordance with this chapter; and
B. be authorized to operate a taxicab service in a city whose corporate city limits or
portions of the corporate city limits are within the service area and shall provide a
� copy of that city's document authorizing the taxicab service.
III. An applicant for limousine operating authority shall:
A. be authorized to operate a limousine service in a local city for six months and shall
provide a copy of that city's document authorizing the limousine service; and
B. maintain a minimum fleet of either three luxury sedans, or one luxury sedan and one
stretch limousine, that has been approved by the Administrator for use in a limousine
service.
IV. Upon receipt of a complete application for issuance of an operating authority, the
Administrator shall promptly notify in writing all holders requesting to be notified of
applications for issuance, informing them that the application may be reviewed at a
specified location at the Airport for ten days from the date the Administrator mails
notifications. A holder shall submit in writing to the Administrator any protests indicating
the applicant does not meet the Airport Board's qualifications to operate a regulated
service at the Airport.
A. Upon receipt of a protest, the Administrator shall hold a public hearing on the
proposed service.
B. The Administrator shall set the time and place of the hearing and shall notify each
holder submitting a written protest and such other persons as the Administrator
determines may be interested in the subject matter of the hearing.
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V. Within forty-five days after notification to holders of the receipt of an application for
issuance of a regulated service operating authority, the Administrator shall approve or deny
the application.
VI. The Administrator shall deny issuance of a regulated service operating authority if:
A. the public convenience and necessity do not require or are not otherwise served by
the proposed service;
B. the applicant failed to comply with all requirements;
C. the applicant or any person holding an ownership interest in the application has been
convicted twice, suspended twice, or convicted once and suspended once, of a
violation of these Rules and Regulations within the preceding two years;
D. the applicant made a false statement as to a material matter in the application for
operating authority;
E. the applicant or any person holding an ownership interest in the application has been
convicted of a city, state, or federal law that would reasonably tend to indicate that the
applicant is not fit to perform a regulated service; or
F. the applicant has had a regulated service operating authority or driver permit revoked
within a two-year period prior to the date of application.
Section 2-4. Suspension and Revocation of Operating Authority
I. The Administrator may suspend or revoke a regulated service operating authority if the
Administrator determines that the holder has:
A. made a false statement as to a material matter in the application for issuance or
renewal of the applicant's operating authority;
B. failed to comply with provisions of the Rules and Regulations, a lawful order, or a
procedure established by the Administrator;
C. failed to comply with the terms and conditions set forth in the operating authority;
D. been convicted of a violation of another city, state or federal law or regulation which
would reasonably tend to indicate lack of fitness of the holder to perform a regulated
service; or
E. failed to pay all fees required by this chapter in a manner approved by the
Administrator.
ll. The Administrator may suspend a holder's operating authority for a period not to exceed
sixty days. At the end of the suspension period, the holder may resume operating at the
Airport after providing verification to the Administrator that the deficiency causing the
suspension has been corrected by the holder. Failure to correct a deficiency within the
time period established by the Administrator may result in revocation of a holder's
operating authority.
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III. A holder whose operating authority has been revoked shall not reapply for an operating
authority before the expiration of twenty-four months from the date of revocation or, in the
case of an appeal, the date the appeal hearing officer affirms the revocation.
"'lection 2-5. Appeal of Denial, Suspension or Revocation
If the Administrator denies issuance, renewal, amendment, suspends, or revokes a regulated service
operating authority, the action is final unless, within ten days from the date of receiving written notice of
the action, the affected applicant or holder files an appeal in accordance with this chapter.
Section 2-6. Fees
All regulated service fees shall be established in accordance with the Schedule of
Charges.
II. Should a holder allow the payment of any fee required under this chapter to become
delinquent, a late payment charge shall be collected in accordance with the Schedule of
Charges and/or the holder's operating authority may be suspended or revoked.
Ill. All fees shall be paid in a manner established by the Administrator.
IV. No refund of fees shall be made.
Section 2-7. Advertisement of Regulated Service
A person commits an offense if the person advertises or causes to be advertised the
operation of a regulated service at the Airport that does not have operating authority
granted under this chapter, when the advertisement is reasonably calculated to be seen by
persons seeking such service at the Airport.
II. It is a defense to prosecution under subsection (1) that the person was the publisher of the
advertising material and had no knowledge that the service was not permitted under this
chapter.
Section 2-8. Holder's Records and Reports
Each holder shall maintain at a single location such categories of its business records of
its service as the Administrator may require.
II. The method used in maintaining the records shall be approved by the Administrator, and
the Administrator may require maintenance of certain records which the Administrator
determines necessary for monitoring the activities, operations, service or safety record of
a holder.
III. A holder shall maintain a record of the driver of each regulated service vehicle operated
under the holder's operating authority. The records shall include the name of each driver
who has operated the regulated service vehicle and the dates and times of each driver's
operation of the vehicle.
IV. A holder shall make such records available for inspection by the Administrator or provide
the Administrator with information contained in those records upon request.
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Section 3
Driver Permit
Section 3-1. Driver Permit Required
I. A person shall not operate at the Airport without a valid driver permit issued to the person
under this chapter. The Administrator may place conditions and/or limitations on a driver
permit determined necessary to effect the policy of this chapter.
11. A holder of an operating authority shall not allow a person to operate a vehicle with an
authorization decal at the Airport that is owned, controlled, or operated by the holder
unless the person has a valid driver permit issued under this chapter.
Ill. It is not a defense to prosecution that the person was operating a vehicle granted a
certificate issued by the TX -DOT.
IV. A driver permit assigned to one person is not transferable to another.
Section 3-2. Qualifications for Driver Permit
I. To obtain or renew a driver permit, a person or driver shall submit a written application with
all fees required in a manner established by the Administrator. The Administrator may
require each applicant or driver to provide such information as the Administrator considers
necessary to determine whether an applicant or driver is qualified.
II. The Administrator shall establish any additional qualifications and/or criteria for issuing a
driver permit deemed necessary to assure that the public safety is protected and that
public convenience and necessity are met.
The Administrator shall establish procedures for renewal of a driver permit.
IV. As a qualification for a driver permit, the Administrator may uniformly require applicants
and/or drivers to pass an examination given by the Administrator that tests knowledge of
traffic laws, duties under the Rules and Regulations, the road networks and geography of
the Airport, cities, and counties in the service area, and other related topics. Additionally
the applicants and/or drivers may be tested on English language proficiency.
V. The Administrator may conduct any investigation the Administrator considers necessary to
determine the fitness of an applicant or driver.
VI. To qualify for a driver permit, an applicant shall:
A. be at least 19 years of age;
13. be a legal resident or currently authorized to work full-time in the United States;
C. hold a valid Texas Department of Public Safety Driver's License classified to permit
the applicant to operate the regulated vehicle for which the person is applying for
permission to operate;
D. be able to communicate effectively in the English language;
E. for a taxicab driver permit have six months experience driving a taxicab in a local city;
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F. not be afflicted with a physical or mental disease or disability that is likely to prevent
the driver from exercising ordinary and reasonable control over a motor vehicle or
that is likely to otherwise endanger the public health or safety;
G. not have been convicted of more than two moving traffic violations arising out of
separate transactions, or involved in more than two motor vehicle accidents in which
it could be reasonably determined that the driver was at fault, within any twelve month
period during the preceding thirty-six months;
H. not be under indictment, have charges pending, or have been convicted of a crime:
1. involving:
a) criminal homicide as described in Chapter 19 of the Texas Penal Code;
b) kidnapping as described in Chapter 20 of the Texas Penal Code;
c) a sexual offense as described in Chapter 21 of the Texas Penal Code;
d) an assaultive offense as described in Chapter 22 of the Texas Penal Code;
e) robbery as described in Chapter 29 of the Texas Penal Code;
f) burglary as described in Chapter 30 of the Texas Penal Code, but only if
the offense was committed against a person with whom the applicant came
into contact while engaged in a passenger transportation service;
g) theft as described in Chapter 31 of the Texas Penal Code, but only if the
j offense was committed against a person with whom the applicant came
into contact while engaged in a passenger transportation service;
h) fraud as described in Chapter 32 of the Texas Penal Code, but only if the
offense was committed against a person with whom the applicant came
into contact while engaged in a passenger transportation service;
i) tampering with a governmental record as described in Chapter 37 of the
Texas Penal Code, but only if the offense was committed against a person
with whom the applicant came into contact while engaged in a passenger
transportation service;
j) public indecency (prostitution or obscenity) as described in Chapter 43 of
the Texas Penal Code;
k) the transfer, carrying or possession of a weapon in violation of Chapter 46
of the Texas Penal Code, but only if the violation is punishable as a felony;
1) a violation of the Health and Safety Code, Chapter 483 - "Dangerous
Drugs" that is punishable as a felony;
m) a violation of the Health and Safety Code, Chapter 481 - "Texas Controlled
Substances Act" that is punishable as a felony; or
n) criminal attempt to commit any of the offenses listed in subsection (H)(1).
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2. and for which:
a) less than two years have elapsed since the date of conviction or the date
of release from confinement imposed for the conviction, whichever is the
later date, if the applicant was convicted of a misdemeanor offense;
b) less than five years have elapsed since the date of conviction or date of
release from confinement for the conviction, whichever is the later date, if
the applicant was convicted of a felony offense; or
c) less than five years have elapsed since the date of the last conviction or the
date of release from confinement for the last conviction, whichever is the
later date, if within any twenty-four month period the applicant has two or
more convictions of any misdemeanor offense or combination of
misdemeanor offenses;
not have been convicted of or discharged by probation or deferred adjudication for
driving while intoxicated:
1. within the preceding twelve months; or
2. more than one time within the preceding five years;
J. not have charges pending or not be under indictment for an offense for driving while
intoxicated;
K. not be addicted to the use of alcohol or narcotics;
L. be subject to no outstanding warrants of arrest;
M. be sanitary and well-groomed in compliance with the following driver dress standards:
1. a shirt with a collar which is clean and pressed;
2. long pants, dress slacks or jeans, which are clean and pressed, excluding nylon
or spandex material, pants with holes, and pants or jeans with hems that are
frayed or drag the ground;
3. shorts, skirts or dresses that are no more than two inches above the knees,
which are clean and pressed, excluding cut-off jeans, nylon or spandex
material, high cut sides, and swim trunks;
4. socks or hosiery and shoes with closed toes and heels;
5. conform to basic standards of hygiene and are neat, clean, and sanitary at all
times; and
6. the Administrator has the authority to review and approve exceptions to the
driver dress standards.
N. be employed by a limousine service or as an independent contractor or employee
with a taxicab service, which is the holder of operating authority for the regulated
vehicle for which the driver is operating; and
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O. have successfully completed within the preceding twelve months a defensive driving
course approved by the Administrator and present original proof of completion.
VII. Within forty-five days after receipt of an application for issuance or renewal of a driver
rym permit, the Administrator shall approve and issue the driver permit or deny the application,
except the Administrator shall delay until final adjudication the approval of the application
of any applicant who is under indictment for or has charges pending for:
A. a felony offense involving a crime described in section 3-2(VI)(H)(1) or criminal
attempt to commit any of those offenses; or
B. any offense involving driving while intoxicated.
VIII. An applicant who has been convicted of an offense listed in section 3-2(VI)(H) or (1), for
which the required time period has elapsed since the date of conviction or the date of
release from confinement imposed for the conviction, may qualify for a driver permit only
if the Administrator determines that the applicant is presently fit to engage in the specified
occupation. In determining present fitness under this section, the Administrator shall
consider the following:
A. the extent and nature of the applicant's past criminal activity;
B. the age of the applicant at the time of the commission of the crime;
C. the amount of time that has elapsed since the applicant's last criminal activity;
D. the conduct and work activity of the applicant prior to and following the criminal
activity;
E. evidence of the applicant's rehabilitation or rehabilitative efforts while incarcerated or
following release or conviction; and
F. other evidence of the applicant's present fitness, including fetters of recommendation
from prosecution, law enforcement, and correctional officers who prosecuted,
arrested, or had custodial or rehabilitative responsibility for the applicant; the sheriff
and chief of police in the community where the applicant resides; and any other
persons in contact with the applicant.
IX. It is the responsibility of the applicant, to the extent possible, to secure and provide to the
Administrator the evidence required to determine present fitness under subsection (VIII) of
this section and under section 3-3 (1).
X. The Administrator may deny a person's application for issuance or renewal of a driver
permit if the person:
A. does not meet the qualifications established by the Administrator;
B. refuses to cooperate with any investigation conducted by the Administrator;
C. makes a false statement of a material fact in the person's application for a driver
permit;
D. refuses to submit to or does not pass a medical or written examination required by
the Administrator; or
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E. has had a driver permit revoked within a two year period prior to the date of
application.
XI. If the Administrator denies the person's application for issuance or renewal of a driver
permit, the person has the right to appeal.
Section 3-3. Investigation of Applicant
For the purpose of determining qualification under section 3-2(VI)(F), the Administrator
may require an applicant to submit to a physical examination at the applicant's expense
conducted by a licensed physician acceptable to the Administrator and to furnish to the
Administrator a statement signed by the physician certifying that the physician has
examined the applicant and that in the physician's professional opinion the applicant is
qualified under section 3-2(VI)(F) and able to operate a regulated vehicle at the Airport.
Il. The Administrator may conduct any other investigation the Administrator considers
necessary to determine whether an applicant for a driver permit is qualified.
Section 3-4. Ex pi ratio nNoidance of Driver Permit
A driver permit may be issued for a period not to exceed two years.
II. If a driver's employment with the limousine service, or contract or employment with the
taxicab service, is terminated or canceled, or if the driver's license is suspended or revoked
by the State, or if the driver fails to maintain or meet any of the qualifications stated in
section 3-2, the driver permit automatically becomes invalid.
Ill. A driver shall notify the Administrator and the holder under whose operating authority the
driver operates within three days of a suspension or revocation of the driver's State driver's
license and shall immediately surrender the driver permit to the Administrator.
Section 3-5. Provisional Permit
The Administrator may issue a provisional driver permit if the Administrator determines that
it is necessary pending completion of investigation.
I!. A provisional driver permit expires on the date shown on the permit, not to exceed forty-
five days, or upon the applicant being denied a driver permit, whichever occurs first.
III. The Administrator shall not issue a provisional permit to a person who has been previously
denied a driver permit.
Section 3-6. Duplicate Driver Permit
If a driver permit is lost, stolen, or destroyed, the Administrator shall issue the driver a duplicate driver
permit upon receiving payment of a duplicate permit fee in accordance with the Schedule of Charges.
Section 3-7. Display of Permit
While on duty, a driver shall conspicuously display the driver permit in a manner established by the
Administrator.
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Section 3-8. Surrender of Permit
I. A driver permit is the property of the Airport Board and shall be surrendered upon
termination of employment or contract with the holder under whose authority the driver is
authorized to operate, revocation, suspension, or upon request by the Administrator or an
Airport Board official or peace officer.
Il. While on duty, a driver shall allow the Administrator, Airport Board official, or peace officer
to examine the driver permit upon request.
III. A driver permit is invalid unless presented with a valid Texas Driver's License of the
appropriate class.
Section 3-9. Suspension By a Designated Representative
If a representative designated by the Administrator to enforce these Rules and Regulations under this
section determines that a driver issued a driver permit has failed to comply with the Rules and
Regulations, except for section 3-2 (VI), the representative may suspend the driver permit for a period of
time not to exceed thirty days by serving the driver with a written notice of the suspension. The notice
shall include:
the reason for the suspension;
II. the date the suspension begins;
III. the duration of the suspension; and
IV. a statement indicating the driver's right to appeal.
erection 3-10. Suspension of a Driver Permit by the Administrator
If the Administrator determines that a driver has failed to comply with any provision of the
Rules and Regulations, except for section 3-2(VI), the Administrator may suspend the
driver permit for a definite period of time not to exceed six months.
II. If at any time the Administrator determines that a driver does not meet the qualifications
established by the Administrator under section 3-2(II) or does not qualify under section 3-
2(VI), the Administrator shall suspend the driver permit until such time as the Administrator
determines that the driver is qualified or that the charges against the driver have been
finally adjudicated. A driver whose driver permit is suspended under this subsection shall
provide the Administrator with necessary information or proof of qualification upon request.
III, The Administrator shall notify a driver in writing of a suspension of the driver permit under
this section and include in the notice:
A. the reason for the suspension;
B. the date the suspension begins;
C. the duration of the suspension; and
D. a statement indicating the driver's right to appeal.
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Section 3-11. Revocation of a Driver Permit
The Administrator may revoke a driver permit if the Administrator determines that the
driver:
A. operated a regulated vehicle inside the Airport during a period in which the driver
permit was suspended;
B. made a false statement in the application for issuance or renewal of a driver permit;
C. operated a regulated vehicle for a person not holding a valid operating authority;
D. was convicted of any felony offense prohibiting qualification for a driver permit as
established in section 3-2 while holding a driver permit;
E. received either a suspension in excess of ten days or a conviction for violation of the
Rules and Regulations two times within the twelve month period preceding the
conduct, or three times within the twenty-four month period preceding the conduct;
F engaged in conduct that could reasonably be determined to be detrimental to the
public safety; or
G. failed to submit payment of any regulated service fees as established in accordance
with the Schedule of Charges and in a manner approved by the Administrator.
