CHAPTER 23-09LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES23-09-01. Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:1."Assisted living facility" means a building or structure containing a series of at least five living units operated as one entity to provide services for five or more individuals who are not related by blood, marriage, or guardianship to the owner or manager of the entity and which is kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public as a place that provides or coordinates individualized support services to accommodatetheindividual'sneedsandabilitiestomaintainasmuchindependence as possible. An assisted living facility in this chapter includes a facility that is defined as an assisted living facility in any other part of the code. An assisted living facility does not include a facility that is a congregate housing facility, licensed as a basic care facility, or licensed under chapter 23-16 or 25-16 or section 50-11-01.4.2."Bakery" means an establishment or any part of an establishment that manufactures or prepares bread or bread products, pies, cakes, cookies, crackers, doughnuts, or other similar products, or candy, whether plain; chocolate or chocolate coated; mixed with nuts, fruits, or other fillers; covered with chocolate or other coating; and shaped, molded, or formed in various shapes.The term does not include foodservice establishments nor home cake decorators.3."Commissary" means a catering establishment, restaurant, or any other place in which food, containers, or supplies are kept, handled, prepared, packaged, or stored, including a service center or base of operations directly from which mobile food units are supplied or serviced.The term does not include an area orconveyance at a vending machine location used for the temporary storage of packaged food or beverages.4."Department" means the state department of health.5."Food establishment" means any fixed restaurant, limited restaurant, coffee shop, cafeteria, short-order cafe, luncheonette, grill, tearoom, sandwich shop, soda fountain, tavern, bar, catering kitchen, delicatessen, bakery, grocery store, meat market, food processing plant, school, child care, or similar place in which food or drink is prepared for sale or service to the public on the premises or elsewhere with or without charge.6."Food processing plant" means a commercial operation that manufactures, packages, labels, or stores food for human consumption and does not provide food directly to a consumer.7."Limited restaurant" means a food service establishment that is restricted to a specific menu as determined by the department or an establishment serving only prepackaged foods, such as frozen pizza and sandwiches, which receive no more than heat treatment and are served directly in the package or on single-serve articles.8."Lodging establishment" includes every building or structure, or any part thereof, which is kept, used, maintained, or held out to the public as a place where sleeping accommodations are furnished for pay to transient guests.The term does notinclude a facility providing personal care services directly or through contract services as defined in section 23-09.3-01 or 50-32-01.9."Mobile food unit" means a vehicle-mounted food service establishment designed to be readily movable.Page No. 110."Proprietor" includes the person in charge of a food establishment, lodging establishment, or assisted living facility, whether as owner, lessee, manager, or agent.11."Pushcart" means a non-self-propelled vehicle limited to serving nonpotentially hazardous food or commissary-wrapped food maintained at proper temperatures.12."Restaurant" includes every building or other structure, or any part thereof, and all buildings in connection therewith, that are permanently kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public as a place where meals or lunches are served, but where sleeping accommodations are not furnished. The term includes a limited restaurant restricted to a specified menu.13."Retail food store" means any establishment or section of an establishment where food and food products are offered to the consumer and intended for offpremise consumption. The term includes a delicatessen that offers prepared food in bulk quantities only.The term does not include an establishment that handles onlyprepackaged nonpotentially hazardous foods, roadside market that offers only fresh fruits and vegetables for sale, food service establishment, or food and beverage vending machine.14."Retail meat market" means a commercial establishment and buildings or structures connected with it, used to process, store, or display meat or meat products for retail sale to the public for human consumption.The term does not include a meatestablishment operating under the federal or state meat inspection program.15."Salvage processing facility" means an establishment engaged in the business of reconditioning or by other means salvaging distressed merchandise for human consumption or use.16."Temporary food service establishment" means any food service establishment that operates at a fixed location for not more than fourteen consecutive days. The term does not include a nonprofit public-spirited organization or person providing a limited type of food service as defined in chapter 23-09.2.23-09-02.State department