{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-315.011","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 315.011","heading":"License required, may be transferred.","body":"1. No person shall operate a lodging establishment who does not possess a license from the department to operate such establishment. Only a person who complies with the provisions of sections 315.005 to 315.065 shall be entitled to receive and retain such a license.\n2. A valid license shall be transferred to a new owner upon notification to the department.\n3. Lodging establishments constructed prior to 1965 which provide thirty units or less and possessing a valid license may continue operation, provided major public health needs such as water supply, sewage disposal, venting, and fire safety are in compliance.","path":["Title XXI - PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS","Chapter 315 - Hotel, Motel and Resort Regulations"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=315.011","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:27Z","sha256":"8c432c5182bca4a3247bca833e335489bf7af12db562b473b112f41e47208051","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-315.007","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-315.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}