§ 3.24.060. Registration.

Within thirty days after commencing business, each operator of a hotel renting occupancy to transients shall register the hotel with the tax administrator and obtain from him or her a transient occupancy registration certificate to be at all times 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 of the hotel.

C.

The date upon which the certificate was issued.

D.

That the transient occupancy registration certificate signifies that the person named on the face thereof has fulfilled the requirements of this chapter by registering with the tax administrator for the purpose of collecting from transients the transient occupancy tax and remitting such tax to the tax administrator, and that such certificate does not authorize any person to conduct any unlawful business or to conduct any lawful business in an unlawful manner nor 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 this City, that such certificate does not constitute a permit and is not transferable to a different operator.

(Ord. No. 1193, § 2, 11-6-2018)