of health to enforce provisions of chapter.Thedepartment shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. Under no circumstances may any other state agency adopt rules that relate in any way to the provisions of this chapter.23-09-02.1.Smoke detection devices or other approved alarm systems -Administrative procedure and judicial review. Each lodging establishment and assisted living facility shall install smoke detection devices or other approved alarm systems of a type and in the number approved by the department, in cooperation with the state fire marshal. The department, in cooperation with the state fire marshal, shall adopt reasonable rules governing the spacing and minimum specifications for approved smoke detection devices or other approved alarm systems. The department and state fire marshal shall provide all reasonable assistance required in complying with the provisions of this section.23-09-03. Exiting requirements. Every lodging establishment and assisted living facilityconstructed in the state shall have adequate exiting as defined by the state building code in chapter 54-21.3 with the following exceptions:1.All lodging establishments and assisted living facilities in existence at the time of implementation of this section are required to continue with fire escapes previously provided for within this section providing that they are deemed adequate by the local fire authority having approval, or by the state fire marshal's office.Page No. 22.If the lodging establishment or assisted living facility is provided with exterior access balconies connecting the main entrance door of each unit to two stairways remote from each other.23-09-04.Fire escapes in hotels and lodginghouses not more than two storieshigh. Repealed by S.L. 1985, ch. 292,
CHAPTER 23-09LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES23-09-01. Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:1."Assisted living facility" means a building or structure containing a series of at least five living units operated as one entity to provide services for five or more individuals who are not related by blood, marriage, or guardianship to the owner or manager of the entity and which is kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public as a place that provides or coordinates individualized support services to accommodatetheindividual'sneedsandabilitiestomaintainasmuchindependence as possible. An assisted living facility in this chapter includes a facility that is defined as an assisted living facility in any other part of the code. An assisted living facility does not include a facility that is a congregate housing facility, licensed as a basic care facility, or licensed under chapter 23-16 or 25-16 or section 50-11-01.4.2."Bakery" means an establishment or any part of an establishment that manufactures or prepares bread or bread products, pies, cakes, cookies, crackers, doughnuts, or other similar products, or candy, whether plain; chocolate or chocolate coated; mixed with nuts, fruits, or other fillers; covered with chocolate or other coating; and shaped, molded, or formed in various shapes.The term does not include foodservice establishments nor home cake decorators.3."Commissary" means a catering establishment, restaurant, or any other place in which food, containers, or supplies are kept, handled, prepared, packaged, or stored, including a service center or base of operations directly from which mobile food units are supplied or serviced.The term does not include an area orconveyance at a vending machine location used for the temporary storage of packaged food or beverages.4."Department" means the state department of health.5."Food establishment" means any fixed restaurant, limited restaurant, coffee shop, cafeteria, short-order cafe, luncheonette, grill, tearoom, sandwich shop, soda fountain, tavern, bar, catering kitchen, delicatessen, bakery, grocery store, meat market, food processing plant, school, child care, or similar place in which food or drink is prepared for sale or service to the public on the premises or elsewhere with or without charge.6."Food processing plant" means a commercial operation that manufactures, packages, labels, or stores food for human consumption and does not provide food directly to a consumer.7."Limited restaurant" means a food service establishment that is restricted to a specific menu as determined by the department or an establishment serving only prepackaged foods, such as frozen pizza and sandwiches, which receive no more than heat treatment and are served directly in the package or on single-serve articles.8."Lodging establishment" includes every building or structure, or any part thereof, which is kept, used, maintained, or held out to the public as a place where sleeping accommodations are furnished for pay to transient guests.The term does notinclude a facility providing personal care services directly or through contract services as defined in section 23-09.3-01 or 50-32-01.9."Mobile food unit" means a vehicle-mounted food service establishment designed to be readily movable.Page No. 110."Proprietor" includes the person in charge of a food establishment, lodging establishment, or assisted living facility, whether as owner, lessee, manager, or agent.11."Pushcart" means a non-self-propelled vehicle limited to serving