Every hotel shall be provided with one fire extinguisher, of style and size approved by the national board of fire underwriters, on each floor containing twenty-five hundred square feet of floor area; and one additional fire extinguisher on each floor for each additional twenty-five hundred square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof. Every such extinguisher shall be placed in a convenient location in the public hallway, outside of sleeping rooms, at or near the head of stairs, and shall always be in condition for use.
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Article 6. Hotels and Restaurants
§16-6-3. Hotel and Restaurant Defined; Hotels and Restaurants Not Subject to Provisions of Article
§16-6-5. Form and Content of Application for Inspection; Payment of Fee
§16-6-6. Contents of Certificate and Permit; Posting
§16-6-7. Certificate or Permit Prerequisite to License
§16-6-8. Annual Inspection of Hotels and Restaurants; Powers and Duties of Director of Health
§16-6-9. Alterations and Changes by Owner; Penalty for Refusal or Failure to Make
§16-6-10. Notices by Director of Health
§16-6-11. Lighting; Plumbing; Ventilation
§16-6-15. Beds and Floor Coverings
§16-6-17. Employment of Person Having Communicable Disease
§16-6-18. Disinfection of Rooms and Beds; Penalty
§16-6-19. Hallways; Fire Escapes
§16-6-20. Knotted Rope or Other Fire Escape in Rooms; Exception
§16-6-22. Liability of Hotel or Restaurant Keeper for Loss of Property; Deposit of Valuables
§16-6-22a. Sulfite Use Warning
§16-6-22b. Hotels and Restaurants to Secure Covers of Grease Traps