II. The Administrator shall notify a driver in writing of a revocation of the driver permit and
include in the notice:
A. the reason for the revocation;
B. the date the revocation begins; and
C. a statement indicating that the revocation may be appealed.
Section 3-12. Operation of Regulated Vehicle After Suspension or Revocation
I. After receiving notice of suspension or revocation of a driver permit or denial of a driver
permit renewal, a driver shall, on the date specified in the notice, surrender the driver
permit to the Administrator and discontinue operating a regulated vehicle at the Airport.
Il. A driver whose driver permit is suspended or revoked shall not originate a trip for hire
inside the Airport during the period of suspension or revocation. Any suspension or
revocation of a driver permit will apply to all additional Airport driver permits issued to the
driver. The Administrator may also order the driver to not terminate trips at the Airport
during the period of the suspension or revocation.
III. Upon completion of a suspension, it is the driver's responsibility to retrieve the driver permit
prior to resuming operations.
Section 3-13. Current Mailing Address
A driver shall maintain a current mailing address on file with the Administrator.
Ii. A driver shall notify the Administrator of any change in the mailing address within five
business days of the change.
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Section 4
Miscellaneous Holder and Driver Regulations
Section 4-1. Holder's and Driver's Duty to Comply
I. A holder shall comply with the terms and conditions of the holder's operating authority,
lawful orders of the Administrator, the Rules and Regulations, and other laws applicable to
the operation of a regulated service. It is not a defense to prosecution that the trip
originated in another city.
Il. A driver shall comply with the Rules and Regulations, other laws applicable to the
operation of a motor vehicle in this State, lawful orders of the Administrator, and orders
issued by the holder employing or contracting with the driver in connection with the holder's
discharge of the holder's duty under the holder's operating authority and the Rules and
Regulations. It is not a defense to prosecution that the trip originated in another city.
III. A holder and driver shall comply with the Compliance Program as established by the
Administrator.
Section 4-2. Holder's Duty to Enforce Compliance by Drivers
A holder shall establish policy and take action to discourage, prevent, or correct violations
of the Rules and Regulations, procedures, and lawful orders by drivers who are operating
a vehicle under the holder's operating authority.
II. A holder shall not allow a driver to operate a vehicle under the holder's operating authority
if the holder knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that the driver has failed to comply
with the Rules and Regulations or other applicable law, the terms of the driver permit, or
the lawful orders of the Administrator.
III. All holders shall be responsible for training all drivers employed by or contracting with the
holder in:
A. driver permitting procedures;
B. vehicle requirements and permitting procedures;
C. Rules and Regulations;
D. driver disciplinary guidelines and appeal procedures;
E. dress standards;
F. daily inspection standards;
G. service area knowledge standards;
H. customer service standards;
driver conduct standards;
J. lost article reporting procedures;
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K. driver safety policy and procedures;
L. maintaining a driver daily manifest; and
M. procedures established by the Administrator regarding the operation of a regulated
vehicle at the Airport.
Section 4-3. Driver as an Employee or Independent Contractor
I. A driver operating under a holder's operating authority is considered a part of the regulated
service.
II. All drivers of a limousine service shall be bona fide employees of the holder. A holder of
taxicab operating authority may contract with a driver on an independent basis. The form
of the contract between a holder and a driver shall be subject to approval by the
Administrator. The Administrator may disapprove a contract form if the Administrator
determines that the contract is inconsistent with the Rules and Regulations or other
applicable law. A holder may not use a contract that has been disapproved by the
Administrator. The contract will•
A. provide that the holder shall indemnify the Airport Board and the Cities of Dallas and
Fort Worth and hold them harmless for a claim or cause of action against the Airport
Board and the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth arising from conduct of the driver;
B. provide that the driver is insured under the holder's insurance; and
C. impose a condition that the driver shall comply with the Rules and Regulations and
provide that failure to comply may be considered by the holder as a material breach
of contract.
A holder shall notify the Administrator of the termination of a driver's authority to operate
under the holder's operating authority within five business days after termination.
Section 4-4. Holder's Service Responsibilities
I. A holder shall provide regulated service for passengers at the Airport in accordance with
service levels and standards approved by the Administrator.
II. A holder shall cooperate with the Administrator in all phases of regulated service
operations to provide prompt, efficient, and economical service and shall respond promptly
to specific requests by the Administrator for regulated service during periods of shortage.
III. A holder shall respond to all customer complaints regarding Airport service within ten days
from receipt of the complaint and advise the Administrator of any and all action taken in
response to the complaint.
IV. A holder shall provide each driver with any and all forms as required by this chapter. All
forms are subject to approval by the Administrator.
V. The Administrator may establish procedures to monitor the regulated services at the
Airport including, but not limited to the following:
A. condition of regulated vehicles;
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B. constancy of service at the Airport;
C. adherence to all Rules and Regulations;
D. driver conduct;
E. passenger complaints; and
F. holding stand management.
Section 4-5. Information to be Supplied Upon Request of the Administrator
In addition to any other information required by this chapter, a holder shall submit to the Administrator,
upon request, the following:
a current list of vehicles operating under the holder's operating authority;
II. a current financial statement which includes a balance sheet/income statement;
Ill. the names of the current officers, owners, and/or managers of the regulated service;
IV, a verified list of the names and driver permit numbers of current persons authorized to
operate under the holder's operating authority;
V. a copy of all fees and charges assessed to permitted drivers; and
VI. any other information determined necessary for the effective control of regulated service
at the Airport.
Section 4-6. Falsification and Nontransferability of Authorization
A driver permit, badge, decal, entry or dispatch ticket, emblem or any other item assigned
to one person or vehicle is not transferable to another person, vehicle, or holder.
II. A driver permit becomes invalid upon termination of the driver's authorization to operate
under the holder's operating authority, unless authorized by the Administrator.
III. A person, holder or driver commits an offense if the person, holder or driver:
A. forges, alters, or counterfeits a driver permit, badge, decal, entry or dispatch ticket,
emblem or any other item required by the Rules and Regulations or other applicable
law;
B. possesses a forged, altered, or counterfeited driver permit, badge, decal, entry or
dispatch ticket, emblem or any other item required by the Rules and Regulations or
other applicable law; or
C. possesses more than one driver permit, badge, decal, entry or dispatch ticket,
emblem or any other item required by the Rules and Regulations or other applicable
law, unless authorized by the Administrator.
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Section 5
General Service Rules and Regulations
Section 5-1. Regulations for Use of Holding Stands
I. A vehicle is unauthorized on a holding stand if the vehicle is not equipped with a decal
issued by the Administrator.
I!. A vehicle on a holding stand without authorization from the Administrator may be removed
from the holding stand and impounded with all towing and storage fees to be paid by the
vehicle owner.
III. While on duty at the Airport, a driver shall queue only on designated holding stands as
authorized by the Administrator.
IV. While using a designated holding stand, a driver shall not:
A. leave the vehicle except to provide such assistance to a passenger as is reasonably
necessary after being engaged, provided the driver remains within the designated
holding stand, unless otherwise authorized by the Administrator; or
B. perform or allow to be performed repairs or maintenance on the vehicle.
V. A driver shall not utilize the holding stand while off duty.
V1. A driver shall:
A. remain at a designated holding stand only long enough to load or discharge
passengers and then expeditiously progress to the next holding stand, as authorized
by the Administrator, or exit the Airport; and
B. enter a holding stand only at those times authorized by the Administrator.
Section 5-2. Loading and Discharging of Passengers
A driver may transport only a person who is a paying passenger, unless the person is an
employee of the holder that employs or contracts with the driver and has received approval
from the Administrator to be in the regulated vehicle or the person is a governmental
inspector acting in an official capacity.
Il. A driver may not transport at the same time a number of passengers exceeding the
designated seating capacity of a regulated vehicle.
III. A driver shall load passengers and baggage into a regulated vehicle only at designated
holding stands.
IV. A driver shall discharge passengers in a manner authorized by the Administrator.
Section 5-3. Pre -arranged Trip Information
When entering the terminal areas, a driver operating on a pre -arranged basis shall possess and present
to the Administrator on request, written documentation indicating the following information:
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I. name of the customer(s) and number of individuals in the party;
II. flight information as requested by the Administrator; and
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Ill. destination of the passenger.
Section 5-4. Cruising
A person commits an offense if the person engages in cruising at the Airport. It is a defense to prosecution
if a driver:
I. has a passenger to be discharged at the terminal or hotel;
II. has trip authorization by the Administrator;
Ill. is in the process of leaving the Airport by the most direct route; or
IV. is in the process of driving to the central queue by the most direct route.
Section 5-5. Solicitation of Passengers
I. 1 A person commits an offense if the person:
A. solicits or attempts to solicit passengers; or
B. accepts payment from a driver, holder, or person in return for giving preferential
treatment in directing passengers to the driver's or holder's regulated service.
II. It is a defense to prosecution for a violation of this subsection if the owner of the regulated
service has made a contractual agreement or other prior arrangement with the
management of the other business and has been approved by the Administrator.
Section 5-6. Conduct of Driver
A driver shall:
I. act in a reasonable, prudent and courteous manner;
Il. maintain a sanitary and well-groomed appearance in compliance with section 3-2 (VI) M;
III. not respond to a dispatched call assigned to another driver or company;
IV. not consume, possess or be under the influence of:
A. any alcoholic beverage;
B. any controlled substance; or
C. any substance that could adversely affect the driver's ability to operate a motor
vehicle;
V. not monitor or possess equipment to monitor transmissions of a regulated service other
f than the holder under whose operating authority the driver is operating;
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VI. not interfere with the Administrator in the performance of the Administrator's duties;
VII. not gather, congregate, or otherwise obstruct entrances or passageways of any terminal,
hotel, Airport building, holding stand, or Airport roadway in a manner that impedes the
movement of a person or vehicle;
VIII. comply with lawful orders of the Administrator issued in the performance of the
Administrator's duties;
IX. not deposit any bottle, can, trash, debris, junk, food, or other object around any holding
stand, building or Airport roadway except in an authorized trash receptacle;
X. not file a false report or make a false statement to the Administrator; and
X1. not allow another person to drive or operate a regulated vehicle assigned to the driver
unless such a person has authorization from the Administrator to operate under the
holder's operating authority which the vehicle is regulated and the person has written
authority from the holder.
Section 5-7. Return of Passenger's Property
Upon finding property in a regulated vehicle left by a passenger, the driver shall comply with the
procedures established for lost property by the Administrator.
Section 5-8. Not -For -Hire Status of Vehicles
!. Each regulated vehicle operated on the Airport is presumed to be on duty and ready to
serve the general public for hire.
II. The Administrator shall establish a procedure whereby a driver will indicate that the driver
and the driver's vehicle are not for hire. If a driver is off-duty and does not intend to provide
regulated service at the Airport, the driver shall comply with the procedure established by
the Administrator.
III. A driver who is not for hire shall not queue a vehicle on or within five hundred feet of a
holding stand or along or in the one-hour parking zones of the Airport roadways and
parking lots unless authorized by the Administrator.
Section 5-9. Taxicab Service
Driver's Daily Manifest
A. Each driver shall document all trips originated at the Airport on a daily manifest
provided by the holder. The driver shall record on the daily manifest all information
required by the Administrator to aid in the discharge of the Administrator's duties.
B. Each driver shall complete a manifest on a separate form for each calendar day that
the driver operates at the Airport. The driver shall record the information with regard
to trips at the end of each trip. The driver shall return completed manifest forms at
least weekly to the holder under whose authority the driver is operating. A driver shall
provide a copy of the driver's daily manifest to the Administrator upon request.
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II. Representation of Availability of Taxicab
A. A driver may not represent that the taxicab is engaged when in fact it is not engaged.
B. A driver may not represent that the taxicab is not engaged when in fact it is engaged.
III. Refusal to Transport Passengers
While operating a taxicab, a driver shall not refuse to transport a person who requests
service unless:
A. the person is disorderly;
B. the driver is engaged in answering a previous request for service;
C. the driver has reason to believe that the person is engaged in unlawful conduct; or
D. the driver is in fear of the driver's personal safety.
IV. Transport Passengers by Direct Route
A taxicab driver shall transport a passenger to the passenger's destination by the most
direct and expeditious route available unless otherwise directed by the passenger.
V. Holding Stands Designated for Taxicabs
In addition to the regulations for use of holding stands, a driver shall not:
A. interfere with the orderly progression of taxicabs from the rear to the front of any
holding stand;
B. assign or sell the driver's position in a holding stand to another;
C. interfere with a taxicab entering a holding stand on which there is a vacant space; or
D. engage a passenger without first progressing through the holding stand in a manner
established by the Administrator unless otherwise instructed to do so by the
Administrator.
Section 5-10. Limousine Service
Pre -arranged Service
All limousine service shall be operated on a pre -arranged basis. All arrangements for
limousine service shall be made prior to the regulated vehicle entering into the terminal
areas of the Airport.
II. A driver furnishing limousine service shall not accept any passenger at the Airport except
those for whom service has been pre -arranged and documented.
All vehicles authorized for limousine service shall be owned or leased in the holder's name
and limousine service companies shall provide a Title Application Receipt from the Texas
Department of Transportation proving that vehicles are owned or leased in the holder's
name.
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Section 6
Fares
Section 6-1. Fares
Rates of Fare for Limousine
A. A driver or holder shall not charge a fare for operating a limousine at the Airport that
is inconsistent with the rates authorized by the holder's operating authority.
B. A holder desiring to amend the holder's operating authority to effect a change in the
approved rates of fare shall submit a written request to the Administrator.
C. The rates listed in the holder's operating authority shall be strictly adhered to, and no
change in rates may be implemented without written approval of the Administrator.
D. The Administrator may require a holder to display rates within a limousine in a
manner prescribed by the Administrator.
E. Upon request by a person paying a fare, a driver or holder shall give the person a
legible receipt that indicates the name, address and phone number of the regulated
service and the amount of fare.
F. Any type of taximeter or measuring device in a limousine is prohibited.
II. Rates of Fare for Taxicab
A. A driver, holder, or owner shall not quote, request, or charge a fare for operating a
taxicab at the Airport that is inconsistent with the rates authorized by the City of
Dallas.
1. Flat rate of $43.00 for each trip either originating at the Airport and terminating
at a location within the Fort Worth Central Business District area or originating
at a location within the Fort Worth Central Business District area and terminating
at the Airport.
2. For the purpose of this section, central business district means:
a) for the City of Dallas, the area bounded by Woodall Rodgers Freeway on
the north, Central Expressway on the east, R. L. Thornton Freeway on the
south, and Stemmons Freeway on the west; and
b) for the City of Fort Worth, the area bounded by Belknap Street on the north,
Interstate 35 on the east, Interstate 30 on the south, and Summit Avenue
on the west.
B. The driver, holder, or owner shall display the approved Airport rates of fare and any
authorized incentive fares on and/or within a taxicab in a manner prescribed by the
Administrator.
C. A driver, holder, or owner shall charge only a fare as computed by the taximeter
unless otherwise authorized by this section.
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D. A taximeter shall be activated at all times while transporting a passenger.
E. A driver, holder or owner shall charge the following incentive fares:
1. $7.00, or the metered rate, for each terminal transfer;
2. $14.50, or the metered rate, whichever is greater, for each trip passing through
a parking plaza and terminating inside the Airport boundary; and
3. $17.00, or the metered rate, whichever is greater, for each trip passing through
a parking plaza and terminating outside the Airport boundary.
Ill. Fare Collection Procedures for Taxicabs
A. Before changing the taximeter to indicate that the taxicab is vacant, a driver shall call
the attention of the passenger to the amount of fare registered on the taximeter.
B. Upon request by a person paying a fare, a driver shall give the person a legible
receipt showing:
1. the name of the holder under whose authority the taxicab is operated;
2. the taxicab number;
3. the itemized list of charges;
4. the total amount of fare paid;
5. the date of payment;
6. the driver's signature; and
7. the driver permit number.
C. A holder shall provide each driver operating a taxicab under its authority with printed
receipt forms adequate for providing the information required.
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Section 7
Regulated Vehicle Standards and Inspection
Section 7-1. Standards
i. All taxicabs serving the Airport shall comply with City of Dallas taxicab standards
concerning condition, age, equipment, signs, and markings.
H. Taxicabs standards include but are not limited to:
A. 40,000 miles or less when initially authorized;
B. 40,000 miles or more when initially authorized will be required to pass a detailed
vehicle condition inspection at operator's expense (cost); and
C. a vehicle, as approved by the Administrator, with a minimum of three doors and a
seating capacity of not less than five nor more than eight, including the driver.
111. The Administrator may establish standards concerning safety, condition, age, size,
emissions, manufacturers suggested retail price, appearance, equipment, signs, and
markings for vehicles operated in a regulated service.
