No state hotel safety or operating license; hotel/dormitory chapters of the state fire code apply (edition per Fire); operators hold a meals and rentals tax license (RSA 78-A:4). Enforced by State Fire Marshal and local fire chiefs (life safety); NH Dept. of Revenue Administration (meals and rentals license); local fire chief or selectmen (place-of-assembly license). Checked on the primary source; the state record was last reviewed 2026-11-12.
RSA 353 sets no license. Operators keep a register of guests' legal names open to police inspection (353:3) and record each guest's agreed departure date and time (353:3-b, amended eff. June 19, 2025); 353:3-a and 353:5 were repealed in 2025. Rooms holding 100+ people need a local place-of-assembly license (RSA 155:18, not re-read).
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In force, nothing scheduled
No state hotel safety or operating license; hotel/dormitory chapters of the state fire code apply (edition per Fire); operators hold a meals and rentals tax license (RSA 78-A:4). RSA 353 sets no license. Operators keep a register of guests' legal names open to police inspection (353:3) and record each guest's agreed departure date and time (353:3-b, amended eff. June 19, 2025); 353:3-a and 353:5 were repealed in 2025. Rooms holding 100+ people need a local place-of-assembly license (RSA 155:18, not re-read).
State Fire Marshal and local fire chiefs (life safety); NH Dept. of Revenue Administration (meals and rentals license); local fire chief or selectmen (place-of-assembly 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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