Within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this chapter, or within thirty (30) days after commencing business, whichever is later, each operator of any hotel renting occupancy to transients shall commence reporting and accounting practices as set forth hereinbelow:
A. Registration Cards. The operator shall, as each room in a hotel is rented to a transient, fill out and maintain on file a registration card which contains, at a minimum, the following information:
1. The name of at least one individual who will occupy, or who is entitled to occupy, the room;
2. The total number of individuals who will occupy or who are entitled to occupy, the room;
3. The identification of room by number;
4. The date the occupancy commences and the expected date of the departure of the transient(s); and
5. The daily rate charged and amount collected as and for rental of the room.
6. Registration cards shall bear consecutive numbers which shall be preprinted on the registration cards by a print shop or manufacturer of the cards. Voided cards shall also be kept for audit purposes.
B. Daily Summary Sheets. The operator of each hotel within the city shall maintain a daily summary sheet for each day the hotel is open for business containing, at a minimum, the following information:
1. The name of at least one individual entitled to occupancy of each room which is rented or occupied that day;
2. The room number;
3. The daily rate and amount paid for the rental of the room; and
4. The number of the registration card applicable to the rental of the room. (Ord. 189 § 1, 1999: Ord. 12 § 12, 1989)