37.111.310    GUEST REGISTRATION

(1) The operator of each bed and breakfast establishment shall keep a register, entry book or card filing system containing the names and mailing addresses of every guest renting a guest room and the dates when occupied. This register, entry book or card filing system may be different than a guest sign-in book and may be inaccessible to other guests.

(2) The register, entry book or card filing system must be available for inspection by the regulatory authority in accordance with 50-16-603 , MCA, which provides for the confidentiality of health care information obtained by the government. The register, entry book or card filing system must be maintained for every calendar year and may not be discarded or destroyed until one year after the calendar year for which it was maintained.

History: Sec. 50-51-103 and 50-51-108, MCA; IMP, Sec. 50-16-603 and 50-51-103, MCA; NEW, 2003 MAR p. 1338, Eff. 7/1/03.