1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public health; exempting certain hot tubs from public pool regulations;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.1222, subdivision 2d.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.1222, subdivision 2d, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 2d.Hot tubs on rental houseboats property. (a) A hot water pool intended for 
1.7 	seated recreational use, including a hot tub or whirlpool, that is located on a houseboat that 
1.8 	is rented to the public is not a public pool and is exempt from the requirements for public 
1.9 	pools under this section and Minnesota Rules, chapter 4717.
1.10 	(b) A hot water pool intended for seated recreational use, including a hot tub or whirlpool, 
1.11 	that is located on the property of a stand-alone single-unit rental property that is rented by 
1.12 	the property owner or through a resort and the hot water pool is only intended to be used 
1.13 	by the occupants of the rental property, is not a public pool and is exempt from the 
1.14 	requirements for public pools under this section and Minnesota Rules, chapter 4717.
1.15 	(c) A hot water pool under this subdivision must be conspicuously posted with the 
1.16 	following notice to renters:
1.17 	"NOTICE
1.18 	This spa is exempt from state and local sanitary requirements that prevent disease 
1.19 	transmission.
1.20 	USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
1.21 	This notice is required under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.1222, subdivision 2d."