A. No business license shall be issued or renewed unless the applicant at the time of license issuance or renewal files with the finance director a certification that the applicant maintains a mandatory controlled substance and alcohol testing certification program conforming to Parts 40 and 382 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations and California Government Code Section 53075.5 for all drivers of vehicles operated under the license.

B. No driver’s permit shall be issued or renewed unless the applicant at the time of the permit issuance or renewal files with the police department certification that the permit applicant has tested negatively, within the past thirty days prior to submitting the application, for controlled substances and alcohol under a mandatory controlled substance and alcohol testing certification program conforming to Parts 40 and 382 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations and California Government Code section 53075.5. Driver’s permit applicants who test positively pursuant to the testing program referenced herein shall be ineligible to apply again for a driver’s permit during the five year period following the positive test. Driver’s permit renewal applicants who have tested positively pursuant to random alcohol/controlled substance testing shall not be eligible to apply for their driver’s permit renewal until they have successfully completed an accredited substance abuse program in accordance with Government Code section 53075.5.

C. Costs. The costs of taking an alcohol/ controlled substance test of an employee shall be paid by the taxicab company. The costs of taking an alcohol/controlled substance test of a self-employed independent driver shall be paid by the driver.

D. Reporting. The written results of the alcohol/controlled substance test of an employee driver or of a self-employed independent driver who has executed a release in favor of the taxicab company shall be delivered to the taxicab company. The taxicab company shall immediately forward copies of the written results to the police department.

E. Tests from Another Jurisdiction. A test meeting the requirements of this section that is taken to obtain a driver’s permit in another jurisdiction shall be accepted as though conducted as part of the permit renewal process for the city of Petaluma for up to thirty days from the date the test was taken. The prior test shall apply only for purposes of renewing a driver’s permit, so long as the driver has not tested positive thereafter. However, a negative result from a test taken for another jurisdiction shall not satisfy the preemployment testing requirements to receive an initial permit as imposed by this chapter.

F. All test results shall be confidential and shall not be released without the consent of the driver, except as otherwise provided herein or authorized or required by law.