IV. Limousine standards include but are not limited to:
A. five years old or less when initially authorized;
B. luxury sedans shall have a rated seating capacity of not more than six passengers,
including the driver;
C. stretch limousines shall:
1. have a rated seating capacity of not more than fifteen passengers, including the
driver; and
2. be modified by an industry certified builder; and
D. classic vehicles are exempted from the age requirements.
Section 7-2. inspection
1. The holder of a regulated service operating authority shall maintain all regulated vehicles
used in the service in a safe mechanical condition and shall maintain the interior and
exterior of the vehicles in good repair.
ll. A holder shall have each vehicle to be used in a regulated service inspected in a manner
approved by the Administrator before operating authority is issued and at such other times
as may be ordered by the Administrator. Inspection shall determine safety, condition, age,
appearance, equipment, signs and markings, and compliance with all state and federal
laws including those regulating emission of air contaminants.
A. A holder, owner, or driver shall make a regulated vehicle available for inspection when
ordered by the Administrator.
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B. If a holder, owner, or driver fails to make a regulated vehicle available for inspection
or if the Administrator determines that a regulated vehicle is not in compliance with
the Rules and Regulations, the Administrator may order the regulated vehicle
removed from service until it is made available for inspection and/or brought into
compliance.
C. if the Administrator determines that inspection of the mechanical condition or safety
equipment of a vehicle by a certified mechanic or technician is necessary, the holder,
owner, or driver shall pay the cost of the inspection.
Ill. The fee for each inspection by the Administrator of each vehicle operated under a holder's
operating authority shall be established in accordance with the Schedule of Charges.
IV. The Administrator shall designate the time and place for semi-annual and post -accident
safety inspections of regulated vehicles operated under the holder's operating authority. If
the Administrator determines that a regulated vehicle should be inspected by a third party,
the applicant or holder shall bear the reasonable cost of inspection.
V. A holder may contract for maintenance but shall be responsible for assuring that all
regulated vehicles operated under the holder's operating authority are maintained in safe
operating condition.
VI. The Administrator may order a regulated vehicle be removed from service any time the
regulated vehicle falls below standards established by the Administrator.
VII. The owner of a regulated vehicle authorized to operate in a regulated service shall notify
the Administrator of any change in ownership of the vehicle within ten business days of the
change.
VIII. The holder or owner shall notify the Administrator of any regulated vehicle removed from
service under the holder's operating authority, and shall be responsible for removing from
the vehicle any decals that would distinguish the vehicle as a regulated vehicle.
Section 7-3. False Representation
A person commits an offense if the person:
represents that a vehicle is a regulated vehicle if the vehicle is not in fact a regulated
vehicle authorized to operate at the Airport; or
IL operates a vehicle at the Airport that is not a regulated vehicle if the vehicle is marked,
painted, advertised, or equipped in a way that is likely to result in mistaking the vehicle for
a .regulated vehicle.
Section 7-4. Decals
The holder, owner, or driver of each regulated vehicle shall obtain from the Administrator,
after passing inspection, an authorization decal indicating the vehicle's authority to operate
at the Airport. The decal shall be attached to each vehicle in a manner and location
approved by the Administrator. The decal is the property of the Airport. The fee for a decal
shall be charged in accordance with the Schedule of Charges.
II. The Administrator may cause a decal to be removed from a vehicle which at any time fails
to meet the standards for appearance, condition, age, safety, or equipment. The fee for
reissuance of a decal which has been removed, lost, or stolen shall be established in
accordance with the Schedule of Charges.
III. A person commits an offense if the person:
A. operates a regulated vehicle at the Airport with an expired decal;
B. operates a regulated vehicle with no decal affixed to it, except for the sole purpose of
terminating a trip that lawfully originated outside the Airport;
C. attaches a decal to a vehicle not authorized to operate as a regulated vehicle at the
Airport;
D. queues a vehicle on a designated holding stand as authorized by the Administrator
with an expired decal or with no decal affixed to it;
E. interferes with the Administrator in the removal of a decal;
F. covers, conceals or attempts to cover or conceal a decal;
G. forges, alters, or counterfeits a decal required by this chapter; or
H. possesses a forged, altered, or counterfeited decal required by this chapter.
Section 7-5. Equipment
It is the responsibility of the holder, owner, and/or driver of a regulated vehicle to ascertain
the following equipment is in, on, and/or operable for each regulated vehicle operated:
A. an air conditioner;
B. a heater;
C. a fire extinguisher (minimum one quart capacity) located within driver's reach;
D. evidence of insurance under section 2-2;
E. decal(s) required by this chapter;
F. any other equipment required to comply with all federal and state motor vehicle laws;
G. any other special equipment that the Administrator determines to be necessary; and
H. all regulated vehicles shall accept all major credit cards as prescribed by the Airport
Board unless exempted by the Administrator.
II. All regulated vehicles and all equipment in the regulated vehicles shall comply with all
applicable federal and state motor vehicle safety standards.
III. A regulated vehicle may not be salvaged or reconditioned.
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IV. All temporary regulated vehicles shall comply with the requirements of this section and any
other standards established by the Administrator.
Section 7-6. Taxicab Equipment
Jnless otherwise specified in the operating authority under which a taxicab is operated and in addition to
other equipment required by the Rules and Regulations, a holder, owner, or driver shall provide and
maintain in good operating condition the following equipment for each taxicab:
seat belts for each passenger, the number of which is determined by the designated
seating capacity;
11. a taximeter,
A. a taximeter shall accurately register in legible figures total miles, paid miles, number
of fare units, number of trips, extras, and total fare for a trip. Figures denoting the fare
shall be illuminated when the taximeter is activated. The taximeter shall be
permanently mounted in a conspicuous location approved by the Administrator;
B. a taximeter shall be equipped to indicate whether the taxicab is engaged or vacant
with a tamper -proof system connecting the taximeter to a light on top of the taxicab
that, when lighted, is visible from all directions. The system shall be designed so that
the light is automatically illuminated while the taximeter is registering a fare;
C. if the taximeter employs a flag, the flag shall project above the dashboard so as to be
easily seen from outside the taxicab when in the non -earning position;
D. the taximeter or its driver system shall be sealed at all points at which components,
if manipulated, could affect the function or accuracy of the taximeter;
E. the design of a taximeter is subject to approval by the Administrator to assure that it
complies with this section;
F. each taximeter shall be maintained in good operating condition and be tested and
sealed at least once each year in a manner approved by the Administrator to assure
compliance with weights and measures laws;
G. the Administrator may order a taximeter to be tested at any time, and a holder, owner,
or driver of a taxicab shall make the taxicab available for taximeter testing when so
ordered;
H. the holder, owner, or driver of a taxicab shall be responsible for paying the cost of
testing a taximeter;
a person commits an offense if the person operates a taxicab that is:
1. not equipped with a taximeter; or
2. equipped with a taximeter that:
a) does not have a valid taximeter inspection decal and lead seal approved by
the Administrator;
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b) has been tampered with or altered; or
c) incorrectly registers or computes taxicab fares because of alterations to the
taxicab odometer, including, but not limited to, changes in the gears, tires,
or wheels of the taxicab.
III. equipment to indicate when a taxicab is operating for hire and when it is not for hire;
IV. a top light;
V. maps, approved by the Administrator, of the Airport service area;
VL a driver identification permit holder in a location as established by the Administrator; and
VII. a personalized rate sheet, as approved by the Administrator, displayed in a location as
established by the Administrator.
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Section 8
Enforcement
Section 8-1. Authority to Inspect
the Administrator may inspect a regulated service operating at the Airport to determine whether the
service complies with the Rules and Regulations or other applicable laws.
Section 8-2. Removal of Evidence of Authorization
When a holder's operating authority or a driver permit is suspended, revoked, or denied or whenever a
vehicle fails to pass inspection, the Administrator may remove or require the surrender of all evidence of
authorization as a holder, driver, or regulated vehicle including, but not limited to, removal or surrender of
operating authority, driver permits, decals, signs, insignia, radios, top lights, and/or taximeters.
Section 8-3. Assistance by Department of Public Safety
Upon specific request of the Administrator, officers of the Department of Public Safety may
assist the Administrator in the enforcement of the Rules and Regulations.
II. A Department of Public Safety officer, upon observing a violation of this chapter or the
procedures established by the Administrator, may take necessary enforcement action.
Section 8-4. Correction Order
If the Administrator determines that a holder is in violation of the terms of the holder's
operating authority, the Rules and Regulations, a procedure established by the
Administrator, a lawful order of the Administrator, or other law, the Administrator shall notify
the holder in writing of the violation and by written order direct the holder to correct the
violation within a reasonable period of time. In setting the time for correction, the
Administrator shall consider the degree of danger to the public health or safety and the
nature of the violation. If the violation involves equipment that is unsafe or functioning
improperly, the Administrator may order the holder to immediately cease use of the
equipment.
11. If the Administrator determines that a violation is an imminent and serious threat to the
public health or safety, the Administrator may order the holder to correct the violation
immediately. If the holder fails to comply, the Administrator shall promptly take or cause to
be taken such action the Administrator considers necessary to enforce the order
immediately.
III. The Administrator shall include in a correction order issued under this section:
A. identification of the violation;
B. the date of issuance of the correction order;
C. the time period within which the violation shall be corrected;
D. a warning that failure to comply with the correction order may result in suspension or
revocation of operating authority, imposition of a fine, or both; and
E. a statement indicating that the correction order may be appealed to the Executive
Director.
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Section 8-5. Service of Notice
A holder shall designate and maintain a representative to:
A. receive service of notice required under the Rules and Regulations to be given a
holder; and
B. serve notice required under the Rules and Regulations to be given a driver employed
by or contracting with a holder.
II. Notice required under the Rules and Regulations shall be given in the following manner:
A. a holder shall be personally served with the notice in a manner established by the
Administrator, including but not limited to, serving holder's designated representative
or by certified United States mail, five-day return receipt requested, to the holder's
designated representative; or
B. a driver operating under a holder's operating authority shall be personally served by
the Administrator, including but not limited to, serving holder's designated
representative for the driver by certified United States mail, five-day return receipt
requested.
III. A person operating in violation of these Rules and Regulations, other than a driver or
holder permitted under this chapter, may be personally served by the Administrator or by
certified United States mail, five-day return receipt requested.
IV. Service executed in accordance with this section constitutes notice to the person to whom
the notice is addressed. The date of service for a notice that is mailed is the date of receipt.
Section 8-6. Appeals
A suspension by a designated representative of the Administrator may be appealed to the
Administrator if the driver submits a written request, in a manner approved by the
Administrator, within ten days of receiving written notice of the suspension.
II. The Administrator shall order an expedited hearing under this section, to be held as soon
as possible after the driver requests an appeal. The Administrator may affirm, reverse, or
modify the order of the representative. The decision of the Administrator is final.
III. If the Administrator denies issuance or renewal of operating authority, suspends or revokes
operating authority, denies issuance or renewal of a driver permit, suspends a driver
permit, revokes a driver permit, or issues a correction order, the action is final unless,
within ten days from the date of receiving the written notice of the action, the affected
applicant, holder, or driver files an appeal, in writing, with the Executive Director specifying
the reasons for the appeal.
IV. The Executive Director shall establish an appeal hearing procedure that will give the
appealing party an opportunity to present evidence and make argument. The formal rules
of evidence do not apply to an appeal hearing under this section, and the ruling shall be
based on a preponderance of evidence presented at the hearing.
V. if the driver appeals the suspension or revocation of a driver permit, the driver may
continue to operate at the Airport pending the appeal unless:
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A. the driver does not meet the qualifications established by the Administrator;
B. the Administrator determines that continued operation by the driver would impose an
immediate threat to public safety; or
C. the driver permit is suspended or revoked due to a previous offense.
VI. The decision rendered through the appeal hearing procedure is final.
Section 8-7. Criminal Offenses
A person commits an offense if the person violates or attempts to violate a provision of this
chapter applicable to the person. A culpable mental state is not required for the
commission of an offense under this chapter unless the provision defining the conduct
expressly requires a culpable mental state. A separate offense is committed each time an
offense occurs. An offense committed under this chapter is punishable by imposition of a
fine not to exceed the maximum allowable by law.
II. Prosecution for an offense under Subsection (1) does not prevent the use of other
enforcement remedies or procedures applicable to the person charged with or the conduct
involved in the offense.
Section 8-8. Administrative Fines
The Administrator or Executive Director shall have the authority to levy an administrative
fine against a holder, owner or driver who violates any provision of the Rules and
Regulations.
II. The fines shall be established in accordance with the Schedule of Charges, as amended.
Ill. Delinquent or past due fines shall be cause for the Administrator or Executive Director to
immediately suspend any permit, operating authority, or written authorization of any holder,
owner, or driver until such fines are paid in full, or take any other legal action deemed
necessary to recover delinquent or past due fines.
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Chapter 5
Courtesy Vehicle Rules and Regulations
Section 1
General Provisions
Section 1-1. Statement of Policy
It is the policy of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board and the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth
to promote and provide adequate and efficient courtesy vehicle operations at Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport. To this end, rules and regulations for courtesy vehicle operations at the Airport are
developed to protect the public health and safety, to promote the public convenience and necessity, and
to facilitate efficient utilization of the roadway system and terminal curbside space while respecting the
concept of free enterprise.
Section 1-2. General Authority For Enforcement
The Administrator shall implement and enforce this chapter and may by written order establish
procedures, not inconsistent with this chapter, determined as necessary to discharge the Administrator's
duties under, or to effect the policy of, this chapter.
Section 1-3. Exemptions
Except when the vehicle has been issued a decal pursuant to this chapter, these Rules and
Regulations do not apply to a vehicle or to a person operating a vehicle that is:
A. owned by a nonprofit organization and carrying only passengers associated with that
organization, if no compensation is received from any other person for carrying the
passengers;
B. provided by an employer or employee association for use in transporting employees
between the employees' homes and the employer's place of business or between
work stations, with the employees reimbursing the employer or employee association
in the amount calculated only to offset the reasonable expenses of operating the
vehicle;
C. entering the Airport for the sole purpose of terminating a trip that lawfully originated
outside of the Airport;
D. originating a trip that has been pre -arranged by a passenger and authorized by the
Administrator, or
E. owned by the federal or state government or by a political subdivision of the state.
A person or vehicle exempted under this subsection is subject to a fee, in an amount to be
designated by the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board Schedule of Charges, as
amended, for operating at the Airport, using the holding stands, or obtaining an
authorization decal.
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Section 1-4. Definitions
The definition of a term in the Rules and Regulations applies to each grammatical variation of the term.
Unless the context requires a different definition:
I. Administrator means the Director of Operations of the Dallas/Fort Worth International
Airport Board, and includes representatives, agents or Airport employees designated by
the Administrator.
I(. Airport means all of the land, improvements, facilities, and developments within the
boundaries of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
III. Airport Board or Board means the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board.
IV. Consolidated Rental Car Facility means the single facility at the Airport from which
vehicles are rented by those persons having a concession and lease agreement with the
Board for that purpose.
V. Conviction means a conviction in a federal court or a court of any state or foreign nation
or political subdivision of a state or foreign nation that has not been reversed, vacated, or
pardoned.
VI. Contract Courtesy Vehicle means a vehicle hired or contracted by a hotel, motel, or auto
rental company used for the transportation of passengers and property owned by those
passengers to, on, or from the Airport.
VII. Courtesy Vehicle means a vehicle operated by a hotel, motel, or auto rental company
used for transportation of passengers and property owned by those passengers to, on, or
from the Airport, not for hire or direct compensation by a passenger, including contract
courtesy vehicles.
VIII. Cruising means driving a courtesy vehicle within 1000 feet of a terminal, hotel, or terminal
area on the Airport without a dispatch authorization or other form of permission from the
Administrator.
IX. Department of Public Safety means the Department of Public Safety of the Dallas/Fort
Worth International Airport Board.
X. Department of Operations means the Department of Operations of the Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport Board.
XI. Driver means an individual who drives or operates a courtesy vehicle.
XII. Employee means any person, partnership, corporation, association, stockholder, joint
venturer, or independent contractor in the service of another, under any contract of hire
whether express or implied, oral or written.
Xlll. Executive Director means the Chief Executive Officer of the Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport Board, or his designee.
XIV. Headway means the time interval between vehicles of the same operator arriving at or
driving through any area of a given terminal.
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XV. Holder means an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture or other legal entity
granted operating authority to provide courtesy vehicle service at the Airport, or the
holder's designated agent.
XVI. Holding Stand means all authorized queuing, loading and holding areas as designated by
the Administrator.
XVII. Lawful Order means a verbal or written directive issued by the Administrator or the
Administrator's duly authorized representative in the performance of the Administrator's
duties in the enforcement of the Rules and Regulations authorized by this chapter.
XVIII. Legal Resident means a citizen of the United States or a person residing in the United
States in accordance with federal immigration laws.
XIX. Off -Airport Rental Car Company means a person who accesses the Airport for the
purpose of supplying rental car services to persons using the Airport but who does not
have a lease agreement with the Airport Board covering the use and occupancy of facilities
at the Airport from which vehicles may be rented.
