(A) Every person engaging or about to engage in business as an operator of a hotel in this city shall register with the City Recorder on a form provided by him or her. Operators engaged in business at the time this subchapter is adopted must register not later than 30 calendar days after said adoption. Operators starting business after this subchapter is adopted must register within 15 calendar days after commencing business. The privilege of registration after the date of imposition of such tax shall not relieve any person from the obligation of payment of collection of tax regardless of registration. Registration shall set forth the name under which an operator transacts or intends to transact business, the location of his or her place or places of business, and such other information to facilitate the collection of the tax as the City Recorder may require. The registration shall be signed by the operator. The City Recorder shall, within ten days after registration, issue without charge a certificate of authority to each registrant to collect the tax from the occupant, together with a duplicate thereof for each additional place of business of each registrant. Certificates shall be nonassignable and nontransferable and shall be surrendered immediately to the City Recorder upon the cessation of business at the location named or upon its sale or transfer. Each certificate and duplicate shall state the place of business to which it is applicable and shall be prominently displayed therein so as to be seen and come to the notice readily of all occupants and persons seeking occupancy.
(B) Said certificate shall, among other things, state the following:
(1) The name of the operator;
(2) The address of the hotel;
(3) The date upon which the certificate was issued; and
(4) “This Transient Occupancy Registration Certificate signifies that the person named on the face hereof has fulfilled the requirements of the Transient Occupancy Tax Subchapter of the City of Sublimity by registration with the City Recorder for the purpose of collecting from transients the room tax imposed by said city and remitting said tax to the City Recorder. This certificate does not authorize any person to conduct any unlawful business or to conduct any lawful business in an unlawful manner, or to operate a hotel without strictly complying with all local applicable laws including but not limited to those requiring a permit from any board, commission, department, or office of the City of Sublimity. This certificate does not constitute a permit”.
(Ord. 378, passed 10-10-1994)