Effective – 28 Aug 1997 316.200. Rules, effective when. — No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to sections 316.203 to 316.233 shall become effective unless it has been promulgated in accordance with the provisions of chapter 536. ——– (L. 1997 H.B. 276 § 1)
Effective – 01 Jan 2005 316.203. Definitions. — As used in sections 316.203 to 316.233, the following terms mean: (1) “Amusement ride”, any of the following, which is primarily for the purpose of giving its patrons amusement, pleasure, thrills, or excitement, and which is open to the general public excluding skill teaching, exercise, and team […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2005 316.204. Amusement ride safety board established — members — meetings, when. — 1. There is hereby established an “Amusement Ride Safety Board” to be composed of nine members, one of whom shall be the state fire marshal or the marshal’s designee. The remaining eight members of the board shall be […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2001 316.205. Amusement ride safety board — powers and duties — rulemaking. — 1. The amusement ride safety board shall have the following powers: (1) To consult with engineering authorities and organizations who are studying and developing amusement ride safety standards; (2) To adopt a code of rules and regulations governing […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1997 316.206. Rulemaking authority. — The director shall promulgate rules necessary to administer the provisions of sections 316.203 to 316.233 including rules for the reporting of any fatalities or serious physical injuries incurred from the operation of amusement rides, or specifically related electrical equipment, and the subsequent inspection of such amusement […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2001 316.209. Operation of ride to cease, when — notification of serious incident to fire marshal — inspection, costs. — The operator of an amusement ride shall immediately cease to operate any ride upon which a fatality, serious physical injury or serious incident has occurred. The owner of such amusement ride […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2005 316.210. Amusement ride operation, qualifications — inspection, insurance, bond, permit. — 1. A person shall not operate an amusement ride unless the owner: (1) Has the amusement ride inspected at least once annually by a qualified inspector, whom the owner or an insurer has provided to perform such inspection, and […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1997 316.212. Maintenance, inspection and accident records to be retained. — Each owner or operator shall retain on the premises or with a traveling amusement ride for at least three years all maintenance, inspection and accident records for each amusement ride. The owner shall make such records for the ride under […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2005 316.213. Portable amusement rides, itinerary to be filed, contents. — The owner or operator of portable amusement rides shall file an itinerary with the department on a department form no less than fifteen days before the operation of an amusement ride for use by the public. The itinerary shall include […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1997 316.215. Director may enjoin operation of ride. — In addition to any and all other remedies, if an owner, operator or person in charge of any amusement ride covered by sections 316.203 to 316.233 continues to operate any amusement ride covered by sections 316.203 to 316.233, during the pendency of […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2005 316.218. Penalty. — 1. Any person who knowingly operates, causes to be operated or directs someone to operate an amusement ride in violation of sections 316.203 to 316.233 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 2. Any person who knowingly makes a false statement, representation, or certification in an application, […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1997 316.221. Exemptions. — Nonmotorized playground equipment, including but not limited to, swings, seesaws, stationary spring-mounted animal features, rider-propelled merry-go-rounds, climbers, slides, waterslides operated by a municipal or county park and recreation department, trampolines or swinging gates, whether or not located on a playground, are exempt from the provisions of sections […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1997 316.224. Political subdivisions may license and regulate. — Nothing contained in sections 316.203 to 316.233 shall prevent any political subdivision of this state from licensing or regulating any amusement ride, electrical equipment, carnival or circus as otherwise provided by law. ——– (L. 1997 H.B. 276 § 9)
Effective – 28 Aug 1997 316.227. Liability of owner and state. — Sections 316.203 to 316.233 shall not be construed to alter the duty of care or the liability of an owner of an amusement ride for injuries or death to any person or damage to any property arising out of an accident involving an […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2005 316.230. Passenger to obey rules — prohibited acts — penalty. — 1. A passenger on an amusement ride shall, at a minimum: (1) Obey the reasonable safety rules posted in accordance with sections 316.203 to 316.233 and oral instructions for an amusement ride issued by the amusement owner or such […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2005 316.233. Passenger may not ride, when. — An amusement ride passenger shall not get on, enter, or attempt to get on an amusement ride unless the passenger reasonably determines that, at a minimum, he or she: (1) Has sufficient knowledge to use, get on, enter, or get off the amusement […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1997 316.237. Rules, effective, when — invalid and void, when. — Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to sections 316.200 to 316.237 shall become effective only as provided pursuant to chapter 536 including but not limited to section 536.028, if applicable, after August 28, 1997. All rulemaking authority […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2005 316.238. Rock climbing walls, subject to amusement ride regulations, when. — All rock climbing walls over ten feet tall operated in this state, except as provided in paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision (1) of section 316.203, shall be subject to the same rules and regulations as amusement rides pursuant […]
