Lodging Establishments

License Types

• Lodging: every building or structure that is held out to the public as a place where sleeping accommodations are furnished to transient guests for a charge.
  • The lodging license does not apply to:
    • Single structures with five or fewer guest rooms and ten or fewer total occupants.
    • A series or group of buildings or structures containing five or fewer guest rooms and ten or fewer total occupants.
• Bed and Breakfast: a private home that is used to provide accommodations for a charge to the public with not more than seven lodging units, where no more than two family-style meals per day are provided.

Licensing

• SFN 16309 Lodging Establishment License Application (PDF)
• Statewide Licensed Lodging Establishments (PDF)
• Statewide Licensed Bed and Breakfast Establishments (PDF)

Regulatory Code

• Food and Lodging Establishments and Assisted Living Facilities: North Dakota Century Code 23-09 (PDF)
• Bed and Breakfast Facilities:
  • North Dakota Century Code 23-09.1 (PDF)
  • North Dakota Administrative Code 33-33-06 (PDF)
• Smoke Detector Rules: North Dakota Administrative Code 33-33-05 (PDF)
• Lodging Establishments: North Dakota Administrative Code 33-39 (PDF)