Within 30 days after the effective date of this subchapter, or within 30 days after commencing business, whichever is later, each operator of any hotel renting occupancy to transient shall register the hotel with the Tax Administrator and obtain from the Administrator 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.
(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 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax Ordinance by registering with the Tax Administrator for the purpose of collecting from transients the Transient Occupancy Tax and remitting the tax to the Tax Administrator. This certificate does not authorize any person to conduct any unlawful business or to conduct any lawful business in an unlawful manner or to operator a hotel without strictly complying with all local applicable laws, including, but not limited to, those requiring a permit from any board, commission, department or office of the city. This certificate does not constitute a permit.”
('61 Code, § 20.15) (Ord. 408, passed - - )