SB509 H GO AM 2-17
Hubbard 3192
The Committee on Government Organization moves to amend the bill on page one, by striking out everything after the enacting section and inserting in lieu there of the following:
“ARTICLE 10. AMUSEMENT RIDES AND AMUSEMENT ATTRACTIONS SAFETY ACT.
§21-10-6. Permits; application; annual inspection.
No operator or owner may
knowingly permit the operation of an amusement ride or amusement attraction
without a permit issued by the division. Each year, and at least fifteen days
before the first time the amusement ride or amusement attraction is made
available in this state for public use, an operator or owner shall apply for a
permit to the division on a form furnished by the division and containing any
information the division may require. The division shall, upon application and within
ten thirty days of the first time the ride or attraction is made
available in this state for public use, inspect all amusement rides and
amusement attractions. The division shall inspect all stationary rides and
attractions at least once every year. The division shall create an
inspection checklist and provide it to owners and operators of amusement rides
and amusement attractions. The owner or operator shall inspect all mobile
amusement rides and amusement attractions each time they are assembled for use
in this state and complete a copy of the inspection checklist provided by the
division and must be available at the site for the division to inspect and
review for the duration of the amusement ride or amusement attraction’s use. The
inspection may be performed by a certified inspector the division or the owner
or operator as attested to on the inspection checklist. The owner or operator
shall submit all completed inspection checklists to the division by December 31
of each year. The division may inspect all mobile amusement rides and
amusement attractions each time they are disassembled and reassembled for use
in this state. The division may conduct inspections at any reasonable time
without prior notice: Provided, That in lieu of performing its own
inspection the division may accept inspection reports from special inspectors
certified by the division.”