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MT Code § 50-51-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 1. General Provisions|50-51-103. Department authorized to adopt rules or guidelines

  50-51-103. Department authorized to adopt rules or guidelines. (1) The department may adopt rules governing the operation of bed and breakfasts, hotels, motels, roominghouses, boardinghouses, and tourist homes to protect the public health and safety.   (2) Rules applicable to a bed and breakfast, hotel, motel, roominghouse, boardinghouse, or tourist home may relate to construction, furnishings, housekeeping, personnel, sanitary facilities and controls, water supply, sewerage and sewage disposal systems, refuse collection and disposal, registration and supervision, fire and life safety, food service, staggered license expiration dates, and reimbursement of local governments for inspections and enforcement.   (3) The department may not adopt rules governing guest ranches and outfitting and guide facilities that meet the definitions in 50-51-102 but may adopt voluntary guidelines for these facilities. The guidelines must take into consideration the size, type, location, and seasonal operations of an establishment and may include only guidelines to:   (a)  address that the establishment has safe drinking water and an adequate water supply;   (b) ensure an adequate and sanitary sewage system and ensure adequate and sanitary refuse collection and disposal; and   (c) address food safety concerns, such as adequate storage, refrigeration, and food handling.   (4) These guidelines must be developed through a negotiated process in cooperation with guest ranches and outfitters and guides. These guidelines are not intended to be regulatory in nature.   (5) The department shall develop guidelines for county sanitarians to provide assistance to guest ranches and outfitters and guides, and the guidelines must be tailored to the needs of each type of establishment.   (6) As provided in 7-1-113, nothing in this section prohibits a local government from adopting an ordinance that:   (a) is the same as or more stringent than rules adopted by the department under this section; or   (b) differs from the voluntary guidelines adopted by the department under this section.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 18, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 485, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 34-306(a); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 350, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 412, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 57, Ch. 7, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 334, L. 2011.
MT Code § 50-51-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 1. General Provisions|50-51-104. Cooperative agreements authorized

  50-51-104. Cooperative agreements authorized. The department is hereby authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with any of the state agencies or political subdivisions for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter or any part thereof.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 18, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 485, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 34-306(b).
MT Code § 50-51-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 1. General Provisions|50-51-105. County attorney to prosecute violations

  50-51-105. County attorney to prosecute violations. When the department furnishes evidence to the county attorney of a county in this state, the county attorney shall prosecute any person, firm, or corporation violating this chapter or a rule effective under this chapter.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 18, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 349, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 505, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 34-305(5).
MT Code § 50-51-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 1. General Provisions|50-51-106. Violation of chapter a misdemeanor

  50-51-106. Violation of chapter a misdemeanor. Any person violating any provision of this chapter or regulation made hereunder, except 50-51-107, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $100 for the first offense and not less than $75 or more than $200 for the second offense and for the third and subsequent offenses not less than $200 and by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 90 days.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 18, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 34-309; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 37, L. 1979.
MT Code § 50-51-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 1. General Provisions|50-51-107. Provision of nursing services or personal-care services by facility prohibited

  50-51-107. Provision of nursing services or personal-care services by facility prohibited. (1) Hotels, motels, boardinghouses, roominghouses, or similar accommodations may not provide professional nursing services or personal-care services. A resident of a hotel, motel, boardinghouse, roominghouse, or similar accommodation may have personal-care, medical, or nursing-related services provided for the resident in the facility by a third-party provider.   (2) Whenever a complaint is filed with the department that a person in need of professional nursing services is residing in a roominghouse or other similar accommodation not licensed to provide that service, the department shall investigate and may require appropriate care or placement of the person if it is found that professional nursing services are needed.   History: En. 34-311, 34-312 by Secs. 2, 3, Ch. 325, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 34-311, 34-312; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 597, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1856, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-51-108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 1. General Provisions|50-51-108. Rules for bed and breakfast establishments

  50-51-108. Rules for bed and breakfast establishments. The department, in adopting rules establishing rules for bed and breakfast establishments, shall consult with bed and breakfast operators. The department shall establish a negotiated rulemaking committee, as provided in Title 2, chapter 5, part 1, to consider matters proposed by the department that affect bed and breakfast establishments.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 350, L. 1997.
MT Code § 50-51-109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 1. General Provisions|50-51-109. reserved

  50-51-109 reserved.
MT Code § 50-51-110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 1. General Provisions|50-51-110. Special revenue account

  50-51-110. Special revenue account. There is an account in the state special revenue fund. Money in the account is allocated to the department to be used to administer the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted under it.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 730, L. 1991.
MT Code § 50-51-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 1. General Provisions|50-51-111. through 50-51-113 reserved

  50-51-111 through 50-51-113 reserved.
MT Code § 50-51-114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 1. General Provisions|50-51-114. Emergency lodging program -- definitions

