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Legislative Session number- 85

Bill Name: SF1370

1E Relating to amusement rides; defining certain terms; modifying insurance
requirements for owners of amusement rides; including the state agricultural
society (state fair) under amusement rides regulation requirements; establishing
certain training and certification requirements for ride operators; modifying
amusement rides annual inspection requirements, requiring daily inspections by
owners or operators; requiring amusement rides to be inspected by a certified
inspector; requiring an amusement ride to be inspected by a certified inspector
after causing either a serious injury or illness; requiring owners of amusement
rides to make rides available for inspection at the request of the commissioner
or law enforcement agency; requiring owners to maintain a first aid incident
report log of all injuries and illnesses of riders of the amusement ride;
requiring owners to comply with information requests of the commissioner of
labor and industry; eliminating the authority of the attorney general to obtain
injunctions; providing for the imposition and enforcement of safety rules
regarding the behavior of riders; authorizing the commissioner to order an
amusement ride operator to cease operation of a ride deemed unsafe; repealing
the provision relating to civil penalty for certain violations
(Ch. 95, 2007)