XX. Operate means to drive or to be in control of a courtesy vehicle.
XXI. Operating Authority means permission granted by the Administrator to operate a
courtesy vehicle service at the Airport.
XXII. Operator means the driver or owner of a courtesy vehicle or the holder of an operating
authority under which the vehicle is operated.
XXII1. Owner means, when used in connection with a vehicle, the person to whom state license
plates for a vehicle have been issued or the person who leased the vehicle.
XXIV. Person means an individual, . firm, partnership, corporation, sole proprietorship,
government, association, company, or an agency, trust, partnership of two or more persons
having a joint or common economic interest.
XXV. Rules and Regulations means the courtesy vehicle services rules and regulations
established under Chapter 5, Courtesy Vehicle Rules and Regulations, of the Code of
Rules and Regulations of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board, as amended.
XXVI. Schedule of Charges means the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board Schedule
of Charges, as amended.
XXVII. Terminal Areas means the roadways, parking lots, curbside zones, and sidewalks
servicing the arrival and departure areas of all Airport terminals and the Airport hotels.
Section 1-5. Establishment of Rules and Regulations
Before submitting a proposal to the Airport Board to adopt, amend or repeal a rule or
regulation, the Administrator shall hold a public hearing on the proposal. The Administrator
shall fix the time and place of the hearing and shall notify each holder and such other
persons as the Administrator determines may be interested in the subject matter of the
hearing.
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II. After the Airport Board acts upon the proposal, the Administrator shall notify the holders
and such other interested persons of the action and shall post a notice in the Airport Board
Ground Transportation Regulation Office for a minimum of ten days. The action shall
become effective immediately upon approval by the Airport Board.
Section 1-6. Establishment of Procedures
The Administrator may by written order establish procedures not inconsistent with the Rules and
Regulations which the Administrator determines are necessary to discharge the Administrator's duty to
implement the Rules and Regulations.
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Section 2
Operating Authority
Section 2-1. Operating Authority Required
A person or owner shall not operate a courtesy vehicle service at the Airport without an
approved operating authority issued by the Administrator. The Administrator may place
conditions and/or limitations on the operating authority as determined necessary to effect
the policy of this chapter.
Il. A person shall not engage or hire a courtesy vehicle which the person knows does not
have an operating authority or another form of permission from the Administrator.
III. A holder's operating authority is not transferable.
IV. An operating authority may be issued for a period not to exceed one year and shall expire
annually on the date designated in the operating authority.
Section 2-2. Insurance
During the authorized period of operating authority, a holder shall procure and keep in full
force automobile liability insurance that meets or exceeds the insurance requirements and
standards established by this section and that does not violate the ownership/operational
control prohibition described in this section.
A. Insurance required under this section shall:
1. be carried with an insurance company licensed, approved, or authorized to do
business in the State of Texas and which, if the holder is authorized by the City
of Dallas, has a rating acceptable to the City of Dallas and which, if the holde
is authorized by the City of Fort Worth, has a rating acceptable to the City of Fort
Worth, or if the holder is authorized by a city other than Dallas or Fort Worth,
which has a rating acceptable to the City of Dallas or the City of Fort Worth,
whichever is less, and is acceptable to the Administrator;
2. include a cancellation rider under which the insurance company providing
coverage is required to notify the Administrator in writing not fewer than thirty
days before canceling, failing to renew or making a material change to the
insurance policy;
3, include a provision to cover all vehicles, whether owned or not owned by the
holder, operated under the holder's operating authority;
4. name as additional insured the Airport Board and the Cities of Dallas and Fort
Worth and their officers and employees;
5. provide combined single limits of liability for bodily injury and property damage
of not less than $500,000 for each occurrence or the equivalent, for each motor
vehicle used by the holder;
6. have a provision requiring the insurance company to pay every claim on a first -
dollar basis; and
7. not contain bodily injury exclusions.
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B. Aggregate limits of liability are prohibited.
C. A holder may self -insure if the Administrator determines that the holder can furnish
protection of the same character and amount as if the insurance were carried by an
insurance company. In considering authorization of self-insurance, the Administrator
shall consider the financial fitness and the past record of management responsibility
of the holder and may establish maximum coverage limits for which the holder may
self -insure. if at any time the Administrator determines that a self-insured holder is
unable to provide adequate self-insurance, the Administrator by written notice shall
order the holder to acquire insurance from an insurance company and the holder
shall comply with the order not more than thirty days after the notice is served.
D. Insurance required by this section shall not be obtained from an assigned risk pool.
E. No person with any direct or indirect ownership interest in the holder's courtesy
vehicle service may have any operational control, direct or indirect, in any insurance
company that provides insurance required by this section to the courtesy vehicle
service. For purposes of this subsection, "operational control" means holding any
management position with the insurance company (including, but not limited to, the
chief executive officer, the president, any vice-president, or any person in a decision-
making position with respect to insurance claims) or having the right to control the
actions or decisions of any person in such a management position in the insurance
company.
II. If a courtesy vehicle is removed from service, the holder shall maintain the insurance
coverage required by this section for the vehicle until the Administrator receives
satisfactory proof that all evidence of operation as a courtesy vehicle has been removed
from the vehicle, and that the vehicle has in fact been removed from service.
Ill. Operating authority shall not be granted or renewed unless the applicant or holder
furnishes the Administrator with such proof of insurance as the Administrator considers
necessary to determine whether the applicant or holder is adequately insured under this
section.
IV. A copy of documents establishing compliance with insurance requirements shall be on file
with the Administrator at all times, in a manner established by the Administrator.
V. Failure to maintain minimum insurance standards, or failure to keep proof of insurance on
file with the Administrator, shall result in the immediate suspension of the holder's
operating authority. If an operating authority is suspended for failure to maintain insurance
or to keep on file proof of insurance, the permit shall not be reinstated until satisfactory
proof of insurance meeting minimum requirements is submitted to and confirmed by the
Administrator.
A. A person commits an offense if the person operates a courtesy vehicle service while
the person's operating authority is suspended under this subsection, whether or not
the action is appealed.
B. A fee for reinstatement of an operating authority after a suspension under this
subsection shall be in accordance with the Schedule of Charges.
I VI. If a holder does not obtain new insurance within forty-five days after the holder's insurance
is canceled, the Administrator may revoke the holder's operating authority.
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Section 2-3. Application for Issuance, Renewal, or Amendment of Operating Authority
To request issuance, renewal, or amendment of an operating authority, a person or holder shall submit a
written application with any fees required in a manner established by the Administrator. The Administrator
may request a person or holder to provide such information as the Administrator considers necessary for
the implementation and enforcement of this chapter, for the protection of the public safety, or to meet any
other local, state, or federal laws, rules, regulations, or guidelines. The applicant must be the person who
will own, control, or operate the proposed service.
The Administrator shall establish:
A. qualifications and/or criteria for issuing courtesy vehicle service operating authority;
B. procedures for renewal of operating authority; and
C. procedures for amending operating authority.
II. Within forty-five days from the date of receipt of a request for issuance, renewal or
amendment of an operating authority, the Administrator shall approve or deny the request.
Ill. The Administrator shall deny issuance of a courtesy vehicle service operating authority if:
A, the public convenience and necessity do not require or are not otherwise served by
the proposed service;
B. the applicant failed to comply with all requirements;
C. the applicant or any person holding an ownership interest in the application has been
convicted twice, suspended twice, or convicted once and suspended once, of a
violation of these Rules and Regulations within the preceding two years;
D. the applicant made a false statement as to a material matter in the application for
permit;
E. the applicant or any person holding an ownership interest in the application has been
convicted of a city, state, or federal law that would reasonably tend to indicate that the
applicant is not fit to perform a courtesy vehicle service; or
F. the applicant has had a courtesy vehicle service operating authority revoked within a
two-year period prior to the date of application.
Section 2-4. Suspension and Revocation of Operating Authority
The Administrator may suspend or revoke a courtesy vehicle service operating authority if
the Administrator determines that the holder has:
A. made a false statement as to a material matter in the application for issuance or
renewal of the applicant's operating authority;
B. failed to comply with provisions of the Rules and Regulations, a lawful order, or a
procedure established by the Administrator;
C. failed to comply with the terms and conditions set forth in the operating authority;
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D. been convicted of a violation of another city, state or federal law or regulation which
would reasonably tend to indicate lack of fitness of the holder to perform a courtesy
vehicle service; or
E. failed to pay all fees required by this chapter in a manner approved by the
Administrator.
II. The Administrator may suspend a holder's operating authority for a period not to exceed
sixty days. At the end of the suspension period, the holder may resume operating at the
Airport after providing verification to the Administrator that the deficiency causing the
suspension has been corrected by the holder. Failure to correct a deficiency within the
time period established by the Administrator may result in revocation of a holder's
operating authority.
Ill. A holder whose operating authority has been revoked shall not reapply for an operating
authority before the expiration of twenty-four months from the date of revocation or, in the
case of an appeal, the date the appeal hearing officer affirms the revocation.
Section 2-5. Appeal of Denial, Suspension or Revocation
If the Administrator denies issuance, renewal, amendment, suspends, or revokes a courtesy vehicle
service operating authority, the action is final unless, within ten days from the date of receiving written
notice of the action, the affected applicant or holder files an appeal in accordance with this chapter.
Section 2-6. Fees
I. All courtesy vehicle service fees shall be established in accordance with the Schedule of
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Charges.
Il. Should a holder allow the payment of any fee required under this chapter to become
delinquent, a late payment charge shall be collected in accordance with the Schedule of
Charges and/or the holder's operating authority may be suspended or revoked.
III. All fees will be paid in a manner established by the Administrator.
IV. No refund of fees shall be made.
Section 2-7. Advertisement of Courtesy Vehicle Service
1. A person commits an offense if the person advertises or causes to be advertised the
operation of a courtesy vehicle service at the Airport that does not have operating authority
granted under this chapter, when the advertisement is reasonably calculated to be seen by
persons seeking such service at the Airport.
II. It is a defense to prosecution under subsection (1) that the person was the publisher of the
advertising material and had no knowledge that the service was not permitted under this
chapter.
Section 2-8. Holder's Records and Reports
1. Each holder shall maintain at a single location such categories of its business records of
its service as the Administrator may prescribe.
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Il. The method used in maintaining the records must be approved by the Administrator, and
the Administrator may require maintenance of certain records which the Administrator
determines necessary for monitoring the activities, operations, service or records of a
holder.
III. A holder shall maintain a record of the driver of each courtesy vehicle operated under the
holder's operating authority. The records shall include the name of each driver who has
operated the courtesy vehicle and the dates and times of each driver's operation of the
vehicle.
IV. A holder shall make such records available for inspection by the Administrator or provide
the Administrator with information contained in those records upon request.
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Reserved
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Section 4
Miscellaneous Holder and Driver Regulations
Section 4-1. Holder's and Driver's Duty to Comply
A holder shall comply with the terms and conditions of the holder's operating authority,
lawful orders of the Administrator, the Rules and Regulations, and other laws applicable to
the operation of a courtesy vehicle service. It is not a defense to prosecution that the
courtesy trip originated in another city.
fl. A driver shall comply with the Rules and Regulations, other laws applicable to the
operation of a motor vehicle in this State, lawful orders of the Administrator, and orders
issued by the holder employing or contracting with the driver in connection with the holder's
discharge of the holder's duty under the holder's operating authority and the Rules and
Regulations. It is not a defense to prosecution that the trip originated in another city.
Section 4-2. Holder's Duty to Enforce Compliance by Drivers
1. A holder shall establish policy and take action to discourage, prevent, or correct violations
of the Rules and Regulations, procedures, and lawful orders by drivers who are operating
a vehicle under the holder's operating authority.
II. A holder shall not allow a driver to operate a vehicle under the holder's operating authority
if the holder knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that the driver has failed to comply
with the Rules and Regulations or other applicable law, or the lawful orders of the
Administrator.
Section 4-3. Reserved
Section 4-4. Holder's Service Responsibilities
A holder shall provide courtesy vehicle service for passengers at the Airport in accordance
with service levels and standards approved by the Administrator.
11. A holder shall cooperate with the Administrator in all phases of ground transportation
operations to provide prompt, efficient, and economical service and shall respond promptly
to specific requests by the Administrator for courtesy vehicle service during periods of
shortage.
A holder shall respond to all customer complaints regarding Airport service within ten days
from receipt of the complaint and advise the Administrator of any and all action taken in
response to the complaint.
IV. The Administrator may establish procedures to monitor the service levels of courtesy
vehicles at the Airport including, but not limited to the following:
A. condition of courtesy vehicle service vehicles;
B. constancy of service at the Airport;
C. adherence to all Rules and Regulations;
D. driver conduct; and
E. passenger complaints.
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Section 4-5. Information to be Supplied Upon Request of the Administrator
In addition to any other information required by this chapter, a holder shall submit to the Administrator,
upon request, the following:
a current list of vehicles operating under the holder's operating authority;
H. a current financial statement which includes a balance sheet/income statement;
Ill. the names of the current officers, owners, and/or managers of the courtesy vehicle service;
and
IV. any other information determined necessary for the effective control of courtesy vehicle
service at the Airport.
Section 4-6. Falsification and Nontransferabilty of Authorization
A badge, decal, entry ticket or any other item assigned to one person or vehicle is not
transferable to another person, vehicle, or holder.
IL A person, holder or driver commits an offense if the person, holder or driver:
A. forges, alters, or counterfeits a badge, decal, entry ticket, emblem or any other item
required by the Rules and Regulations or other applicable law;
B. possesses a forged, altered, or counterfeited badge, decal, entry ticket, emblem or
any other item required by the Rules and Regulations or other applicable law; or
C. possesses more than one badge, decal, entry ticket, emblem or any other item
required by the Rules and Regulations or other applicable law, unless authorized by
the Administrator.
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Section 5
General Service Rules and Regulations
Section 5-1. Regulations for Use of Holding Stands
I. A vehicle is unauthorized on a holding stand if the vehicle is not equipped with a decal
issued by the Administrator.
Il. A vehicle on a holding stand without authorization from the Administrator may be removed
from the holding stand and impounded with all towing and storage fees to be paid by the
vehicle owner.
ICl. While on duty at the Airport, a driver shall queue only on designated holding stands as
authorized by the Administrator.
IV. While using a designated holding stand, a driver shall not:
A. leave the vehicle except to provide such assistance to a passenger as is reasonably
necessary after being engaged, provided the driver remains within the designated
holding stand, unless otherwise authorized by the Administrator;
B. perform or allow to be performed repairs or maintenance on the vehicle; or
C. utilize the holding stand while off duty.
V. A driver shall:
A. remain at a designated holding stand only long enough to load or discharge
passengers and then expeditiously progress to the next holding stand, as authorized
by the Administrator, or exit the Airport; and
B. enter a holding stand only at those times authorized by the Administrator.
Section 5-2. Loading and Discharging of Passengers
A driver may not transport at the same time a number of passengers exceeding the
designated seating capacity of a courtesy vehicle.
If. A driver shall load passengers and baggage into a courtesy vehicle only at designated
holding stands.
III. A driver shall discharge passengers in a manner authorized by the Administrator.
Section 5-3 Rental Car Companies
No Rental Car Company shall provide a courtesy vehicle service between the terminal
areas and the Consolidated Rental Car Facility. No Rental Car Company shall deliver
rental vehicles to the terminal areas or accept return of rental vehicles at the terminal
areas, except as expressly permitted in writing by the Administrator.
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11. The operator of a Courtesy Vehicle or Contract Courtesy Vehicle picking up and dropping
off persons at the Airport on behalf of an Off -Airport Rental Car Company shall pick up and
drop off those persons only at the Consolidated Rental Car Facility and at such point or
points at or within the Consolidated Rental Car Facility as are designated by the
Administrator, except as otherwise expressly permitted in writing by the Administrator.
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Section 5-4. Cruising
A person commits an offense if the person engages in cruising at the Airport. It is a defense to prosecution
if a driver:
has a passenger to be discharged at the terminal or hotel;
II. has trip authorization by the Administrator; or
III. is in the process of leaving the Airport by the most direct route.
Section 5-5. Solicitation of Passengers
A person commits an offense if the person:
A. solicits or attempts to solicit passengers; or
B. accepts payment from a driver, holder, or person in return for giving preferential
treatment in directing passengers to the driver's or holder's courtesy vehicle service.
II. It is a defense to prosecution for a violation of this subsection if the owner of the courtesy
vehicle service has made a contractual agreement or other prior arrangement with the
management of the other business and has been approved by the Administrator.