  50-51-114. Emergency lodging program -- definitions. (1) There is an emergency lodging program for licensed establishments located in Montana to assist designated charitable organizations in providing short-term lodging in Montana to individuals and families displaced from their residences.  (2) The purpose of the program is to provide emergency lodging to an individual or family who is:   (a) in immediate need of shelter based on an imminent or existing threat to the safety or security of the individual or family; and   (b) referred to the establishment by a designated charitable organization.   (3) Emergency lodging provided under this section must be provided at no cost to the individual or the referring organization.   (4) Participating establishments may offer lodging based on availability of rooms.   (5) The department shall maintain a registry of designated charitable organizations and shall provide a list of approved organizations to establishments on request. The department shall seek comment from appropriate statewide nonprofit organizations when developing and updating the registry.   (6) For the purposes of 50-51-115 and this section, "designated charitable organization" means an organization approved by the department to make referrals for emergency lodging.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 375, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 388, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 54, Ch. 503, L. 2021.
MT Code § 50-51-115 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 1. General Provisions|50-51-115. Emergency lodging -- liability for damages

  50-51-115. Emergency lodging -- liability for damages. (1) An individual who is provided with emergency lodging under 50-51-114 is liable for damages caused to the property during the individual's stay.   (2) If the individual is unable to pay for damages caused to the property, the designated charitable organization that referred the individual for emergency lodging is responsible for the cost of the damages.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 375, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 388, L. 2015.
MT Code § 50-51-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 2. Licensing|50-51-201. License required

  50-51-201. License required. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person engaged in the business of conducting or operating an establishment shall annually procure a license issued by the department.   (2) A guest ranch or an outfitting and guide facility that meets the definitions in 50-51-102 is not required to obtain a license under subsection (1).   (3) A separate license is required for each establishment. However, when more than one type of establishment is operated on the same premises and under the same management, only one license is required that must enumerate on the certificate the types of establishments licensed.   (4) Before a license may be issued by the department, it must be validated by the local health officer or, if there is no local health officer, the sanitarian, in the county where the establishment is located.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 18, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 485, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 34-303(part); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 200, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 730, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 366, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 350, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 412, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 334, L. 2011.
MT Code § 50-51-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 2. Licensing|50-51-202. Application for license

  50-51-202. Application for license. Application for a license shall be made in writing to the department on such forms and with such pertinent information as it considers necessary.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 18, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 485, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 34-303(part); amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 37, L. 1979.
MT Code § 50-51-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 2. Licensing|50-51-203. Right to renewal

  50-51-203. Right to renewal. (1) Existing licenses shall be renewed as a matter of right, unless conditions exist which are grounds for a cancellation or denial of a license.   (2) Renewal may be obtained annually by paying the required annual license fee.   History: (1)En. Sec. 3, Ch. 18, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 485, L. 1973; Sec. 34-303, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 4, Ch. 18, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 485, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 505, L. 1975; Sec. 34-304, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 34-303(part), 34-304(part).
MT Code § 50-51-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 2. Licensing|50-51-204. License fee -- late fee

  50-51-204. License fee -- late fee. (1) (a) The department shall collect fees for each license required under 50-51-201 or for each annual license renewal as provided in subsection (1)(b). The department shall deposit 85% of the fees collected under this section into the local board inspection fund account created in 50-2-108, 11.25% of the fees into the general fund, and 3.75% of the fees into the account provided for in 50-51-110.   (b) Initial and renewal license fees are:   (i) $40 annually for an establishment with no more than 10 rooms available for rental;   (ii) $80 annually for an establishment with more than 10 but not more than 25 rooms available for rental; and   (iii) $160 annually for an establishment with more than 25 rooms available for rental.   (2) (a) In addition to the license renewal fee required under subsection (1), the department shall collect a late fee of $25 from any licensee who has failed to submit a license renewal fee prior to the expiration of the licensee's current license and who operates an establishment governed by this part in the next licensing year.   (b) The late fee must be deposited in the account provided for in 50-51-110.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 18, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 485, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 505, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 34-304(a); amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 281, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 336, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 247, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 730, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1857, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 482, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-51-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 2. Licensing|50-51-205. License fee to supersede other fees

  50-51-205. License fee to supersede other fees. Payment of the license fee stipulated herein shall be accepted in lieu of any and all existing state fees and charges for like purposes or intent which may be existent prior to the adoption of this chapter.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 18, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 34-310.
MT Code § 50-51-206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 2. Licensing|50-51-206. License not transferable

  50-51-206. License not transferable. Such license shall not be transferable or be applicable to any premises other than that for which originally issued.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 18, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 485, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 505, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 34-304(part).
MT Code § 50-51-207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 2. Licensing|50-51-207. Expiration date of license

