§ 16-3. Obstructions by certain public passenger vehicles for want of chains or snow tires.

(a) Director to regulate.

Subject to Title 4 {"Administrative Procedure Act – Regulations"} of the City General Provisions Article, the Director of Transportation may adopt rules and regulations to require that, whenever certain named streets in the City are covered or partially covered with snow, sleet, or freezing rain, no non-fixed wheel vehicle for the public transportation of 10 or more people may operate on those streets in a manner that stalls, impedes, or obstructs traffic, if that stalling, impeding, or obstructing is caused by the failure to equip the vehicle with effective skid chains or effective snow tread tires.

(b) Penalties.

(1) Every separate stalling, impeding, or obstructing on such named streets and in violation of any applicable such rules or regulation, shall be considered a separate offense.

(2) Upon conviction thereof, the person, firm, or corporation which owns and/or manages the public transportation business in which the particular vehicle is operated shall be subject to a fine of not exceeding $50 for each and every offense.