Owners. Any owner or driver of a taxicab not licensed
or equipped in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or
of a taxicab the license of which has been suspended or revoked, who
engages in the business of a taxicab as defined herein, or attempts
to engage in such business, or solicits passengers for hire, shall
upon conviction be punished by a fine of not more than $100 or imprisonment
for not exceeding 30 days or by both such fine and imprisonment.