Section 5-6. Conduct of Driver
A driver shall:
act in a reasonable, prudent and courteous manner;
II. maintain a sanitary and well-groomed appearance;
III. not respond to a dispatched call assigned to another driver or company;
IV. not consume, possess or be under the influence of:
A. any alcoholic beverage;
B. any controlled substance; or
C. any substance that could adversely affect the driver's ability to operate a motor
vehicle;
V. not monitor or possess equipment to monitor transmissions of a courtesy vehicle service
company other than the holder under whose operating authority the driver is operating;
VI. not interfere with the Administrator in the performance of the Administrator's duties;
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VII. not gather, congregate, or otherwise obstruct entrances or passageways of any terminal,
hotel, Airport building, holding stand, or Airport roadway in a manner that impedes the
movement of a person or vehicle;
VII(. comply with lawful orders of the Administrator issued in the performance of the
Administrator's duties;
IX. not deposit any bottle, can, trash, debris, junk, food, or other object around any holding
stand, building or Airport roadway except in an authorized trash receptacle; and
X. not file a false report or make a false statement to the Administrator.
Section 5-7. Return of Passenger's Property
Upon finding property in a courtesy vehicle left by a passenger, the driver shall comply with the
procedures established for lost property by the holder under whose operating authority the driver
operates.
Section 5-8. Not -in -Service Vehicles
(. Each courtesy vehicle operated on the Airport is presumed to be on duty and ready to
serve the general public.
(l. The Administrator shall establish a procedure whereby a driver will indicate that the driver
and the driver's vehicle are not in service. If a driver is operating a vehicle that is not in
service and does not intend to provide courtesy vehicle service at the Airport, the driver
shall comply with the procedure established by the Administrator.
III. A driver who is operating a vehicle that is not in service shall not queue the vehicle on or
within five hundred feet of a holding stand or along or in the one-hour parking zones of the
Airport roadways and parking lots unless authorized by the Administrator.
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Section 6
Reserved
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Section 7
Vehicle Standards and Inspection
Section 7-1. Standards
The Administrator may establish standards concerning safety, condition, age, emissions, appearance,
equipment, signs, and markings for vehicles operated in a courtesy vehicle service.
Section 7-2. Inspection
The holder of a courtesy vehicle service operating authority shall maintain all courtesy
vehicles used in the service in a safe mechanical condition and shall maintain the interior
and exterior of the vehicles in good repair.
I1. The holder shall have each vehicle to be used in a courtesy vehicle service inspected in a
manner approved by the Administrator before operating authority is issued and at such
other times as may be ordered by the Administrator. Inspection shall determine safety,
condition, age, appearance, equipment, signs and markings, and compliance with all state
and federal laws including those regulating emission of air contaminants.
A. A holder, owner, or driver shall make a courtesy vehicle available for inspection when
ordered by the Administrator.
B. if a holder, owner or driver fails to make a courtesy vehicle available for inspection or
if the Administrator determines that a courtesy vehicle is not in compliance with the
Rules and Regulations, the Administrator may order the courtesy vehicle removed
from service until it is made available for inspection and/or brought into compliance.
C. If the Administrator determines that inspection of the mechanical condition or safety
equipment of a vehicle by a certified mechanic or technician is necessary, the holder,
owner, or driver shall pay the cost of the inspection.
III. The fee for each inspection by the Administrator of each vehicle operated under a holder's
operating authority shall be established in accordance with the Schedule of Charges.
IV. The Administrator shall designate the time and place for annual inspection of courtesy
vehicles operated under the holder's operating authority. If the Administrator determines
that a courtesy vehicle should be inspected by a third party, the applicant or holder shall
bear the reasonable cost of inspection.
V. A holder may contract for maintenance but shall be responsible for assuring that all
courtesy vehicles operated under the holder's operating authority are maintained in safe
operating condition.
Vl. The Administrator may order a courtesy vehicle be removed from service any time the
courtesy vehicle falls below standards established by the Administrator.
VII. The owner of a.courtesy vehicle authorized to operate in a courtesy vehicle service shall
notify the Administrator of any change in ownership of the vehicle within ten business days
of the change.
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VIII. The holder or owner shall notify the Administrator of any courtesy vehicle removed from
service under the holder's operating authority, and shall be responsible for removing from
the vehicle any decals that would distinguish the vehicle as a courtesy vehicle.
Section 7-3. False Representation
A person commits an offense if the person:
represents that a vehicle is a courtesy vehicle if the vehicle is not in fact a courtesy vehicle
authorized to operate at the Airport; or
Il. operates a vehicle at the Airport that is not a courtesy vehicle in a courtesy vehicle service
if the vehicle is marked, painted, advertised, or equipped in a way that is likely to result in
mistaking the vehicle for a courtesy vehicle.
Section 7-4. Decals
The holder, owner, or driver of each courtesy vehicle shall obtain from the Administrator,
after passing inspection, an authorization decal indicating the vehicle's authority to operate
at the Airport. The decal must be attached to each vehicle in a manner and location
approved by the Administrator. The decal is the property of the Airport. The fee for a decal
shall be charged in accordance with the Schedule of Charges.
Il. The Administrator may cause a decal to be removed from a vehicle which at any time fails
to meet the standards for appearance, condition, age, safety or equipment. The fee for
reissuance of a decal which has been removed, lost, or stolen shall be established in
accordance with the Schedule of Charges.
III. A person commits an offense if the person:
A. operates a courtesy vehicle at the Airport with an expired decal or with no decal
affixed to it, except for the sole purpose of terminating a trip that lawfully originated
outside the Airport;
B. attaches a decal to a vehicle not authorized to operate as a courtesy vehicle at the
Airport;
C. queues a vehicle on a designated holding stand as authorized by the Administrator
with an expired decal or with no decal affixed to it;
D. interferes with the Administrator in the removal of the decal;
E. covers, conceals or attempts to cover or conceal the decal;
F. forges, alters, or counterfeits a decal required by this chapter; or
G. possesses a forged, altered, or counterfeited decal required by this chapter.
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Section 7-5. Equipment
I. It is the responsibility of the holder, owner, and/or driver of a courtesy vehicle to ascertain
the following equipment is in, on, and/or operable for each courtesy vehicle operated:
A. an air conditioner;
B. a heater;
C. a fire extinguisher (minimum one quart capacity) located within the driver's reach;
D. evidence of insurance;
E. decal(s) required by this chapter;
F. any other equipment required to comply with all federal and state motor vehicle laws;
and
G. any other special equipment that the Administrator determines to be necessary.
II. All courtesy vehicles and all equipment in the courtesy vehicles must comply with all
applicable federal and state motor vehicle safety standards.
III. All temporary courtesy vehicles must comply with the requirements of this section and any
other standards established by the Administrator.
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Section 8
Enforcement
Section 8-1. Authority to Inspect
The Administrator may inspect a courtesy vehicle service operating at the Airport to determine whether
the service complies with the Rules and Regulations or other applicable laws.
Section 8-2. Removal of Evidence of Authorization
When a holder's operating authority is suspended, revoked, or denied or whenever a vehicle fails to pass
inspection, the Administrator may remove or require the surrender of all evidence of authorization as a
holder or courtesy vehicle including, but not limited to, removal or surrender of operating authority and/or
decals.
Section 8-3. Assistance by Department of Public Safety
Upon specific request of the Administrator, officers of the Department of Public Safety may
assist the Administrator in the enforcement of the Rules and Regulations.
H. A Department of Public Safety officer, upon observing a violation of this chapter or the
procedures established by the Administrator, may take necessary enforcement action.
Section 8-4. Correction Order
If the Administrator determines that a holder is in violation of the terms of the holder's
operating authority, the Rules and Regulations, a procedure established by the
Administrator, a lawful order of the Administrator, or other law, the Administrator shall notify
the holder in writing of the violation and by written order direct the holder to correct the
violation within a reasonable period of time. In setting the time for correction, the
Administrator shall consider the degree of danger to the public health or safety and the
nature of the violation. If the violation involves equipment that is unsafe or functioning
improperly, the Administrator may order the holder to immediately cease use of the
equipment.
II. If the Administrator determines that a violation is an imminent and serious threat to the
public health or safety, the Administrator may order the holder to correct the violation
immediately. If the holder fails to comply, the Administrator shall promptly take or cause to
be taken such action the Administrator considers necessary to enforce the order
immediately.
Ill. The Administrator shall include in a correction order issued under this section:
A. identification of the violation;
B. the date of issuance of the correction order;
C. the time period within which the violation must be corrected;
D. a warning that failure to comply with the correction order may result in suspension or
revocation of operating authority, imposition of a fine, or both; and
E. a statement indicating that the correction order may be appealed to the Executive
Director.
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Section 8-5. Service of Notice
A holder shall designate and maintain a representative to:
A. receive service of notice required under the Rules and Regulations to be given a
holder; and
B. serve notice required under the Rules and Regulations to be given a driver employed
by or contracting with a holder.
II. Notice required under the Rules and Regulations shall be given in the following manner:
A. a holder must be personally served with the notice in a manner established by the
Administrator, including but not limited to, serving holder's designated representative
or by certified United States mail, five-day return receipt requested, to the holder's
designated representative; or
B. a driver operating under a holder's operating authority must be personally served by
the Administrator, including but not limited to, serving holder's designated
representative for the driver by certified United States mail, five-day return receipt
requested.
III. A person operating in violation of these Rules and Regulations, other than a driver or
holder permitted under this chapter, may be personally served by the Administrator or by
certified United States mail, five-day return receipt requested.
IV. Service executed in accordance with this section constitutes notice to the person to whom
the notice is addressed. The date of service for a notice that is mailed is the date of receipt.
Section 8-6. Appeals
I. if the Administrator denies issuance or renewal of operating authority, suspends or revokes
operating authority, or issues a correction order, the action is final unless, within ten days
from the date of receiving the written notice of the action, the affected applicant or holder
files an appeal, in writing, with the Executive Director specifying the reasons for the appeal.
I(. The Executive Director shall establish an appeal hearing procedure that will give the
appealing party an opportunity to present evidence and make argument. The formal rules
of evidence do not apply to an appeal hearing under this section, and the ruling shall be
based on a preponderance of evidence presented at the hearing.
Ill. The decision rendered through the appeal hearing procedure is final.
Section 8-7. Criminal Offenses
A person commits an offense if the person violates or attempts to violate a provision of this
chapter applicable to the person. A culpable mental state is not required for the
commission of an offense under this chapter unless the provision defining the conduct
expressly requires a culpable mental state. A separate offense is committed each time an
offense occurs. An offense committed under this chapter is punishable by imposition of a
fine not to exceed the maximum allowable by law.
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II. Prosecution for an offense under subsection (1) does not prevent the use of other
enforcement remedies or procedures applicable to the person charged with or the conduct
involved in the offense.
Section 8-8. Administrative Fines
I. The Administrator or Executive Director shall have the authority to levy an administrative
fine against a holder, owner or driver who violates any provision of the Rules and
Regulations.
II. The fines shall be established in accordance with the Schedule of Charges, as amended.
III. Delinquent or past due fines shall be cause for the Administrator or Executive Director to
immediately suspend any permit, operating authority, or written authorization of any holder,
owner, or driver until such fines are paid in full, or take any other legal action deemed
necessary to recover delinquent or past due fines.
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Chapter 6
Environmental Rules & Regulations
Section 1. Control of Introduction of Pollutants into Sanitary Sewers.
Definitions
A. Dallas -Fort Worth International Airport Board herein sometimes called "Board"
means the (11) persons appointed to operate and establish policy for the International
Airport pursuant to the Contract and Agreement entered into by and between the City
of Dallas, Texas, and the City of Fort Worth, Texas, dated and effective as of April 15,
1968.
B. Airport means the Dallas -Fort Worth International Airport situated in Dallas and
Tarrant Counties.
C. Pollutants mean any one or more of the chemical substances set forth in Appendix
11 attached hereto which is a list promulgated by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency.
D. Trinity River Authority herein sometimes called "Authority" is an agency of the
State of Texas created by Article XVI, section 59, of the Texas Constitution.
E. Environmental Protection Agency herein sometimes called "EPA" is an agency
of the United States of America created in 42 U.S.C.A., sec. 4321, to control
environmental pollution.
F. Nondomestic Sources means the places where sanitary sewer waste originates
other than structures built primarily for human habitation.
G. Plumbing Facilities means all of the installations in nondomestic structures which
provide for the entry of water and the exit of waste water.
K Executive Director means the Chief Executive Officer of the Board appointed
pursuant to section 8 of the 1968 Contract and Agreement between the Cities.
Sanitary Sewer System means all pipes, sewerage installations and all other
facilities for the conveyance and treatment of domestic waste water.
J. Building Official means the Director of the Department of Planning and Engineering
of the Board Staff or such other person as may be appointed same by the Executive
Director.
K. Publicly Owned Treatment Works herein sometimes called "POTW" means a
sewer treatment plant owned by the State, municipality or any agency of these two
entities.
L. Domestic Waste Water (sanitary sewerage) means liquid and water -carried waste
discharged from sanitary conveniences of dwellings, business buildings, institutions
and the like, including properly shredded garbage.
M. industrial Wastes means liquid wastes from industrial processors as distinct from
wastes in domestic waste water.
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N. Industrial User (IU) means any person, including but not limited to, any individual,
firm, partnership, corporation, association, municipality, or any other legal entity, who
discharges or desires to discharge industrial wastes to the Board's Sanitary Sewer
System.
O. Significant Industrial User (SIU) means any industrial user who is connected or
desires to connect to the Board's Sanitary Sewer System and meets at least one of
the following criteria:
1. average industrial waste water discharge rate greater than 50,000 gpd;
2. BOD and/or suspended solid concentrations in industrial waste water greater
than 250 mg/1; and
3. industrial category regulated by National Pretreatment Standards as
promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Il. It shall be unlawful for the occupant or lessee of any property or premises on the Airport to
introduce or discharge in any manner any of the following chemical substances or
pollutants, collectively called "pollutants," in concentrations shown in Appendix II hereto,
into any opening, sink, basin, drain, toilet bowl, water closet, urinal or other receptacle
which enters or is connected to any part of the sanitary sewer system of the Airport. In the
event that the listing of the pollutants and/or the percentages allowable shown in Appendix
II should be changed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, its successor
or alternate agency, then such change shall automatically become effective when the
change or new list is physically attached to the original of this section and that portion so
altered shall be considered rescinded and repealed.
III. For each existing and future SIU, the Board shall require said user to complete and submit
a permit application containing the information specified in the attached application,
Appendix III hereto. The Board shall provide a copy of the permit application to the
Authority within thirty (30) days after receipt. The Authority shall provide comments on said
application within thirty (30) days of receipt and return comments to the Board. Failure to
comment within thirty (30) days of receipt of the permit application shall be construed as
concurrence by the Authority. After approval of the permit application by both the Board
and the Authority, the Board shall issue a Permit to Discharge which shall be substantially
similar to the one shown on Appendix IV attached hereto. Said Permit to Discharge shall
be required of all SIUs before said user will be allowed to discharge industrial wastes into
the Sanitary Sewer System. The Board shall forward a copy of the permit to the Authority.
IV. The Board shall require SIUs and IUs to comply with applicable Federal Categorical
Pretreatment Standards as well as any applicable State and local standards.
V. In dealing with the information contained in the SIU's permit application, the Board shall
comply with the confidentiality requirements of 40 CFR 403.14. Effluent data shall be
considered nonconfidential material.
Vl. Dilution as a means of reducing pollutant concentrations in a SIU's waste stream shall not
be allowed.
VII. The Board's Building Official or his designee shall be authorized to enter all premises of
all tenants (including all IUs and SIUs) at any reasonable time to carry out all inspections,
surveillance and monitoring procedures necessary to determine compliance with the terms
hereof. Such inspectors shall have the right of entry to any premises or property, or any
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room or compartment, for the purpose of inspecting, sampling and monitoring industrial
waste discharges, and reviewing and copying applicable records.
The analysis of waste discharges shall be conducted in accordance with EPA -approved
procedures as included in 40 CFR 136, Guidelines for Test Procedures for the Analysis of
Pollutants. The analysis of any parameter not included in 40 CFR 136 shall be conducted
in accordance with procedures established in the 15th edition of STANDARD METHODS
FOR THE EXAMINATION OF WATER AND WASTE WATERS, APHA - AWAA - WPCF,
1981.
VIII. The Board shall require all IUs and SIUs to submit self-monitoring reports at their expense.
These reports shall include, but not be limited to, compliance schedule progress reports,
compliance reports on categorical standards deadlines, and any reporting required of
categorical industries by the EPA.
IX. The Board may require IUs and SIUs to pay applicable fees for the following:
A. inspection of the premises to determine compliance;
B. sampling and testing of industrial waste discharges to determine compliance;
C. disconnection/reconnection of service resulting from noncompliance;
D. abnormal strength wastes;
E. additional costs incurred by the Board or the Authority in transporting or treating
wastes; and
F. filing, revising or renewing of permit application.
X. The Board shall provide public notification to IUs or SIUs for instances of violations.
XI. The Board shall deny/revoke permits, disallow/disconnect sanitary sewer service, and
seek other available legal and equitable remedies against IUs and SIUs for:
A. discharge to Sanitary Sewer System resulting in violation of Authority's discharge
permit conditions;
B. hazard to health or life of Authority's personnel or uses of receiving waters;
C. violation of any applicable law, ordinance or regulation; and
D. false information transmitted to approving authority through permit application,
monitoring reports, etc.
