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Each operator shall collect the tax imposed by this chapter to the same extent and at the same time as the rent is collected from every guest, transient and/or visitor. If the operator collects the rent but fails to collect the tax imposed by this chapter, for any reason, the operator shall nevertheless be required to pay such tax to the city. The amount of tax shall be separately stated from the amount of the rent charged, and each guest, transient and/or visitor shall receive a receipt for payment from the operator. A duplicate of this receipt shall be kept by the operator in accordance with Section 3.10.080. No operator of a hotel shall advertise or state in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, that the tax or any part thereof will be assumed or absorbed by the operator, or that it will not be added to the rent, or that, if added, any part will be refunded except in the manner hereinafter provided.
(Ord. 591 §1(part), 2005).