Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-1201
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Hotels, motels, etc. - Licenses required - Rules and
Official statutory text
regulations.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or maintain a
hotel unless he or she shall have first obtained, and holds, a
license issued for such purpose by the State Commissioner of Health.
Unless otherwise provided by rule by the Commissioner, each such
license shall expire on the 30th day of June next following its
issuance, and the Commissioner shall charge and collect therefor an
annual fee to be fixed by the Commissioner. The term "hotel" as
used in this section shall mean and include any hotel, motel,
tourist court, apartment house, rooming house or other place where
sleeping accommodations are furnished, or offered, for pay for
transient guests, if five or more rooms are available therein for
transient guests. This section shall apply to the operation of a
hotel by a state board.
B. The Commissioner may adopt reasonable standards, rules and
regulations for hotels as to the following: cleanliness and
bactericidal treatment of equipment and utensils; cleanliness and
hygiene of personnel; toilet facilities; disposal of wastes; water
supply; and any other items deemed necessary to safeguard the
health, comfort and safety of guests accommodated therein.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or maintain a
hotel unless he or she shall have first obtained, and holds, a
license issued for such purpose by the State Commissioner of Health.
Unless otherwise provided by rule by the Commissioner, each such
license shall expire on the 30th day of June next following its
issuance, and the Commissioner shall charge and collect therefor an
annual fee to be fixed by the Commissioner. The term "hotel" as
used in this section shall mean and include any hotel, motel,
tourist court, apartment house, rooming house or other place where
sleeping accommodations are furnished, or offered, for pay for
transient guests, if five or more rooms are available therein for
transient guests. This section shall apply to the operation of a
hotel by a state board.
B. The Commissioner may adopt reasonable standards, rules and
regulations for hotels as to the following: cleanliness and
bactericidal treatment of equipment and utensils; cleanliness and
hygiene of personnel; toilet facilities; disposal of wastes; water
supply; and any other items deemed necessary to safeguard the
health, comfort and safety of guests accommodated therein.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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