State Fire Marshal hotel and motel fire inspections about once every three years (6+ guest rooms) under the State Fire Code (Minn. Stat. 299F.391); MDH lodging license program (Minn. Stat. ch. 157, Minn. R. ch. 4625), with a ch. 4625 revision in draft since Nov 9, 2023 and no proposed rule published. Enforced by MDH Food, Pools, and Lodging Services or delegated local health agencies (licensing, sanitation); DPS State Fire Marshal or municipal fire departments under agreement (fire inspections). Checked on the primary source; the state record was last reviewed 2026-11-12.
SFM pages (read Oct 15, 2026): hotels, motels and lodging with six or more short-term guest rooms are inspected once every three years, with follow-ups until corrected; some municipal fire departments inspect under SFM agreements. SFM's hotel drill page cites MSFC 405.2: fire drills quarterly for all employees, with drill records kept. SFM supplies emergency-light, extinguisher, generator and training logs.
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SFM hotel/motel page re-read Oct 19, 2026: three-year inspection cycle for 6+ guest rooms unchanged. MDH ch. 4625 lodging rule revision: request for comments Jan 2, 2018; revisor draft dated Nov 9, 2023; no notice of intent to adopt published (no date)
State Fire Marshal hotel and motel fire inspections about once every three years (6+ guest rooms) under the State Fire Code (Minn. Stat. 299F.391); MDH lodging license program (Minn. Stat. ch. 157, Minn. R. ch. 4625), with a ch. 4625 revision in draft since Nov 9, 2023 and no proposed rule published. SFM pages (read Oct 15, 2026): hotels, motels and lodging with six or more short-term guest rooms are inspected once every three years, with follow-ups until corrected; some municipal fire departments inspect under SFM agreements. SFM's hotel drill page cites MSFC 405.2: fire drills quarterly for all employees, with drill records kept. SFM supplies emergency-light, extinguisher, generator and training logs.
MDH Food, Pools, and Lodging Services or delegated local health agencies (licensing, sanitation); DPS State Fire Marshal or municipal fire departments under agreement (fire inspections).
Rulemaking pending. SFM hotel/motel page re-read Oct 19, 2026: three-year inspection cycle for 6+ guest rooms unchanged. MDH ch. 4625 lodging rule revision: request for comments Jan 2, 2018; revisor draft dated Nov 9, 2023; no notice of intent to adopt published (no date)
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