XII. An appeal by the occupant or lessee (including IUs and SIUs) of premises who feels
aggrieved by any decision of the Board's Building Official may be made in writing to the
Executive Director, who may authorize another official to hear same. Such appeal shall be
a necessary requisite to exhaust the appellant's administrative remedies.
Section 2. Penalties
That the violation of any provision of this section, where an act or a failure to act is made unlawful or is
otherwise prohibited, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00 for each offense, and each
day a violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense; provided, however, that where the
offense is one for which a penalty is otherwise fixed by state or federal law, such state or federal law shall
govern, if either is exclusive.
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Contract Funding Rules and Regulations
Section 1. Purpose
Under the provisions of section 103(n)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended (the
"Code"), and section 1.103(n) -2T of the Temporary Regulations (the "Temporary Regulations"), it is
possible that the Joint Revenue Bonds of the Board may be required to be included with the State Private
Activity Bond Volume Limitations provided by the Code, as interpreted by the Temporary Regulations.
Such determination is or may be influenced by the source and use of funding of construction contracts at
the Airport, some of which funding is provided by the Board through the issuance of Joint Revenue Bonds
or Special Facility Revenue Bonds.
While the Board can and intends to continue to control the purposes for which it issues Joint Revenue
Bonds and Special Facility Bonds and to control the expenditures of funds from those sources, it has no
control over the funding of a tenant's share of any contract payments obtained from other sources.
It is the purpose of these Rules and Regulations to establish rules upon the basis of which the Board will
let contracts and will permit construction at the Airport by contractors not under contract directly with the
Board, and to provide procedures by which contracts, funded by sources outside the Board's control, will
be permitted, all for the purpose of making certain the Board's Joint Revenue Bonds remain outside the
State Private Activity Bond Volume Limitations provided by the Code and the Temporary Regulations.
Section 2. Effective Date and Duration
The effective date of these rules and regulations is December 3, 1985, the date of their adoption, and they
shall remain in effect until modified or rescinded by the Board. The Board expresses its intent to modify
or rescind these rules and regulations at such time as it has determined that relevant provisions of section
103(n)(7) of the Code, as interpreted by the Temporary Regulations, has been changed, altered,
interpreted or applied in a manner that will permit the use of funds obtained by tenants from tax exempt
sources in the payment of contracts for Airport improvements without causing the Joint Revenue Bonds
of the Board to be included within the State Private Activity Bond Volume Limitations provided by section
103(n)(7) of the Code.
Section 3. Scope
These Rules and Regulations are in addition to and not in lieu of any other rule, regulation, policy, law or
contract provision relating to procurement activities of the Board.
Section 4. Administration of Rules and Regulations
These Rules and Regulations shall be administered, under the direction of the Executive Director, by all
employees of the Board. The Executive Director, with the advice of the Board's Legal Counsel and the
Board's Bond Counsel for Joint Revenue Bond financing, is authorized to develop policies, procedures
and practices consistent herewith. Such policies, procedures and practices shall be binding upon all
employees, tenants and contractors doing business at or on the Airport.
Section 5. Contracts Funded Entirely from Operating Revenues
Any Board contract for improvements or additions to the Airport may be let by the Board in
accordance with established procurement requirements without further inquiry as to the source of funding,
and may relate to the improvement or extension of any properties comprising a part of the Airport.
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Section 6. Contracts Funded Entirely from the Proceeds of Joint Revenue Bonds
Subject to the limitation contained in subsection (ll) of this section, any Board contract for
improvements or additions to the Airport which is to be funded from the proceeds of Joint
Revenue Bonds may be let in accordance with established procurement requirements
without further inquiry as to the source of funding.
H. A Board contract to be funded entirely from the proceeds of Joint Revenue Bonds may not
be let for the purpose of improving or adding to any part of any Airport facility which was
provided with the proceeds of obligations, the interest on which was exempt from federal
income taxes, other than Joint Revenue Bonds, issued before October 5, 1984, unless:
A. the facility being improved, expanded or extended, in the opinion of General Counsel,
can be disregarded under one of the three exceptions to the Airport bond
"contamination rules" contained in Section 1.103(n) -2T -Q9 -A9 of the Temporary
Regulations; or
B. the user of the facilities being improved, expanded or extended, has made or makes
a timely and effective election not to take an investment tax credit or depreciation with
respect to the prior facilities and the facilities being financed with the proceeds of the
Joint Revenue Bonds, in a form and substance approved by the Board's Legal
Counsel.
Section 7. Contracts Funded Partly with Joint Revenue Bonds or Operating Funds and Partly
with Funds of a Tenant
Board contracts otherwise acceptable under established Board procurement procedures
and to be funded in part by the proceeds of the Joint Revenue Bonds or Airport operating
funds and in part with funds provided by a tenant may be let upon the conditions contained
in this section.
II. Prior to the letting of a contract or executing a change order with respect to such contract,
the tenant must file an affidavit describing the source of funding of its share of contract
costs. Such affidavit, to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Board's Legal
Counsel, shall specifically contain, disclose, verify and warrant the accuracy of the
following information:
A. the precise source from which the tenant obtained or expects to obtain its share of
funds, such as, tenant's operating revenues, bank loans, stock offerings, sale of debt
securities or other sources; and
B. a listing of all issues of tax-exempt private activity bonds to which it is a party and the
proceeds of which are subject to its direction or influence, and the location where the
proceeds, if any, are on deposit, along with the name and principal officer of the
custodian or trustee holding such funds. Based upon the information contained in
such affidavit, the Board's Legal Counsel may, but shall not be required to, request
and obtain additional information.
A contract shall not be presented for approval by the Executive Director or the Board,
as appropriate until such additional information has been supplied. Additionally, the
Board's Legal Counsel may, but is not obligated to, require the tenant to provide the
following:
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1. the third -party verification, such as by a trustee or custodian holding funds
derived from tax-exempt financing, or a bank or banker or other party or source
providing the tenant's funding, which confirms that, as appropriate, the funds
designated for use in paying the tenant's share of contract payments are
derived from the source state, or that the third party will not permit the
withdrawal of funds held in its custody for the purpose of making improvements
at the Airport or will make such payments directly to the Board and will not
permit a reimbursement of the tenant from the funds held by it for a purpose not
permitted by these Rules and Regulations as specified to it by the Board's Legal
Counsel; and
2. in the appropriate case, an election of the type described in section 6(II)(B) has
been made.
C. prior to the issuance of any order to proceed on any contract funded by the combined
sources described in this Rule, the tenant and the Executive Director shall have
executed and delivered a Special Depository Agreement, substantially in the form
attached hereto (with such modifications as may be approved by the Board's Legal
Counsel), and the tenant shall have complied with the requirements thereof.
Section 8. Board Contract Funded Entirely by Tenant
Contracts otherwise acceptable under established Board procurement procedures and to
be funded entirely by or on behalf of a tenant may be let by the Board if the procedures
prescribed in section 7(11) hereof are also followed.
ll. Prior to issuing an order to proceed under the contract, the Board and the tenant shall
execute a Special Depository Contract substantially in the form attached hereto and the
tenant shall have complied therewith.
Section 9. Tenant Contractors
No Airport tenant may authorize or direct another, on its behalf, to commence work on the
Airport for any improvement or addition to the Airport without first giving the Board's Legal
Counsel the information and, if reasonably deemed necessary by the Board's Legal
Counsel to protect the tax-free status of Airport Bonds, the verification and/or the election
required in section 6(11)(6) hereof.
11. No Airport tenant and no agent or contractor of an Airport tenant may commence work on
the Airport on any improvement or addition to the Airport without first obtaining a permit
from the Executive Director.
III. The permit required in subsection II shall be issued only if the tenant performing,
contracting for or authorizing the on -Airport work has given the Board's Legal Counsel the
information and, if reasonably deemed necessary by the Board's Legal Counsel to protect
the tax-free status of Airport Bonds, the verification and/or election required in section 7(11)
hereof.
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Commercial Activities
Section 1. Soliciting
A person commits an offense if he solicits funds or anything of value for any purpose at the
Airport without a permit from the Airport Board except as provided in Section 4 of Chapter
3 of this Code and, to the extent of any operations outside the Airport boundaries, without
a permit from any city in or through which such operations are conducted if such
operations are lawfully regulated by such city.
Il. A person commits an offense if he sells or offers for sale any article or merchandise on the
Airport without a permit, concession or franchise from the Airport Board.
III. A person commits an offense if he solicits any business or trade, including transportation
of persons or baggage for hire on the Airport without a permit, concession or franchise from
the Airport Board and, to the extent of any operations outside the Airport boundaries,
without a license, permit or franchise from any city through which said business or trade is
conducted if lawfully regulated by the ordinances of any such city.
IV. It shall be unlawful for a parking company, off -airport parking company, off -airport valet
parking company, or a service related to the storing or staging of vehicles, to transport or
offer to transport its customers or its customers' vehicles within the boundaries of the
Airport without a permit, concession or franchise from the Airport Board.
Section 2. Advertising
A person commits an offense if he posts, distributes or displays any signs, advertisements, handbill,
circular or printed or written matter of a commercial nature at the Airport without a concession or permit
granted by the Executive Director.
Section 3. Commercial Photography and Moving Picture Production
A person commits an offense if he utilizes photographic or moving picture equipment for
the purpose of picture -taking or moving picture photography in any area designated as a
"Restricted Area" within the Airport unless such person has obtained a permit from the
Airport Board.
A person commits an offense if he uses the Airport premises for the purpose of any
commercial photographic, theatrical or moving picture production without a permit from the
Airport Board. An application shall be submitted to the Executive Director at least three (3)
business days in advance of the first day sought for photographic or other similar
production, and shall include the following:
A. the full name and street address of the applicant;
B. the full name and street address of the organization sponsoring, conducting, or
promoting the production;
C. whether the producing organization is a branch or division of a national organization
and, if so, the name and street address thereof;
D. if the producing organization is a Texas corporation, a copy of its Corporate Charter,
as amended, shall be furnished; if it is a foreign corporation, a copy of its Authorized
Certificate to do business in the State of Texas shall accompany the application;
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E. the purpose of the production;
F. the date or dates and hours of the production;
G. the location(s) proposed for such production; and
H. the total number and size of production equipment required for the production and
total number of personnel.
III. The permit will be issued within three (3) business days of receipt of the application;
however, the permit application may be denied or a permit granted hereunder revoked if
one or more of the statements in the application is found to be untrue.
IV. Time, location and manner: When permits are granted, the following rules and standards
will apply:
A. location: Permittees shall be escorted by Airport Board Personnel at all times and
shall only be permitted to conduct the permitted activity in those locations specified
in the permit.
B. Permits will be issued for a period of not more than thirty (30) days.
C. manner of operation:
1. a person may not engage in such production unless he carries such permit
granted under this section at all times while conducting production activities.
2. a person conducting production activities hereunder shall, in that connection,
obey all applicable state and federal laws and all applicable Rules and
Regulations of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board. Permittees will
not be permitted to conduct the activity for which the permit is issued
a) in Airport roadways,
b) inside airline gate departure lounges,
c) in areas restricted to airline or Airport personnel,
d) in restrooms,
e) in premises leased to a concessionaire,
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g) in baggage claim areas, or
h) in any area temporarily or permanently restricted for conducting or
promoting the production.
Section 4. Newsracks
A person commits an offense if he sells or distributes any publication on the Airport premises by means
of newspaper stand, racks or other similar devices, except by franchise, concession or permit granted by
,the Executive Director.
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Section 5. Food Protection and Sanitation
This section is intended to provide for the sale of only sound, properly labeled food; to establish sanitary
standards for food protection and service by adopting by reference the Texas Board of Health's "Texas
Food Establishment Rules" by requiring a permit for operation of food establishments and by requiring
food service manager certification in food sanitation from a designated health authority.
Section 6. Designation of Health Authority
The Airport Board shall by resolution designate from time to time a health authority for the purpose of
ensuring minimum standards of environmental health and sanitation within the scope of that department's
function.
Section 7. State Regulations Adopted
The following statutory provisions are hereby adopted by reference: Texas Board of
Health's "Texas Food Establishment Rules" 25 TAC sections 229.161-229.171, 229.173-
229.175; Health and Safety Code, Chapter 431- "Texas Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act";
and Health and Safety Code Chapter 341 -"Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health
Protection."
A certified copy of each rule manual (above) shall be kept on file in the office of the Director
of Airport Concessions.
Section 8. Definitions
All definitions in the "Texas Food Establishment Rules" are hereby incorporated by reference. In addition
the following definitions shall be understood.
I. Health Authority or Regulatory Authority shall be understood to mean the
representatives of any health department or health agency designated by the Airport Board
to enforce the provisions herein by resolution of the Airport Board.
II. Service of Notice shall mean a notice provided for in these rules is properly served when
it is delivered to the holder of the permit or the person in charge, or when it is sent by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the
holder of the permit.
III. Ownership of Business shall mean the owner or operator of the business. Each new
business owner or operator shall comply with these Rules and Regulations.
IV. Food Establishment shall mean all places where food or drink are stored, sold,
commercially prepared, or otherwise handled, whether offered for sale, given in exchange,
or given away for use as food or furnished for human consumption. The location of
commercially packaged single portion non -potentially hazardous snack items and wrapped
candy sold over the counter, or by vending machine, is excluded.
Section 9. Food Permits
Requirement: A person commits an offense if he operates a food establishment at the
Airport without possessing a current and valid health permit issued by the health authority
designated by resolution of the Airport Board.
II. Posting: A valid permit shall be posted in public view in a conspicuous place at the food
establishment for which it is issued.
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I(I. Non -transference (Change of ownership): Permits issued under the provisions of this
article are not transferable. Upon change of ownership of a business the new business
owner will be required to meet current standards as defined herein and State law before a
permit will be issued.
IV. Multiple permits: A separate permit shall be required for every type food establishment and
temporary food establishment whether situated in the same building or at a separate
location. Except that:
A. lounge operations located in the same building operating under the same liquor
license will not require a separate permit unless potentially hazardous food is being
served; and
B. establishments with minimal food handling involving limited preparation of potentially
hazardous food (such as a snack bar) and under common ownership may be
grouped under one permit. All establishments with extensive food handling and/or
open potentially hazardous foods will be required to have a separate permit.
V. Suspension of permit: The health authority may suspend any permit to operate a food
establishment if the operation of the establishment does not comply with the requirements
of these Rules and Regulations, State laws, or the operation of the food establishment
otherwise constitutes an imminent health hazard. Before a permit is suspended, the holder
of the permit or the person in charge, shall be notified in writing that their permit may be
suspended and that they are entitled to a hearing, if a request for hearing is made in writing
to the authority within ten (10) days from the date the notice of suspension is received. If
no written request for hearing is filed within ten (10) days, the permit will be suspended.
The health authority may end the suspension any time if reasons for suspension no longer
exist. When a permit is suspended, food service operations shall immediately cease.
VI. Revocation of permit: The health authority may, after providing notice and an opportunity
for a hearing, revoke a permit for serious or repeated violations of any of the requirements
of these rules or for interference with the health authority in the performance of its duties.
Prior to revocation, the health authority shall notify the holder of the permit or the person
in charge, in writing of the reason for which the permit is subject to revocation and that the
permit shall be revoked at the end of ten (10) days following service of such notice unless
a written request for a hearing is filed with the health authority by the holder of the permit
within the ten (10) day period. If no written request for hearing is filed within the ten (10)
days, revocation will be final.
VII. Service of notices: Notices shall be served in accordance with the section 8 (II) above. A
copy of the notice shall be filed in the records of the health authority and in the office of the
Director of Airport Concessions, or to such other person as may be designated by the
Airport Board.
VIII. Hearings: The hearings provided for in these rules shall be conducted by the health
authority at a time and place designated by it. Based upon the recorded evidence of such
hearings, the health authority shall make a final finding, and shall sustain, modify or rescind
any notice or order considered in the hearing. A written report of the hearing decision shall
be furnished to the office of the Director of Airport Concessions and the holder of the
permit, license, or certificate.
IX. Right of appeal: Any permit holder who wishes to dispute the decision of a hearing may
appeal the decision to the director of the health authority issuing the order being appealed.
X. Application after revocation: When a revocation of a permit has become final, the holder of
the revoked permit may make written application to the health authority for a new permit.
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XII. Permit fees: Health permit fees, as established by the health authority, are due and
payable directly to the health authority in the amounts and at the times specified by the
health authority.
Section 10. Inspections
I. Pre -operational inspection: The health authority shall inspect any food establishment prior
to its beginning operation to determine compliance with these rules.
I(. On-going operations: The health authority shall be entitled to inspect any food
establishment at any time without prior notice in order to determine compliance with these
rules.
Section 11. Food Manager Certification
Requirements: A person commits an offense if he operates a food establishment at the
Airport without a manager, or person in charge, who possesses a valid and current food
manager's certificate, or equivalent, approved by the health authority designated by
resolution of the Airport Board. A certified manager, or person in charge, must be on duty
during all hours of operation of any nonexempt food service establishment employing six
(6) or more employees; provided that, only one certified manager, or person in charge,
shall be required to be on duty during all hours of operation in each terminal building for
food establishments under common ownership and operation. Only one certified manager,
or person in charge, shall be required to be on duty during all hours of operation at each
hotel.
