CHAPTER 31. REGULATION OF LODGING FACILITIES AND BEDDING MATERIALS: BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENTS
IC 16-41-31
Chapter 31. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding
Materials: Bed and Breakfast Establishments
IC 16-41-31-1
Bed and breakfast establishment
Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "bed and breakfast
establishment" means an operator occupied residence that meets the
following conditions:
(1) Provides sleeping accommodations to the public for a fee.
(2) Has not more than fourteen (14) guest rooms.
(3) Provides breakfast to the guests as part of the fee.
(4) Provides sleeping accommodations for not more than thirty
(30) consecutive days to a particular guest.
(b) The term does not include hotels, motels, boarding houses, or
food service establishments.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
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Guest
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "guest" means an individual who
rents a guest room in a bed and breakfast establishment.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
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Guest room
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "guest room" means a sleeping
room intended to accommodate not more than four (4) guests each
night.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
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Operator
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "operator" means an owner or the
owner's agent of a bed and breakfast establishment who resides
within the establishment or on contiguous property.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
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Food preparation and handling and sanitation rules
Sec. 5. The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
establish standards for food preparation and handling and sanitation
in bed and breakfast establishments.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
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Fire safety rules
Sec. 6. The fire prevention and building safety commission shall
adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish fire safety standards for bed
and breakfast establishments.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
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Liability for guests' personal property losses
Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the liability of a
bed and breakfast establishment for the loss of a guest's personal
property may not exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each
guest as follows:
(1) The loss of a trunk or chest and the contents, liability of not
more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(2) The loss of a traveling bag or suitcase and the contents,
liability of not more than fifty dollars ($50).
(3) The loss of a box, bundle, or package and the contents,
liability of not more than ten dollars ($10).
(b) An operator of a bed and breakfast establishment may assume
liability in excess of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each guest
for loss of personal property if the guest and operator do the
following:
(1) Itemize the personal property and the personal property's
value.
(2) Agree in writing to the kind and extent of the liability.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.