Within 30 days after June 21, 1978 or within 30 days after commencing business, whichever is later, each operator of any hotel renting lodging to transient guests shall register the hotel with the tax commissioner and obtain from him a transient occupancy registration certificate which shall at all times be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises. This certificate shall, among other things, state the following:
(A) The name of the operator;
(B) The address and business telephone number 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 Transient Occupancy Tax Ordinance by registering with the tax commissioner for the purpose of collecting from transient guests the Transient Occupancy Tax and remitting said tax to the tax commissioner. This certificate does not constitute a permit.”
(Ord. 24-1978, passed 6-21-78)