Public Accommodations

Public accommodations include (but are not limited to) hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, and tourist homes/short-term rentals such as Airbnb's and VRBO's. This page provides information on public accommodation rules, laws, and plan reviews in addition to bed bugs and the Temporary Emergency Lodging Program. Please contact EHFS or contact your local environmental health department with any questions. 

Public Sleeping Accommodations Rules

• Web Version of 37.111.1 Public Sleeping Accommodations
  • PDF Version of 37.111.1 Public Sleeping Accommodations
• FCS Circular 1-2016 - Standards for Nonpublic Water Supplies Serving Licensed Establishments

Statutes (Laws)

• Licensure & Regulation of Public Accommodation Establishments [50-51 MCA]

Bed and Breakfast Rules

• 37.111.3 Bed and Breakfast Establishments

Plan Review Forms

• Public Accommodations Plan Review Form

Temporary Emergency Lodging Program

• Information on the   Temporary Emergency Lodging Program

Other Helpful Information

• Bed Bug Flyer: Keeping Bed Bugs Out of Montana Hotels and Sleeping Accommodations
• Bed Bug Basics Pamphlet
• University of Florida Bed Bug Information
• Michigan State Bed Bug information
• Bed Bug Information from EPA
• CDC Health Concerns about Misuse of Pesticides for Bed Bug Control
• Bed Bug Early Detection Guide