nonpotentially hazardous food or commissary-wrapped food maintained at proper temperatures.12."Restaurant" includes every building or other structure, or any part thereof, and all buildings in connection therewith, that are permanently kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public as a place where meals or lunches are served, but where sleeping accommodations are not furnished. The term includes a limited restaurant restricted to a specified menu.13."Retail food store" means any establishment or section of an establishment where food and food products are offered to the consumer and intended for offpremise consumption. The term includes a delicatessen that offers prepared food in bulk quantities only.The term does not include an establishment that handles onlyprepackaged nonpotentially hazardous foods, roadside market that offers only fresh fruits and vegetables for sale, food service establishment, or food and beverage vending machine.14."Retail meat market" means a commercial establishment and buildings or structures connected with it, used to process, store, or display meat or meat products for retail sale to the public for human consumption.The term does not include a meatestablishment operating under the federal or state meat inspection program.15."Salvage processing facility" means an establishment engaged in the business of reconditioning or by other means salvaging distressed merchandise for human consumption or use.16."Temporary food service establishment" means any food service establishment that operates at a fixed location for not more than fourteen consecutive days. The term does not include a nonprofit public-spirited organization or person providing a limited type of food service as defined in chapter 23-09.2.23-09-02.State department of health to enforce provisions of chapter.Thedepartment shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. Under no circumstances may any other state agency adopt rules that relate in any way to the provisions of this chapter.23-09-02.1.Smoke detection devices or other approved alarm systems -Administrative procedure and judicial review. Each lodging establishment and assisted living facility shall install smoke detection devices or other approved alarm systems of a type and in the number approved by the department, in cooperation with the state fire marshal. The department, in cooperation with the state fire marshal, shall adopt reasonable rules governing the spacing and minimum specifications for approved smoke detection devices or other approved alarm systems. The department and state fire marshal shall provide all reasonable assistance required in complying with the provisions of this section.23-09-03. Exiting requirements. Every lodging establishment and assisted living facilityconstructed in the state shall have adequate exiting as defined by the state building code in chapter 54-21.3 with the following exceptions:1.All lodging establishments and assisted living facilities in existence at the time of implementation of this section are required to continue with fire escapes previously provided for within this section providing that they are deemed adequate by the local fire authority having approval, or by the state fire marshal's office.Page No. 22.If the lodging establishment or assisted living facility is provided with exterior access balconies connecting the main entrance door of each unit to two stairways remote from each other.23-09-04.Fire escapes in hotels and lodginghouses not more than two storieshigh. Repealed by S.L. 1985, ch. 292,
CHAPTER 23-09LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES23-09-01. Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:1."Assisted living facility" means a building or structure containing a series of at least five living units operated as one entity to provide services for five or more individuals who are not related by blood, marriage, or guardianship to the owner or manager of the entity and which is kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public as a place that provides or coordinates individualized support services to accommodatetheindividual'sneedsandabilitiestomaintainasmuchindependence as possible. An assisted living facility in this chapter includes a facility that is defined as an assisted living facility in any other part of the code. An assisted living facility does not include a facility that is a congregate housing facility, licensed as a basic care facility, or licensed under chapter 23-16 or 25-16 or section 50-11-01.4.2."Bakery" means an establishment or any part of an establishment that manufactures or prepares bread or bread products, pies, cakes, cookies, crackers, doughnuts, or other similar products, or candy, whether plain; chocolate or chocolate coated; mixed with nuts, fruits, or other fillers; covered with chocolate or other coating; and shaped, molded, or formed in various shapes.The term does not include foodservice establishments nor home cake decorators.3."Commissary" means a catering establishment, restaurant, or any other place in which food, containers, or supplies are kept, handled, prepared, packaged, or stored, including a service center or base of operations directly from which mobile food units are supplied or serviced.The term does not include an area orconveyance at a vending machine location