Columbia Definitions ordinance (§ 28-56)
Chapter 28: Vehicles for Hire · Article III. Public Transfer Businesses
For the purpose of this article, the following words and terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed:
Public transfer or delivery business. The business offered to the public for the hauling, carriage, drayage, transportation or delivery of property for a charge, fee or commission by means of motor vehicles, but shall not include businesses to which the delivery of property is merely incidental.
Public transfer vehicle. Any motor vehicle used by a public transfer or delivery business for the purpose of hauling, carrying or transporting property for a charge, fee or commission.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 28-56
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.