II. Manager's certification: Upon written application and presentation of evidence of
satisfactory completion of a food manager's course, equivalent training or examination as
approved by the health authority, the health authority shall issue a food manager's
certificate valid for three (3) years from the date of training or evaluation unless sooner
revoked. Suspension or revocation of an establishment's health permit by the health
authority shall constitute cause for revocation of that manager's certification. Whenever
the food service operator holding the manager's certificate terminates employment, is
terminated, or is transferred to another food establishment, the person owning, operating
or managing the food establishment shall be allowed sixty (60) days from the date of
termination or transfer of the certificate holder, to comply with this section.
Ill. Exemptions from certificate requirement: Temporary food establishments and persons
participating as volunteer food handlers performing charitable activities for periods of
fourteen (14) days or less may be exempted from the requirement for manager's
certificate. Exemptions are within the discretion of the health authority.
Section 12. Options
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 9 (IV) and section 11 (1), which provide for grouping of food
establishments under one permit, and one certified manager for food establishments under common
ownership and operation, each business owner shall have the option to waive the grouping provisions
and obtain one permit for each food establishment or temporary food establishment, and/or to maintain
one certified manager, or person in charge, for each food establishment location.
Section 13. reserved
Section 14. Public Swimming Pool and Spa Permit Program Inspections Intent
This section is intended to provide for pool safety and sanitation and to establish sanitary standards for
public swimming pools and spas by adopting by reference the Texas Minimum Standards of Sanitation
and Health Protection Measures and Design Standards for Public Swimming Pool Construction by
requiring a permit for operation of public swimming pools and/or public spas.
Section 15. Designation of Health Authority
The Airport Board shall by resolution designate from time to time a health authority for the purpose of
ensuring minimum standards of environmental health and sanitation within the scope of that department's
function.
Section 16. State Regulations Adopted
The following statutory provisions are hereby adopted by reference: Texas Department of
Health Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures, Chapter 341,
Subchapter D, Section 341.064 and Design Standards for Public Swimming Pool
Construction, 25 TAC, Chapter 337, Section 337.71 through 337.96.
II. A certified copy of each rule manual (above) shall be kept on file in the office of the Director
of Airport Real Estate.
Section 17. Definitions
All definitions in the Texas Minimum Standards and Health Protection Measures and Design Standards
for Public Swimming Pool Construction are hereby incorporated by reference. In addition the following
definitions shall be understood.
1. Health Authority or Regulatory Authority shall be understood to mean the
representatives of any health department or health agency designated by the Airport Board
to enforce the provisions herein by resolution of the Airport Board.
II. Service of Notice provided for in these rules is properly served when it is delivered to the
holder of the permit or the person in charge, or when it is sent by registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the holder of the permit.
III. Ownership of Business shall mean the owner or operator of the business. Each new
business owner or operator shall comply with these Rules and Regulations.
IV. Public Swimming Pool shall mean an artificial body of water, including a spa, maintained
expressly for public recreational purposes, swimming and similar aquatic sports or
therapeutic purposes.
Section 18. Public Swimming Pool and Spa Permits
I. Requirement: A person commits an offense if he operates a public swimming pool and/or
public spa at the Airport without possessing a current and valid health permit issued by the
health authority designated by resolution of the Airport Board.
Il. Posting: A valid permit shall be posted in public view in a conspicuous place at the public
swimming pool and/or public spa.
III. Non -transference (Change of ownership): Permits issued under the provisions of this
article are not transferable. Upon change of ownership of a business the new business
owner will be required to meet current standards as defined herein and State law before a
permit will be issued.
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IV. Separate permits: A separate permit shall be required for every public swimming pool
and/or public spa, whether situated in the same building or at a separate location.
V. Suspension of permit: The health authority may suspend any permit to operate a public
swimming pool and/or public spa if the operation of the establishment does not comply with
the requirements of these Rules and Regulations, State laws or the operation of the
establishment otherwise constitutes an imminent health hazard. Before a permit is
suspended, the holder of the permit or the person in charge, shall be notified in writing that
their permit may be suspended and that they are entitled to a hearing if a request for
hearing is made in writing to the authority within ten (10) days from the date the notice of
suspension is received. If no written request for hearing is filed within ten (10) days, the
permit will be suspended. The health authority may end the suspension any time if reasons
for suspension no longer exist. When a permit is suspended, use of the public swimming
pool and/or public spa shall immediately cease.
VI. Revocation of permit: The health authority may, after providing notice and an opportunity
for a hearing, revoke a permit for serious or repeated violations of any of the requirements
of these rules or for interference with the health authority in the performance of its duties.
Prior to revocation, the health authority shall notify the holder of the permit or the person
in charge, in writing of the reason for which the permit is subject to revocation and that the
permit shall be revoked at the end of ten (10) days following service of such notice unless
a written request for a hearing is filed with the health authority by the holder of the permit
within the ten (10) day period. If no written request for hearing is filed within the ten (10)
days, revocation will be final.
VII. Service of Notices: Notices shall be served in accordance with the section 17 (ll) above.
A copy of the notice shall be filed in the records of the health authority and in the office of
the Director of Airport Real Estate, or to such other person as may be designated by the
Airport Board.
VIII. Hearings: The hearings provided for in these rules shall be conducted by the health
authority at a time and place designated -by it. Based upon the recorded evidence of such
hearings, the health authority shall make a final finding, and shall sustain, modify or rescind
any notice or order considered in the hearing. Awritten report of the hearing decision shall
be furnished to the office of the Director of Airport Real Estate and the holder of the permit,
license, or certificate.
IX. Right of appeal: Any permit holder who wishes to dispute the decision of a hearing may
appeal the decision to the director of the health authority issuing the order being appealed.
X. Application after revocation: When a revocation of a permit has become final, the holder of
the revoked permit may make written application to the health authority for a new permit.
XI. Permit fees: Health permit fees, as established by the health authority, are due and
payable directly to the health authority in the amounts and at the times specified by the
health authority.
Section 19. inspdctions
Pre -operational inspection: The health authority shall inspect any public swimming pool
and/or public spa prior to its beginning operation to determine compliance with these rules.
On-going operations: The health authority shall be entitled to inspect any public swimming
pool and/or public spa at any time without prior notice in order to determine compliance
with these rules.
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Section 20. Public Pool/Spa Manager Certification
I. Requirement: A person commits an offense if he operates a public swimming pool and/or
spa at the Airport without a manager or person in charge, who possesses a valid and
current pool/spa manager's certificate or equivalent, approved by the health authority
designated by resolution of the Airport Board. Pool and/or spa managers shall have at
least one certified pool manager employed to maintain the pools/spas per location.
II. Manager's certification: Upon written application and presentation of evidence of
satisfactory completion of a pool/spa manager's course, equivalent training or examination
as approved by the health authority, the health authority shall issue a pool/spa manager's
certificate valid for one (1) year from the date of training or evaluation unless sooner
revoked. Suspension or revocation of an establishment's health permit by the health
authority shall constitute cause for revocation of that manager's certification. Whenever
the public pool/spa manager holding the certificate terminates employment or is terminated
or transferred, the business shall be allowed sixty (60) days from this termination or
transfer date to provide a new certificate holder.
III. This requirement is applicable even if pool maintenance operations are contracted to an
outside company.
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Procedures
Section 1. Intent
This Chapter is designed to establish authority and define procedures for the adoption of additional
resolutions, rules, regulations and orders necessary to the maintenance and promotion of the peace,
good government and welfare of the Airport, for the performance of the functions thereof, for the order
and security of its inhabitants, users and visitors, and to protect the peace, lives, health and property of
such inhabitants, users and visitors.
Section 2. Airport Security
Airport Police. The primary responsibility for police, fire and health security and for the
enforcement of regulations, and for the performance of inspections and services within the
boundaries of the Airport shall be vested in the Board and in the police force and such
health officers as may from time to time be duly appointed and commissioned as such
officers by the Board.
II. Peace Officers. The Executive Director, or the person, officer or employee designated by
him shall have the authority to appoint peace officers for specific duties at the Airport upon
the following conditions:
A. the ability, background, moral character, experience and other pertinent information
relating to each applicant for such position shall be investigated by the Director of the
Department of Public Safety of the Airport Board. Such investigation may be
conducted as deemed necessary and any questionnaires or informational forms may
be required to be completed by the applicant prior to appointment;
B. the duties and training of peace officers shall be as prescribed by the Director of the
Department of Public Safety, who may require any and all necessary written or oral
reports on a periodic basis from such peace officers. The required period of training
for such peace officers shall not be less than prescribed by the Texas Commission on
Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education;
C. the appointments of peace officers by the Executive Director shall be made in
conformance with all applicable laws, ordinances and administrative rules relative
thereto; and
D. the appointments of peace officers shall be revokable by the Executive Director upon
the recommendation of the Director of the Department of Public Safety, or such other
lesser disciplinary action may be taken as the Executive Director shall deem
necessary.
Section 3. Procedure for Adoption of Airport Rules and Regulations
The Board may from time to time adopt certain additional resolutions, rules, regulations and orders which
it deems to be necessary to the maintenance and promotion of the peace, good government and welfare
of the Airport, for the performance of the functions thereof, for the order and security of its inhabitants,
users and visitors, and to protect the peace, lives, health and property of such inhabitants, users and
visitors, and prescribed suitable penalties for the violation thereof, all in the manner prescribed by
Transportation Code Chapter 22, and such rules, regulations and orders shall not be construed as an
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attempt to waive or set aside any provisions contained in the existing ordinances of any city or in any law
of the State of Texas. To the extent of any conflict between the existing or future general ordinances of
any city, such rules, regulations and orders of the Board shall prevail and be effective within the
boundaries of the Airport, but not otherwise.
Section 4. Adoption Procedures for Rules, Regulations and Orders with Penal Provisions
Duly certified copies of all rules, regulations and orders of the Board pertaining to the subjects mentioned
in section 3, and prescribing penalties for violations, shall be forwarded by the Executive Director to the
chief administrative officer of the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth to adopt the Code; and the duly
authorized and commissioned peace officers or other enforcement officers of the Board shall thereafter
be authorized to file cases arising thereunder in such municipal courts, in addition to any other convenient
and proper forum.
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Chapter 10
Saving, Severability and Penalties
Section 1. Catchlines of Sections
Catchlines of the sections of this Code are intended as mere catchwords to indicate the general contents
of the section, and for index or search convenience and shall not be taken or deemed to be titles nor shall
same be construed as a substantive part of any section.
Section 2. Severability
The sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases of this Code are severable, and if any phrase,
clause, sentence, subsection or section of this Code shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid
judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of
the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, subsections and sections of this Code, since the same would
have been enacted without the incorporation in this Code of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause,
sentence, subsection or section.
Section 3. Penalty, Continuing Violations
The violation of any provision of this Code where an act or a failure to act is made unlawful
or is otherwise prohibited, shall be punishable by a fine:
A. not to exceed $500.00;
B. not to exceed $2,000.00 if the provision violated governs fire safety, or public health
and sanitation, including dumping of refuse; or
C. fixed by State law if the violation is one for which the State has fixed a fine.
II. A person violating a provision of this Code is guilty of a separate offense for each day or
part of a day during which the violation is committed, continued, or permitted, unless
otherwise provided.
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Speed Limit
Street Direction Hundred Block (Mph)
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Express North
Public Loop Rd.
N & S
1700- 1800S
20
A Public Loop Rd.
N & S
2100S
20
A Upper Level Rd.
N & S
2000-2200S
15
A Lower Level Rd.
N & S
2000-2200S
15
B Public Loop Rd.
N & S
2100S
20
B Upper Level Rd.
N & S
2000-2200S
15
B Lower Level Rd.
N & S
2000-2200S
15
C Public Loop Rd.
N & S
2300-2400S
20
C Upper Level Rd.
N & S
2300-2400S
15
C Lower Level Rd.
N & S
2300-2400S
15
D Service Level Rd.
N & S
2275-2475S
15
D Arrivals Level Rd.
N & S
2325-2475S
15
D Departures Level Rd.
N & S
2325-2475S
15
Recirculation Rd.
N & S
2350-2475S
15
E Public Loop Rd.
N & S
2600S
20
E Upper Level Rd.
N & S
2500-2700S
15
E Lower Level Rd.
N & S
2500-2700S
15
Express South
Public Loop Rd.
N & S
2600S
15
South Remote Parking
Public Loop Rd.
N & S
2900-3000S
20
South Remote Parking
Employee Loop Rd.
N & S
2900-3100S
30
North Remote Carousel
N & S
1600- 1700S
15
Connector Rd.
South Remote Carousel
N & S
3050-3100S
15
Connector Rd.
East Airfield Dr.
N & S
2300-3400S
45
South Airfield Dr.
E & W
1800 - 2900 E
45
West Airfield Dr.
N & S
1600 - 3400 E
45
'worth Airfield Dr.
E & W
1400 - 2875 E
45
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Flyover Bridge 5
M
Speed Limit
Street
Direction
Hundred Block
(Mph)
North Airfield Dr.
E & W
2875 - 3000 E
35
North Service Rd.
N
1300-3250S
35
North Service Rd.
N
3250 - 3900 N
45
South Service Rd.
S
1300- 1750S
45
South Service Rd.
S
1750-3825S
35
South Service Rd.
S
3825-4025S
45
Service Rd. Crossunder 1
E & W
2200 - 2300 E
30
Service Rd. Crossunder 2
E & W
2200 - 2300 E
30
Service Rd. Crossunder 3
E & W
2200 - 2300 E
30
Service Rd. Crossunder 4
E & W
2200 - 2300 E
30
Service Rd. Crossunder 5
E & W
2200 - 2300 E
30
Service Rd. Crossunder 6
E & W
2200 - 2300 E
30
Service Rd. Crossunder 7
E & W
2200 - 2300 E
30
N. International Pkwy.
N
300- 1300S
55
S. International Pkwy.
S
300- 1300S
55
N. International Pkwy.
N
1300- 1500S
30
S. International Pkwy.
S
1300- 1500S
30
N. International Pkwy.
N
1500-3400S
55
S. International Pkwy.
S
1500-3400S
55
N. International Pkwy.
N
3400-3600S
30
S. International Pkwy.
S
3400-3600S
30
N. International Pkwy.
N
3700-4200S
55
S. International Pkwy.
S
3700-4200S
55
international Pkwy.
E & W
2200 - 2300 E
30
Crossunder 1
International Pkwy.
E & W
2200 - 2300 E
30
Crossunder 2
international Pkwy.
E & W
2200 - 2300 E
30
Crossunder 3
International Pkwy.
E & W
2200 - 2300 E
30
Crossunder 4
international Pkwy.
E & W
2200 - 2300 E
30
Crossunder 5
International Pkwy.
E & W
2200 - 2300 E
20
Flyover Bridge 5
M
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Speed Limit
Street
Direction
Hundred Block
(Mph)
pst 9th St.
E & W
2800 - 2900 E
30
East 14th St.
E & W
2800 - 2900 E
30
East 23th St.
E & W
2950 - 3050 W
30
East 26th St.
E & W
3000 E
30
East 28th St.
E & W
2900 - 3000 E
35
East 32nd St.
E & W
3000 - 3100 E
30
East 37th St.
E & W
2400 - 2600 E
30
East 38th St.
E & W
2300 - 2400 E
30
East 39th St.
E & W
2400 - 2600 E
30
North 16th Ave.
N & S
2000-2100S
30
North 28th Ave.
N & S
900- 1400S
30
South 20th Ave.
N & S
3400-4100S
30
South 22nd Ave.
N & S
3200-3300S
30
South 24th Ave.
N & S
3800-4000S
30
South 26th Ave.
N & S
3600-3900S
35
outh 31 st Ave.
N & S
3100-3200S
30
West 17th St.
E & W
1100 -1500 E
30
West 19th St.
E & W
1400 - 1700 E
35
West 20th St.
E & W
1400 - 1700 E
30
West 21 st St.
E & W
1400 - 1600 E
30
West 23rd St.
E & W
1500 - 1600 E
30
West 27th St.
E & W
1500 - 1600 E
30
West 31 st St.
E & W
2200 E
30
West 32nd St.
E & W
2200 E
30
West 33rd St.
E & W
2100 - 2200 E
30
Freeport Pkwy.
N & S
1500S
30
Mid -Cities Blvd.
E & W
1600 - 1800 E
40
Royal Lane
N & S
300-800S
35
Texan Trail
N & S
1400- 1600S
30
Rental Car Dr.
E & W
2200 - 2800 E
35
South Garage Dr.
E & W
2400 - 2500 E
30
A-3
A-4
Speed Limit
Street
Direction
Hundred Block
(Mph)
Bus Entry/RCC
E & W
2200 - 2400 E
30
Bus Exit/RCC
E & W
2300 - 2400 E
30
Center Garage Dr.
E & W
2500 E
30
North Garage Dr.
E & W
2400 - 2500 E
30
Passport Ave.
