Pennsylvania § 1301 - Definitions.

§ 1301. Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Campground owner." A person or entity which owns a recreational campground. The term shall not include the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

"Hotelkeeper." Except for a time-share arrangement, a person or entity providing lodging, accommodations, facilities or privileges or services at the following:

(1) a hotel, motel, inn, resort, guest house or bed and breakfast establishment;

(2) a building, other than one listed under paragraph (1), which is held out by any means, including advertising, license, registration with a hotelkeepers' group, convention listing association, travel publication or similar association or with a government agency, as being available to provide overnight lodging or use of facility space for consideration to persons seeking temporary accommodation;

(3) a place that advertises to the public that it will provide beds, sanitary facilities or other space for a temporary period to members of the public; or

(4) a place recognized as a hostelry, except for portions of a facility which are devoted to persons who have established permanent residence.

The term shall include the proprietor of a hotel, inn or boardinghouse.

"Recreational campground." A lodging establishment organized to accommodate five or more separate, designated campsites for shelter in either privately owned or campground-owned lodging. The property may include amenities, such as site-specific electric and sewer hookups, public bath houses, convenience stores, recreational areas and pools. The campground may permit seasonal sites. Seasonal guests shall not be required to have month-to-month agreements. Approved guests may leave their trailer on the site throughout the year but may not maintain a permanent residence. The term shall not include a recreational vehicle or tent campsite in a State park.

(June 5, 2020, P.L.250, No.33, eff. 60 days)

2020 Amendment. Act 33 added the defs. of "campground owner" and "recreational campground."

June 5, 2020, P.L.250, No.33, eff. 60 days)

2020 Amendment. Act 33 amended the section heading and subsecs. (a), (b)(1), (c)(1)(i), (d), (e) and (f) and added (g)(5).