No public carrier vehicle shall be operated upon any street in any municipality or parish until the owner thereof shall have applied for, and shall have received, from the municipality or parish, a certificate issued by the duly designated authority thereof. No such certificate as a public carrier vehicle shall be issued to an owner to operate any vehicle with a reconstructed title as provided in R.S. 32:707 or an equivalent title issued pursuant to the laws of another state.
La. R.S. § 45:200.3