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obtained, the nonconforming use certificate shall not be issued and the short-term vacation rental operation must immediately cease. (d) Display. Current nonconforming use certificates shall be displayed in a conspicuous place on the premises that is readily visible to an inspector. In the event that a single address is associated with numerous nonconforming use certificates, a listing of all units at that address holding current certificates may be displayed in a conspicuous, readily visible common area instead. (e) Annual renewal. Nonconforming use certificates must be renewed every year on or before the expiration date indicated on the certificate. At the time of renewal, if it has been determined that the short-term rental use has been abandoned pursuant to section 25-4-62 or the applicant has violated provisions of this chapter or other pertinent zoning laws, including section 25-4-62, the director may deny approval of a renewal application and issue a cease and desist notice to the applicant. (f) Renewal fee. The applicant shall pay a renewal fee of$500 to the director of finance. (g) Revocation. If the short-term vacation rental nonconforming use fails to comply with conditions in this section or chapter, the short-term vacation rental nonconforming use certificate shallbe revoked by the director. Section 25-4- .2. Prima facie evidence short-term vacation rentals. Advertising of any sort that offers a property as a short-term vacation rental shall constitute prima facie evidence that a short-term vacation rental is operating on that property. The burden of proof shall be on the owner or operator to establish either that the property is not being used as a short-term vacation rental or that it is being used for such purpose legally. If any unit is found to be operating unlawfully, enforcement shall be pursuant to article 2, division 3. Section 25-4- .3. Short-term vacation rental enforcement account. (a) Pursuant to section 10-12, Hawai`i County Charter, a special fund to be known as the "short-term vacation rental enforcement fund is created. This fund shall be administered by the director. (b) The purpose of the fund is to support efforts to enforce the County's short-term vacation rental law. (c) This account shall be funded by fees collected in connection with nonconforming use certificate renewal applications. (d) The funds in this account shall be utilized to pay for expenses that facilitate inspection and enforcement of the County's short-term vacation rental enforcement law." SECTION 3. Chapter 25, article 1, section 25-1-5, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding new definitions to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows: 'Transient"means any person who rents or uses a lodge, hotel, time share unit, bed and breakfast, residential dwelling unit, or a portion thereof for less than one hundred eighty days. This definition shall not apply to nonpaying guests of the family occupying the unit; patients of clients in health care facilities; full-time students; employees who receive room and/or board as part of their salary or compensation; military personnel. low-income renters receiving rental subsistence from State or Federal governments; or overnight accommodations provided by 3