Within 30 days after the effective date of this subchapter, or within 30 days after commencing business, whichever is later, each operator furnishing lodging to a transient guest shall register the hotel or motel with the Tax Commissioner and obtain a transient occupancy registration certificate, to be posted at all times in a conspicuous place on the premises. Such certificate shall, among other things, state the following:
(A) The name of the operator;
(B) The address of the hotel or motel;
(C) The date on which the certificate was issued; and
(D) The words: “This transient occupancy registration certificate signifies that the person named on the face hereof has fulfilled the requirements of the hotel-motel tax ordinance by registering with the Tax Commissioner of the village for the purpose of collecting from transient guests the hotel-motel tax and remitting said tax to the Tax Commissioner of the village. This certificate does not constitute a permit or license.”
(Ord. 1348-06, passed 6-19-2006)