Within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this chapter or within thirty days after commencing business, whichever is later, each vendor of any hotel, motel or motor inn renting lodging to transient guests shall register the hotel with the Clerk-Treasurer and obtain from him or her 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 vendor;
(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 Village of Sheffield Hotel/Motel Excise Tax Code of Regulations by registering with the Clerk- Treasurer for the purpose collecting from transient guests the Transient Occupancy Tax and remitting said tax to the Clerk-Treasurer. This certificate does not constitute a permit."
(Ord. 1717. Passed 6-28-99.)