Lodging Inspection Program

Thousands of people travel throughout Kansas each year for business and pleasure. Many of these trips require overnight or extended stays away from home. The Kansas Department of Agriculture is committed to ensuring that all lodging establishments in Kansas are safe and sanitary.

The Food Safety and Lodging program is responsible for licensing, monitoring and inspecting more than 800 lodging establishments each year. Lodging Regulations govern hotels, motels, boarding houses (bed and breakfast homes), lodges and rooming houses. They require that acceptable sanitation levels are maintained to minimize health and safety hazards that could lead to illness or injury.

Lodging standards address facility plans and physical specifications; food service; guest safety; disaster planning; personnel health; guest room sanitation; housekeeping and laundry facilities; indoor and outdoor public areas; swimming and hot tub safety and sanitation; and water, sewage, electrical, plumbing and heating systems.

Lodging Establishment Application & Fee Schedule
A lodging establishment is considered a hotel, rooming house or boarding house. Application fee is based on the total number of rooms with an additional licensure fee depending on the number of rooms. If complimentry breakfast is offered to guests, no Food Service license is required. You will need to have a Food Service license if you plan to serve food to the public.

 Lodging Online Renewal
Online registration is available November 15th through January 31st to anyone with a current lodging license.

Report Lodging Complaints

You may make a complaint about a Kansas lodging facility by using our online complaint form, or by calling us at (785) 296-7430 or (785) 296-5600. When you make a complaint online, please provide all of your contact information. Occasionally we have questions about the complaints we investigate, and if we are unable to contact you, it could slow or stop our investigation.

Bed Bug Information

Bed bugs are a growing concern in many states, including Kansas.  Check out the sites below for more information on identifying and treating bed bugs.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) site for identification, myths, photos, treatment, and answers to many other questions can be found at  Controlling Bed Bugs.

Check out EPA's search tool to help you determine what product best fits your needs in treating your infestation at  EPA-Registered Bed Bug Products.