(1) Operator to Collect Fee From Transient. Unless otherwise exempted by this chapter, every operator shall collect the tax from the transient at the time the transient pays the rent.

(2) Waiving Fee Prohibited. Operators may not advertise or allow that any part of the fee will be assumed or absorbed by the operator, or that it will not be added to the rent or, if added, that any part of it will be refunded, except in the manner provided by this chapter. [Ord. 295 § 9, 2013.]