Wisconsin · Hotels and lodging

The hotel and lodging rules in force in Wisconsin now.

Wis. Admin. Code ch. ATCP 72 Hotels, Motels and Tourist Rooming Houses, comprehensive update effective Jan 25, 2026; annual DATCP license (license year Jul 1-Jun 30). Enforced by DATCP Division of Food and Recreational Safety (licensing and inspection) and agent local health departments under s. 97.615(2), Stats., which may set their own license fees. Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.

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Hotels and lodging in Wisconsin

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Wis. Admin. Code ch. ATCP 72 Hotels, Motels and Tourist Rooming Houses, comprehensive update effective Jan 25, 2026; annual DATCP license (license year Jul 1-Jun 30)

Updated rule sets risk-based compliance categories, smoke/CO alarm placement, exiting and fire-alarm/extinguisher/exit-light maintenance rules, posted evacuation diagrams, Legionella prevention and serious-incident reporting; first fee change since 2010.

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Who enforces it

DATCP Division of Food and Recreational Safety (licensing and inspection) and agent local health departments under s. 97.615(2), Stats., which may set their own license fees

Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; the building view resolves them from your ZIP.

What changes next

In force

In force since Jan 25, 2026; licenses expire each Jun 30 (next Jun 30, 2027)

Dated items

Next 24 months
Jun 30, 2027
DATCP hotel, motel and tourist rooming house licenses expire; renewal needed for the Jul 1, 2027-Jun 30, 2028 license year under the updated ATCP 72DATCP Division of Food and Recreational Safety (or agent local health department)
Dated

Questions about the hotel and lodging rules in Wisconsin

Which hotel and lodging rules apply in Wisconsin today?

Wis. Admin. Code ch. ATCP 72 Hotels, Motels and Tourist Rooming Houses, comprehensive update effective Jan 25, 2026; annual DATCP license (license year Jul 1-Jun 30). Updated rule sets risk-based compliance categories, smoke/CO alarm placement, exiting and fire-alarm/extinguisher/exit-light maintenance rules, posted evacuation diagrams, Legionella prevention and serious-incident reporting; first fee change since 2010.

Who enforces the hotel and lodging rules in Wisconsin?

DATCP Division of Food and Recreational Safety (licensing and inspection) and agent local health departments under s. 97.615(2), Stats., which may set their own license fees.

What changes next for the hotel and lodging rules in Wisconsin?

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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