315.005. Definitions.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

Definitions.

315.005. As used in sections 315.005 to 315.065, unless the contextclearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean:

(1) "Code", the standards relating to fire safety, sanitation,electrical wiring, fuel-burning appliances, plumbing, swimming pools and spas,sewage and waste treatment and disposal as adopted by the department. Thedepartment in its discretion, may incorporate, in whole or in part, thestandards or codes promulgated by the National Fire Protection Association,Building Officials and Code Administration International, Inc., Great LakesUpper Mississippi River Board of State Sanitary Engineers, and AmericanSociety of Sanitary Engineers;

(2) "Department", the director of the department of health and seniorservices or an agent of the director of the department of health and seniorservices;

(3) "Guest room", any room or unit where sleeping accommodations areregularly furnished to the public;

(4) "Lodging establishment", any building, group of buildings,structure, facility, place, or places of business where five or more guestrooms are provided, which is owned, maintained, or operated by any person andwhich is kept, used, maintained, advertised or held out to the public for hirewhich can be construed to be a hotel, motel, motor hotel, apartment hotel,tourist court, resort, cabins, tourist home, bunkhouse, dormitory, or othersimilar place by whatever name called, and includes all such accommodationsoperated for hire as lodging establishments for either transient guests,permanent guests, or for both transient and permanent guests;

(5) "Owner", the person responsible for obtaining a license from thedepartment for operating the lodging establishment;

(6) "Permanent guest", any person who rents and occupies a guest room ina lodging establishment for a period of thirty-one days or more;

(7) "Person", any individual, partnership, corporation, association,organization, firm, or federal, state, county, city, village, or municipalassociation or corporation;

(8) "Transient guest", any person who rents and occupies a guest room ina lodging establishment for a period of less than thirty-one days.