Lodging Core Program
The Partnership4Health Environmental Services Section is responsible for delegated health and safety inspections for lodging establishments within Clay and Wilkin Counties, Minnesota. In addition, we are the delegated authority for:
- Performing regulatory inspection services as delegated
- Issuing licenses for regulated establishments. These include:
- Hotels & Motels
- Resorts, Bed & Breakfast Establishments
- Assisted Living Establishments
- Responding to complaints, nuisances and natural disasters
- Lodging safety complaints or concerns
- Fire, Floods and Disaster Response
Delegated Authority
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 145A.07, the commissioner of health has entered into an agreement with Clay County, a member of the Partnership4Health community health board, to delegate all or part of the licensing, inspection, reporting and enforcement duties authorized under 145A.04, subdivision 6 and MN Statutes Chapter 157.
State Health Department Rules Adopted
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 145A.01 – 145A.11, Chapter 157, Chapter 327, 375.51 - 375.55 and Minnesota Rules 4625.0100 – 4625.2300 inclusive relating to lodging establishments, including all subsequent amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by Clay County by reference. Reference in Minnesota Statutes 375.51 - 375.55, Chapter 157, Chapter 327, 375.51 - 375.55, and Minnesota Rules 4625 to Board, Commissioner of Health or Board of Health shall be to the Clay County Board of Commissioners and their authorized representatives.