No state lodging sanitation program: DEC covers only food service (18 AAC 31) and pools/spas (18 AAC 30.500) at overnight accommodations. Enforced by DEC (food/pool only); DPS/local fire officials (fire code); DCCED (general business license). Reported, in verification; the state record was last reviewed 2026-11-12.
DEC states it does not otherwise inspect overnight accommodations. Fire code covers hotels as an occupancy class. Whether any other state hotel license exists beyond a general business license was not confirmed on a primary page.
Source: primary document
Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; confirm the local office for the address.
In force; DEC overnight-accommodations page revised Dec 1, 2025 (re-read Oct 19, 2026)
No state lodging sanitation program: DEC covers only food service (18 AAC 31) and pools/spas (18 AAC 30.500) at overnight accommodations. DEC states it does not otherwise inspect overnight accommodations. Fire code covers hotels as an occupancy class. Whether any other state hotel license exists beyond a general business license was not confirmed on a primary page.
DEC (food/pool only); DPS/local fire officials (fire code); DCCED (general business license).
Nothing is scheduled. The rule above stays in force until the state adopts a newer edition or amends the program; AHJ Radar re-checks the source weekly.
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