For purposes of this chapter:
1. "Approved" means acceptable to the department based on compliance with applicable standards and public health practices.
2. "Communicable disease" means any disease that can be directly or indirectly transmitted from person to person.
3. "Department" means the state department of health.
4. "Guest" means an occupant of a rental unit of a lodging establishment.
5. "Guest room" means any room used or intended to be used by a guest for sleeping purposes.
6. "Health hazard" means a chemical agent, source of filth, cause of sickness, or condition that is a health threat to others or a threat to the public health.
7. "Lodging establishment" means any hotel, motel, resort, building, or structure that is used to provide sleeping accommodations to the public for charge. The term does not include primitive lodging cabins, lodges, or ranches.
N.D. Admin Code 33-39-01-01
General Authority: NDCC 23-09-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 23-09-02