(A) Prior to commencement of business or opening, every operator shall file with theDirector a certificate of registration and an affidavit and designation of operator on forms prescribed by theDirector. The Director shall, within five days after the registration, issue without charge to the operator so designated a certificate of authority empowering the operator to collect the tax from the occupant and duplicates thereof for each additional hotel.
(B) Each certificate or duplicate shall state the hotel to which it is applicable.
(C) The certificate of authority shall be permanently displayed by the operator in a manner as it may be seen and come to the notice of all occupants and persons seeking occupancy. The certificates shall be nonassignable and nontransferable and shall be surrendered immediately to the City Manager upon cessation of business of the hotel named, or upon its sale or transfer, or upon the change of designated operator.
(Ord. 3034, passed 6-16-98; Am. Ord. 3366, passed 1-18-22)