Within thirty days after the effective date of this chapter or within thirty days after commencing business, whichever is later, each vendor of any motel or transient accommodation renting lodging to transient guests shall register such motel or transient accommodation with the Finance Director and shall obtain from him or her 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 motel 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 Finance Director for the purpose of collecting from transient guests the Transient Guest Tax and remitting said tax to the Finance Director. This certificate does not constitute a permit.
(Ord. 1995-146. Passed 10-2-95.)