used for the temporary storage of packaged food or beverages.4."Department" means the state department of health.5."Food establishment" means any fixed restaurant, limited restaurant, coffee shop, cafeteria, short-order cafe, luncheonette, grill, tearoom, sandwich shop, soda fountain, tavern, bar, catering kitchen, delicatessen, bakery, grocery store, meat market, food processing plant, school, child care, or similar place in which food or drink is prepared for sale or service to the public on the premises or elsewhere with or without charge.6."Food processing plant" means a commercial operation that manufactures, packages, labels, or stores food for human consumption and does not provide food directly to a consumer.7."Limited restaurant" means a food service establishment that is restricted to a specific menu as determined by the department or an establishment serving only prepackaged foods, such as frozen pizza and sandwiches, which receive no more than heat treatment and are served directly in the package or on single-serve articles.8."Lodging establishment" includes every building or structure, or any part thereof, which is kept, used, maintained, or held out to the public as a place where sleeping accommodations are furnished for pay to transient guests.The term does notinclude a facility providing personal care services directly or through contract services as defined in section 23-09.3-01 or 50-32-01.9."Mobile food unit" means a vehicle-mounted food service establishment designed to be readily movable.Page No. 110."Proprietor" includes the person in charge of a food establishment, lodging establishment, or assisted living facility, whether as owner, lessee, manager, or agent.11."Pushcart" means a non-self-propelled vehicle limited to serving nonpotentially hazardous food or commissary-wrapped food maintained at proper temperatures.12."Restaurant" includes every building or other structure, or any part thereof, and all buildings in connection therewith, that are permanently kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public as a place where meals or lunches are served, but where sleeping accommodations are not furnished. The term includes a limited restaurant restricted to a specified menu.13."Retail food store" means any establishment or section of an establishment where food and food products are offered to the consumer and intended for offpremise consumption. The term includes a delicatessen that offers prepared food in bulk quantities only.The term does not include an establishment that handles onlyprepackaged nonpotentially hazardous foods, roadside market that offers only fresh fruits and vegetables for sale, food service establishment, or food and beverage vending machine.14."Retail meat market" means a commercial establishment and buildings or structures connected with it, used to process, store, or display meat or meat products for retail sale to the public for human consumption.The term does not include a meatestablishment operating under the federal or state meat inspection program.15."Salvage processing facility" means an establishment engaged in the business of reconditioning or by other means salvaging distressed merchandise for human consumption or use.16."Temporary food service establishment" means any food service establishment that operates at a fixed location for not more than fourteen consecutive days. The term does not include a nonprofit public-spirited organization or person providing a limited type of food service as defined in chapter 23-09.2.23-09-02.State department of health to enforce provisions of chapter.Thedepartment shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. Under no circumstances may any other state agency adopt rules that relate in any way to the provisions of this chapter.23-09-02.1.Smoke detection devices or other approved alarm systems -Administrative procedure and judicial review. Each lodging establishment and assisted living facility shall install smoke detection devices or other approved alarm systems of a type and in the number approved by the department, in cooperation with the state fire marshal. The department, in cooperation with the state fire marshal, shall adopt reasonable rules governing the spacing and minimum specifications for approved smoke detection devices or other approved alarm systems. The department and state fire marshal shall provide all reasonable assistance required in complying with the provisions of this section.23-09-03. Exiting requirements. Every lodging establishment and assisted living facilityconstructed in the state shall have adequate exiting as defined by the state building code in chapter 54-21.3 with the following exceptions:1.All lodging establishments and assisted living facilities in existence at the time of implementation of this section are required to continue with fire escapes previously provided for within this section providing that they are deemed adequate by the local fire authority having approval, or by the state fire marshal's office.Page No. 22.If the lodging establishment or assisted living facility is provided with exterior access balconies connecting the main entrance door of each unit to two stairways remote from each other.23-09-04.Fire escapes in hotels and lodginghouses not more than two storieshigh. Repealed by S.L. 1985, ch. 292,