Within thirty days after the effective date of this chapter, or within thirty days after commencing business, whichever is later, each operator of any hotel/motel renting lodging to transient guests shall register the hotel/motel with the Treasurer, and obtain from her/him a “transient occupancy registration certificate”, to be at all times posted in a conspicuous place on the premises. The certificate shall, among other things, state the following:
(a) The name of the operator;
(b) The address of the hotel/motel;
(c) The date upon which the certificate was issued;
(d) This Transient Occupancy Registration Certificate signifies that the person named on the face thereof has fulfilled the requirements of the City Hotel/Motel Accommodations Tax chapter by registering with the Treasurer for the purpose of collecting from transient guests the City hotel/motel accommodations tax and emitting said tax to the Treasurer. This certificate does not constitute a permit.
(Ord. 60-93. Passed 8-17-93.)