N & S
3600-4000S
35
S. W. Construction Rd.
N & S
2550-3100S
20
S. W. Construction Rd.
N & S
3100-3400S
35
S. W. Construction Rd.
E & W
1800 - 2100 E
35
Trade Ave.
N & S
800-1125S
30
Regent Blvd.
E & W
2575 - 2925 E
30
Regent Blvd.
N & S
725-925S
30
Corporate Dr.
N & S
750-1050S
30
Bear Creek Ct.
N & S
3500-3600S
30
Minters Chapel Rd.
N & S
1500- 1600S
30
Plaza Dr.
E & W
2900 E
30
Carbon Rd.
E & W
2400 - 3050 E
45
Carbon Rd.
E & W
3050 - 3150 E
30
Glade Rd.
E & W
1200 - 1600 E
35
S. Main St.
N & S
1600-1700S
30
Esters Blvd.
E & W
2700 - 2900 E
30
W. Walnut Hill Ln.
E & W
3400-3500S
30
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Maximum Allowable
Pollutant
Concentration (mg/1)
Antimony
0.010
Arsenic
0.100
Barium
2.000
Beryllium
0.010
Bismuth
0.500
Boron
1.000
Cadmium
0.100
Chromium (total)
3.500
Cobalt
1.000
Copper
2.500
Cyanides
1.000
Fluorides
1.500
Hydrogen Sulfide
0.100
Lead
2.000
Manganese
3.500
Mercury
0.005
Molybdenum
1.000
Nickel
1.500
Phenol
0.005
Selenium
0.020
Silver
0.100
Tin
1.000
Uranyl-lon
5.000
Zinc
2.500
Cyanides or Cyanogen Compounds
0.200
(capable of liberating hydrocyanic gas on acidification)
Total Toxic Organics
1.000
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Appendix III
Application for a Permit to Discharge
Industrial Wastewater to the Sanitary Sewer
Note to Signing Official: Please complete and return this application within 180 days. Signing officials
must have authorization to provide information on behalf of the company. Information considered
confidential by your company should be clearly marked so that this information can be maintained in
separate, limited access files.
Section A. General Information
1. Company Name
2. Mailing Address Zip Code
3, Facility Address Phone
(address where sewer service is requested)
4. Is company currently in operation at facility address? ❑ Yes ❑ No
Section B. Products or Service Information
1. Brief description of manufacturing processes or service activity at the facility including rate of
production, if applicable:
2. . Principal raw materials, including chemicals, catalysts, solvents, etc., used in any phase of the
manufacturing process or service activity:
3. Number of employees Hours per day of operation
Days per week of operation
4. Standard Industrial Code Number (4 digits).
5. List other environmental control permits held at this time
6. Attach a proper plat prepared by an engineer or architect showing locations of water and sewer
connections, manholes, traps, etc. Also indicate the locations of an acceptable monitoring station for
collecting samples and measuring flows of the industrial wastewater streams prior to discharge to
the sanitary sewer.
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Section C. Wastewater Discharge Information
1. Indicate the type and quantity of industrial wastewater by completing the table below:
Check
Industrial
Flow
Flow
Appropriate
Flow
Metered
Estimated Proposed
Box For
Avg Daily/
(check
(check For New
Type Of
Maximum
if yes)
if yes) Industry
Wastewater
Daily
(a) Process
Wastewater;
Continuous
Discharge
Batch
Discharge
(b) Boiler Blowdown
(c) Cooling Water
Release
(d) Plant and
Equipment
Washdown
(e) Other
(specify)
For each wastewater stream attach a schematic of water flow that depicts the water source, industrial
units where water is used and pretreatment units.
2. Wastewater Quality. The applicant must present information on the quality of industrial wastewaters.
Samples collected from wastewater streams should be representative of daily operations. Analytical
procedures should follow those in Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,
APHA-AWWA- WPCF, 14th Edition, 1975.
(a) Conventional Pollutants: In the spaces below indicate the average and maximum value of
each constituent in the discharge.
Maximum
Average
Wastewater Constituent Value Value
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (5 day)
Total Suspended Solids
M
Temperature
mg/I
mg/1
pH units
a
(b) Priority Pollutant Information: Please indicate by placing an "x" in the appropriate box by each
listed chemical whether it is "Suspected to be Absent", "Known to be Absent", "Suspected to
be Present", or "Known to be Present" in your manufacturing or service activity or generated
as a by-product.
Item Suspected Known Suspected Known
No. Chemical Compound Absent Absent Present Present
1.
Asbestos (fibrous) ( ) ( } ( } ( )
2.
Cyanide (total) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
3.
Antimony (total) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
4.
Arsenic (total) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
5.
Beryllium (total) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( }
6.
Cadmium (total) ( } { ) ( ) ( )
7.
Chromium (total) ( ) ( } ( ) ( }
8.
Copper (total) ( } ( ) { } ( )
9.
Lead (total) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
10.
Mercury (total) ( ) ( ) ( } ( )
11.
Nickel (total) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
12.
Selenium (total) ( } ( ) ( ) ( )
13.
Sliver (total) ( } ( } ( } ( }
14.
Thallium (total) ( } ( ) ( ) ( }
15.
Zinc (total) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
16.
Acenaphtene ( } ( } ( ) ( )
17.
Acenaphythylene ( ) ( ) ( ) ( }
18.
Acrolein ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
19.
Acrylonitrile ( ) ( } ( ) ( }
20.
Aldrin ( ) { } ( ) { }
21.
Anthracene ( } ( } ( } ( }
22.
Benezene { ) ( } { } { )
23.
Benzidine ( ) ( ) ( ) ( }
24.
Benzo (a) anthracene ( } ( ) ( ) ( }
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Item Suspected Known Suspected Known
No. Chemical Compound Absent Absent Present Present
25. Benzo (a) pyrene
26. Benzo (b) fluoranthene ( } ( ) ( ) ( )
27. Benzo (g,h,i) perylene ( ) ( } { ) { }
28. Benzo (k) fluoranthene ( ) { ) ( ) { }
29. A -BHC (alpha) ( ) ( ) { ) ( )
30. B -BHC (beta) ( ) { ) ( ) ( )
31. D -BHC (delta) ( ) ( ) { ) { )
32. G -BHC (gamma) ( ) ( ) { ) ( )
33. Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
34. Bis (2-chloroethoxy) methane ( } ( } ( ) ( )
35. Bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
36. Bis (chloromethyl) ether ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
37. Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate ( } ( ) ( ) { )
38. Bromodichioromethane ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
39. Bromoform ( } ( ) { ) ( )
40. Bromomethane ( ) ( ) ( } { )
41. 4-Bromophenylphenyl ether { ) ( ) ( ) { )
42. Butylbenzyl phthalate ( ) ( ) ( ) ( }
43. Carbon Tetrachloride ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
44. Chlordane ( ) ( ) ( } ( }
45. 4-Chloro-3-methylphenol ( } ( ) ( ) { }
46. Chlorobenzene ( } ( ) ( ) ( )
47. Chlorethane ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
48. 2-Chloroethylvinylether ( } ( ) ( ) ( )
49. Chloroform ( ) ( ) ( ) { )
50. Chloromethane ( ) ( ) ( } { }
51. 2-Chloronaphthalene ( } ( ) ( ) ( )
52. 2 -Chlorophenol ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
53. 4-Chlorophenylphenyl ether ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
54. Chrysene ( ) ( } ( ) ( )
55. 4,4' -DDD ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
56. 4,4' -DDE ( } ( } ( ) ( )
57. 4,4' -DDT ( ) ( } { ) ( )
58. Dibenzo (a,h) anthracene ( ) ( } { ) ( }
59. Dibromochloromethane ( ) ( } ( } ( }
60. 1,2' Dichlorobenzene ( } ( ) ( ) ( )
61. 1,3- Dichlorobenzene ( ) ( ) ( ) { )
62. 1,4- Dichlorobenzene ( ) ( ) ( ) { }
63. 3,3'-Dichlorobe nzidine { ) ( } ( } ( )
M
Item Suspected Known Suspected Known
No. Chemical Compound Absent Absent Present Present
64. Dichlorodifluoromethene ( ) ( } ( } ( )
65. 1,1- Dichloroethane ( ) ( } ( ) ( }
66. 1,2- Dichlorethene ( } ( ) ( } ( )
67. 1,1- Dichlorethene ( } ( ) ( } ( }
68. Trans-1.2- Dichloroethene ( } ( ) ( } ( }
69. 2,4- Dichlorophenol { } ( } ( ) ( }
70. 1,2- Dichloropropane ( ) ( } ( ) ( )
71. (Cis Trans)1,3 - Dichloropropene ( ) ( ) ( ) { )
72. Dieldrin ( } ( ) ( } ( }
73. Diethyl Phythalate ( } ( ) ( } ( }
74. 2,4- Dimethylphenol ( } ( ) ( } ( )
75. Dimethyl Phthalate ( ) ( ) ( ) ( }
76. Dicbutyl Phthalate ( ) ( } ( ) ( )
77. Dicoctyl Phthalate ( ) ( } ( } ( }
78. 4,6- Dinitro-2-methylphenol ( ) ( } ( ) ( }
79. 2,4- Dinitrophenol ( } ( ) ( } ( }
80. 2,4- Dinitrotoluene ( } { ) ( } ( )
81. 2,6- Dinitrotoluene ( ) ( ) ( } ( )
82. 1,2- Diphenylhydrazine ( ) ( } ( ) ( )
83. Endosulfan I ( } ( } ( } ( )
84. Endosulfan 11 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
85. Endosulfan Sulfate ( } ( ) ( ) ( )
86. Endrin ( } ( } ( ) ( }
87. Endrin Aldehyde ( ) ( } ( } ( )
88. Ethylbenzene ( } ( ) ( ) ( )
89. Fluoranthene ( ) ( ) ( } ( )
90. Fluorene ( } ( ) ( } ( )
91. Heptachlor ( ) ( ) ( } ( )
92. Heptachlor epoxide ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
93. Hexachlorobenzene ( ) ( } ( ) ( )
94. Hexachlorobutediene ( } ( } ( ) ( }
95. Hexachlorocyclopentadiene ( ) ( } ( } ( )
96. Hexachloroethane ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
97. Indeno (1,2.3-cd) Pyrene ( ) ( ) ( } ( }
98. Isophorone ( } ( } ( } ( )
99. Methylene Chloride ( ) ( } ( } ( }
100. Naphthalene ( ) ( } ( } ( )
101. Nitrobenzene ( ) ( } ( } ( }
102. 2-Nitrophenol ( ) ( } ( ) ( )
Item Suspected Known Suspected Known
No. Chemical Compound Absent Absent Present Present
103. 4-Nitrophenol ( ) ( ) ( } ( )
104. N-Nitrosodimethylamine ( } ( ) ( } ( )
105. N-Nitrosodicpropylamine ( ) ( } ( } ( )
106. N-Nitrosodiphenylamine ( ) ( } ( } ( )
107. PCB -1016 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( }
108. PC B- 1 221 ( } ( ) ( ) ( )
109. PCB -1232 ( ) ( } ( } ( }
110. PCB -1242 ( ) ( } ( } ( }
111. PCB -1248 ( ) ( } ( } ( }
112. PCB -1254 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( }
113. PCB -1260 ( ) ( } ( ) ( }
114. Pentachlorophenol ( ) ( ) ( ) ( }
115. Phenanthrene ( ) ( } ( ) ( )
116. Phenol ( ) ( ) ( ) ( }
117. Pyrene ( ) ( } ( ) ( )
118. 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-doxin ( ) ( ) ( ) ( }
119. 1, 1,2,2 -Tetrachloroethane ( } ( ) ( ) ( }
120. Tetra chloroethene ( ) ( } { ) ( }
121. Toluene ( ) ( ) ( ) ( }
122. Toxaphene ( ) ( } ( ) ( )
123. 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene ( } ( ) ( ) ( )
124. 1, 1, 1 -Trichloroethane ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
125. 1, 1,2 -Trichloroethane ( ) ( ) ( ) ( }
126. Trichloroethene ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
127. Trichlorofluoremethane ( ) ( ) ( ) ( }
128. 2,4,6 -Trichlorophenol ( ) ( ) { } ( )
129. Vinyl Chloride ( ) ( ) ( ) ( }
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For chemical compounds which are indicated to be "Known Present" please list and provide the following
data for each (attach additional sheets if needed).
Estimated
Average
Maximum
Annual Loss To
Concentration
Concentration
Item Usage Sewer
In Discharge
In Discharge
No. Chemical Compound (lbs) (Ibs/year)
(mb/1)
(mg/1)
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Is your discharge subject to National Pretreatment Standards established under 40 CFR, Chapter 1,
Subchapter N. ❑ Yes ❑ No
The above question must be answered with certainty. For additional information regarding National
Pretreatment Standards, applicant should contact Region Vi of the Environmental Protection Agency
at (214) 767-2630 or the Trinity River Authority, Northern Regional Office at (817) 493-5100.
4. For existing significant industrial users, if the answer to the above question is yes, please indicate
the applicable pretreatment standards in the space provided below and attach a statement reviewed
by applicant's authorized representative and certified by a qualified professional, indicating whether
applicable pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis. If applicable pretreatment
standards are not being met on a consistent basis, certified statement should indicate the following:
a. Whether additional operation and maintenance and/or additional pretreatment is required for
applicant to meet pretreatment standards; and
b. The shortest schedule by which applicant will provide additional or pretreatment. The com•
pletion date in this schedule must not be later than compliance date established for applica-
ble pretreatment standard.
Applicable Standards
Constituent
Limit(s)
5. For new significant industrial users describe the pretreatment processes proposed for your facility to
meet the requirements listed in Item 4. (Examples: neutralization, materials recovery, grease traps,
sand traps, etc.)
I undersigned applicant, being the authorized representative of the herein named company, do hereby
request a Permit to continue to use or to establish an industrial sewer connection at the location indicat-
ed herein and do agree to comply with provisions of City Ordinance
Signature of Applicant
Name of Signee
Date
(Please Print)
Name and phone number of person to contact regarding Permit information.
iMIA
Corporate Acknowledgment
THE STATE OF TEXAS }(
COUNTY OF }(
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared
of
a corporation, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument,
and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for purposes and considerations therein
expressed, in the capacity therein stated and as the act and deed of said corporation.
Given under my hand and seal of office on the day of , 20
Notary Public in and for
County, Texas
My Commission Expires:
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Name of Industry
(Permittee)
Address
Permit No.
Appendix
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board
Permit to Discharge
Industrial Wastewater to the Sanitary Sewer
(location of sewer service)
Account No.
The above named Permittee is authorized to discharge industrial wastewaters to the sanitary sewerage
system according to the provisions of this Permit. Authorization is granted for a period beginning
until
Authorized Representative
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board
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Date
Effluent Limitations
The quality of permittee's industrial discharges will be limited by the provisions of City Ordinance No.
and the National Pretreatment Regulations which include the
following numerical limitations:
Pollutant or
Pollutant Property
Standards
Average Concentration
Maximum Allowable
Concentration, mg/I
and/or Load
mg/i or Ib/day
The discharge of any pollutant at a level in excess of that identified and authorized by this permit, shall
constitute a violation of the terms and conditions of this permit. Such a violation may result in permit
revocation and/or the imposition of civil and/or criminal penalties.
Ila Monitoring and Reporting
A. Permittee shall collect representative samples of the wastewater discharge and analyze these
waters for the pollutants indicated in section A. Where feasible, samples shall be obtained using
flow proportional composite sampling techniques specified in the applicable Categorical
Pretreatment Standard. Where composite sampling is not feasible, grab sampling is
acceptable. The permittee shall collect and analyze sample(s) during a
period. (number)
(interval)
B. Permittee shall summarize monitoring information on a copy of the attached "Significant
Industrial User Self -Monitoring Report" form. Duplicates of this form shall be submitted during
the months of and of each year to:
City Engineer
City of Arlington
with copy to:
Pretreatment Program Manager
Trinity River Authority of Texas
P. 0. Box 240
Arlington, Texas 76010
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C. Failure to submit any report or information required by this permit shall constitute a violation.
D. Any changes in the characteristics of the industrial discharges as a result of modifications to the
industrial processes must be reported. Modifications to the permit may then be made to reflect
s any necessary changes in process conditions including any necessary effluent limitations for
any pollutants not identified and limited herein. This permit is not transferrable to companies or
processes other than those to which it is originally issued.
E. Permittee shall immediately notify the treatment plant manager at (214) 262- 5186 in the event
of a slug loading of pollutants as a result of an operational failure of pretreatment facilities or
accidental spills.
F. Permittee must maintain records of all information resulting from any monitoring activities for a
minimum period of three (3) years. Such records will include for all samples:
1. The date, exact place, method, and time of sampling and the names of the person or
persons taking the samples;
2. The dates the analysis were performed;
3. Who performed the analysis;
4. The analytical techniques/methods used; and
5. The results of such analysis. Records shall be made available for inspection and copying
by the city, or its representatives.
G. Compliance Schedule:
Activity Date
H. Permittee is advised that he may need to comply with additional regulations listed as follows:
O