Requirement for certificate

No motor common or contract carrier of passengers or household goods shall, except as otherwise provided in this article, operate without first obtaining from the commissioner a certificate. (Ga. L. 1931, p. 199, § 4; Code 1933, § 68-604; Ga. L. 1996, p. 950, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 9-4; Ga. L. 2004, p. 366, § 3.) The 2004 amendment, effective July 1, 2004, deleted ‘‘of public convenience and necessity, pursuant to findings to the effect that the public interest requires such operation’’ following ‘‘certificate’’ at the end of this Code section.