Subject to Title 4 {“Administrative Procedure Act – Regulations”} of the <cite data-path="|general">City General Provisions Article</cite>, 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. 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. 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. City Code, 1966, art. 31, §85 1976/83, art. 31, §61 Ord. 54-944 Ord. 15-435 Text Conformed 02/28/21 By authority of Ordinance 20-431, Section 5, the Director of Legislative Reference, in consultation with the Law Department, has conformed subsection (a) to refer expressly to and reflect the requirements of the recently-enacted Administrative Procedure Act that, effective January 15, 2021, governs the proposal, adoption, and publication of administrative rules and regulations.