  50-51-207. Expiration date of license. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), each license expires on December 31 following its date of issue unless canceled for cause.   (2) The department may amend or issue licenses to provide for staggered expiration dates. The department may provide for initial license terms of greater than 12 months but no more than 23 months in adopting staggered expiration dates. Thereafter, licenses expire annually. License fees for the license term implementing staggered license terms may be prorated by the department.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 18, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 485, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 505, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 34-304(part); amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 350, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 412, L. 1997.
MT Code § 50-51-208 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 2. Licensing|50-51-208. Local board to report number of licensees to department

  50-51-208. Local board to report number of licensees to department. Before June 1 of each year, the local board of health shall submit to the department a list of the establishments in each jurisdiction that are licensed pursuant to this part.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 18, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 485, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 505, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 34-304(part).
MT Code § 50-51-209 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 2. Licensing|50-51-209. Cancellation of license

  50-51-209. Cancellation of license. The department may cancel a license if it finds, after proper investigation, that the licensee has violated this chapter or a rule effective under this chapter and the licensee has failed or refused to remedy or correct the violation.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 18, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 349, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 505, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 34-305(part).
MT Code § 50-51-210 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 2. Licensing|50-51-210. Submission of plan of correction as bar to cancellation

  50-51-210. Submission of plan of correction as bar to cancellation. Submission to the department of an acceptable plan of correction within 10 days after receipt from the department of written notice of violation and execution of an acceptable plan within the time prescribed in the written notice of approval of the plan by the department shall be a bar to prosecution for violation.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 18, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 349, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 505, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 34-305(part).
MT Code § 50-51-211 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 2. Licensing|50-51-211. Notice and hearing required

  50-51-211. Notice and hearing required. A license may not be denied or canceled by the department without delivery to the applicant or licensee of a written statement of the grounds therefor or the charge involved and an opportunity to answer at a hearing before the department to show cause, if any, why the license should not be denied or canceled. In such case, the licensee must make a written request to the department for a hearing within 10 days after notice of the grounds or charges has been received.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 18, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 349, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 505, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 34-305(2); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 239, L. 1983.
MT Code § 50-51-212 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 2. Licensing|50-51-212. Cancellation of license for multiple-type establishment -- definition

  50-51-212. Cancellation of license for multiple-type establishment -- definition. (1) When a multiple-type establishment is licensed by the department, the denial or cancellation of the license may affect the entire establishment or only a portion of it as determined by the department.   (2) For the purposes of this section, "multiple-type establishment" includes two or more of the following: bed and breakfast, hotel, motel, or tourist home.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 18, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 349, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 505, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 34-305(3); amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 350, L. 1997.
MT Code § 50-51-213 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 2. Licensing|50-51-213. Return of license for alteration or destruction

  50-51-213. Return of license for alteration or destruction. On cancellation of a license or the right to operate one or more of the multiple-type establishments under the same license, the license certificate shall be returned to the department for destruction or deletion of types of establishment as the department may direct in its notice of cancellation.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 18, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 349, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 505, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 34-305(4).
MT Code § 50-51-214 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 2. Licensing|50-51-214. Notification of and validation by local health officer

  50-51-214. Notification of and validation by local health officer. (1) A license issued by the department under this chapter is not valid until signed by the local health officer in the county where the establishment is located.   (2) The local health officer shall, within 15 days after the department has notified the local health officer of its decision to issue a license under this chapter, make a final decision on whether the license will be validated.   (3) Failure of the local health officer to validate the license within 15 days after its receipt is a refusal.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 200, L. 1979.
MT Code § 50-51-215 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 2. Licensing|50-51-215. Refusal by local health officer -- appeal to board

  50-51-215. Refusal by local health officer -- appeal to board. (1) The local health officer may refuse to validate a license issued under this chapter only upon a finding that the requirements of this chapter and any rules implementing it are not satisfied. If the local health officer refuses to validate the license, the officer shall notify the applicant and the department in writing stating the officer's reasons.   (2) The applicant or any person aggrieved by the decision of the local health officer not to validate a license may appeal the decision to the local board of health within 30 days after receiving written notice of the local health officer's decision.   (3) The hearing before the local board of health must be held pursuant to the contested case provisions of the Montana Administrative Procedure Act.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 200, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1858, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-51-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 3. Inspections|50-51-301. Health officers to make investigations and inspections

  50-51-301. Health officers to make investigations and inspections. State and local health officers, sanitarians-in-training, and registered sanitarians shall make investigations and inspections of establishments and make reports to the department as required under rules adopted by the department.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 18, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 107, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 34-307(a); amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 730, L. 1991.
MT Code § 50-51-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses|Part 3. Inspections|50-51-302. Health officers to have free access

  50-51-302. Health officers to have free access. State and local health officers, sanitarians-in-training, and registered sanitarians must be provided free access to establishments at all reasonable hours for the purpose of conducting investigations and inspections as required under this chapter.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 18, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 107, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 34-307(b); amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 730, L. 1991.