23-09.1 Bed and Breakfast Facilities
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accommodations for a charge to the public, with not more than seven lodging units,
in which no more than two family-style meals per day are provided.2."Department" means the state department of health.3."Family-style meal" means a meal ordered by persons staying at a bed and
breakfast facility which is served from common food service containers, as long as
any food not consumed by those persons is not reused or fed to other people if the
food is unwrapped.23-09.1-02. Bed and breakfast facilities - Powers of state department of health. Thedepartment shall establish by rule the procedures for licensing, qualifying, classifying, inspecting,
and regulating persons providing bed and breakfast facilities in private homes, including rules
affecting the health and safety of the facility and the persons using the facility.No politicalsubdivision, including a home rule city or county, may impose health and safety, licensure, or
inspection requirements that exceed the requirements of this chapter or rules adopted by the
department.23-09.1-02.1. Inspection. The department shall inspect each bed and breakfast facilityat least once every two years. Any duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the department
may enter and inspect any property or place on or at which a bed and breakfast facility is located
or is being constructed, installed, or established at any reasonable time for the purpose of
ascertaining the state of compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.23-09.1-02.2.License required - Application - Issuance.Before any bed andbreakfast facility may operate in this state, the facility must be licensed by the department.
Licenses expire on December thirty-first following the date of issuance unless canceled by failure
to comply with this chapter or with any of the rules adopted to implement this chapter. Renewal
application for license must be made to the department during December of every year.Alicense must be issued upon compliance by the applicant with provisions of this chapter and any
rules adopted to implement this chapter. The application must be in writing on forms furnished
by the department and must be accompanied by the required fee.Licenses issued by thedepartment are not transferable nor applicable to any premises other than those for which the
license was issued.The department may adopt rules establishing the amount of and theprocedures for the collection of annual license fees. License fees collected pursuant to this
section must be deposited in the department's operating fund in the state treasury and any
expenditure from the fund is subject to appropriation by the legislative assembly.23-09.1-03. License fee. Repealed by S.L. 2005, ch. 32,