1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; modifying definitions for lodging establishments;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 157.15, subdivision 8; repealing Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2008, section 157.15, subdivisions 7, 11.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 157.15, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 8.Lodging establishment. (a) "Lodging establishment" means ~~a~~any 
1.8 	residential or commercial building, structure, enclosure, or any part thereof used as, 
1.9 	maintained as, or advertised ~~as, or held out to be a place~~, where sleeping accommodations 
1.10 	are furnished to the public ~~as regular roomers, for periods of one week or more, and~~ 
1.11 	~~having five or more beds to let to the public~~. A lodging establishment includes, but is 
1.12 	not limited to:
1.13 	(1) a hotel, motel, or bed and breakfast where sleeping accommodations are 
1.14 	furnished to the public;
1.15 	(2) a resort which is located on, or on property neighboring, any lake, stream, skiing 
1.16 	or hunting area, or any recreational area for purposes of providing convenient access to 
1.17 	the public and a place where sleeping accommodations are furnished to the public and 
1.18 	primarily to the public seeking recreation; or
1.19 	(3) any other residential or commercial building as described in subdivision 8a.
1.20 	"Advertised" or "advertising" as used in this subdivision means print, broadcast, or 
1.21 	electronic communications.
1.22 	(b) Lodging establishments do not include single-family homes or multifamily 
1.23 	housing units which contain individual kitchen and bath facilities that are rented or leased 
1.24 	for a continuous period of one month or more.
2.1 	(c) A single-family home or a single-family cabin is exempt from this section when 
2.2 	furnished to the public two times or less per year unless advertising is used as defined 
2.3 	in this subdivision.

2.4 	Sec. 2. REPEALER.
 2.5 	Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 157.15, subdivisions 7 and 11, are repealed.