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Alabama

Hotels shall be kept in such condition as to prevent the harborage or feeding of insects or rodents, Insects include "bed bugs." Guest rooms shall be immediately closed if an infestation is discovered, until the Health officer declares the problem abated.

ALA. ADMIN. CODE § 420-3-11-.12

Alaska

Arizona

The presence of bedbugs in any place where sleeping accommodations are offered to the public is declared a public nuisances dangerous to the public health. Persons maintaining a nuisance or any practice contrary to public health laws will be served a cease and desist order. 

ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 36-601

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Effective and appropriate measures shall be taken to eliminate the presence of rodents and flies, roaches, bed bugs, and other insects on the premises.

GA. RULES OF DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH 511-6-2-.13

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Defines Bed Bugs as an "imminent health hazard".  Licensees of lodging establishments shall cease operations in areas where an "imminent health hazard" has been found, and notify Secretary of Agriculture within 12 hours. No guest room that is infested by insects, rodents, or other pests shall be rented until the infestation is eliminated. The presence of bed bugs, which is indicated by observation of a living or dead bed bug, bed bug carapace, eggs or egg casings, or the typical brownish or blood spotting on linens, mattresses, or furniture, shall be considered an infestation. The presence of bed bugs shall be reported to the secretary of Agriculture within one business day upon discovery or upon receipt of a guest complaint. All infestations shall be treated by a licensed pest control operator.

KAN. ADMIN. REGS. § 4-27-2, -5, -9

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Every hotel, motel, lodging house, and resort shall be constructed and equipped to prevent the entrance, harborage, or breeding of, bedbugs and other insects and vermin. The commissioner may order the facility to hire an exterminator licensed by the state to exterminate pests when: 1.) the infestation is so extensive that it is unlikely that a nonprofessional can eradicate the pests effectively; or 2.) the extermination method of choice can only be carried out by a licensed exterminator; and 3.) upon reinspection, it is found that an establishment has not been brought into compliance with a prior order to rid the establishment of pests.

MINN. R. 4625.1700

Mississippi

 Duty of keeper, manager or person in charge of any hotel or inn to keep all teh rooms used in connection with the hotel or provided for the use of guests clean and sanitary, and to provide guests with effective protection against flies, musquitoes and other vermin. 

 Miss. Code Ann. § 41-49-5

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

Any room in any hotel in this state which is or shall be infested with vermin or bedbugs or similar things shall be thoroughly fumigated, disinfected and renovated until such vermin or bedbugs or other similar things are entirely exterminated.

NEV. REV. CODE § 447.030

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

All bedding used in any hotel must be thoroughly aired, disinfected, and kept clean. No bedding which is infested with vermin or bedbugs shall be used on any bed in any hotel. All floors, carpets, and equipment in hotels, and all walls and ceilings shall be kept in sanitary condition.

OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 3731.13

Oklahoma

Oregon

The location, occupier identity, and detailed facts of a bed bug infestation reported to an agency shall remain confidential.

OR. REV. STAT. § 570.880

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

The presence of bedbugs is considered a public health nuisance and person shall be required to abate the nuisance when it is known

TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN. § 341.011

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

In every hotel, any room infected with vermin or bedbugs shall be fumigated, disinfected and

renovated until said vermin or bedbugs are extirpated

W.VA. CODE R. § 16-6-16

Wisconsin

Concerning eradication all means necessary shall be taken for the elimination of bedbugs and other household pests shall be used. Extreme care shall be taken in the use of poison to prevent accidental poisoning of domestic animals and people.

WIS. ADMIN. CODE §

190.08

Wyoming