It shall be a violation for any person operating a ground transportation vehicle, business, driver, independent contractor, employee, or other person to pay, or offer to pay, any remuneration to another person, specifically including persons employed at a lodging business and vehicle dispatchers, for the furnishing of passengers and/or baggage to be transported by a ground transportation vehicle. It shall be a violation for any person, specifically including persons employed at a lodging business and vehicle dispatchers, to receive or request any remuneration from any person for the furnishing of passengers and/or baggage to be transported by a ground transportation vehicle. Nothing herein shall prohibit hotels and motels from contracting or invoicing for, and being paid, or making payment for, the transportation of customers and/or baggage, which payment may include a portion thereof being distributed by the hotel or motel to a bell staff, door staff, or concierge as a gratuity. (Ord. 66-14, 2014)