Within thirty days after the effective date of this chapter or within thirty days after commencing business, whichever is later, each vendor of any hotel or transient accommodation renting lodging to transient guests shall register such hotel or transient accommodation with the Director of Finance and obtain a transient occupancy registration certificate to be at all times posted in a conspicuous place on the premises. Such certificate shall, among other things, state the following:
(a) The name of the vendor;
(b) The address of the hotel or transient accommodation;
(c) The date upon which the certificate was issued;
(d) “This Transient Occupancy Registration Certificate signifies that the person named on the face hereof has fulfilled the requirements of the Transient Guest Tax Ordinance by registering with the Director of Finance for the purpose of collecting from transient guests the Transient Guest Tax and remitting said tax to the Director of Finance. This certificate does not constitute a permit.”
(Ord. 114-2006. Passed 11-13-06.)