Texas Occupations Code Title 13, Chapter 2151 - Regulation Of Amusement Rides
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 2151.001 - Short Title
This chapter may be cited as the Amusement Ride Safety Inspection and Insurance Act. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
SUBCHAPTER B DEPARTMENT POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 2151.002 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Amusement ride" means a mechanical device that carries passengers along, around, or over a fixed or restricted course or within a...
- Texas Section 2151.051 - General Powers And Duties
The commissioner shall administer and enforce this chapter. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th...
- Texas Section 2151.052 - Fees
(a) The commissioner shall establish reasonable and necessary fees, in an amount not to exceed $40 per year, for each amusement ride covered by this...
SUBCHAPTER C OPERATION OF AMUSEMENT RIDES
- Texas Section 2151.053 - Information Request
(a) The department may request information from a sponsor, lessor, landowner, or other person responsible for an amusement ride being offered for use by the...
- Texas Section 2151.101 - Requirements For Operation
(a) A person may not operate an amusement ride unless the person: (1) has had the amusement ride inspected at least once a year by...
- Texas Section 2151.1011 - Liability Insurance For Certain Amusement Rides
(a) This section only applies to a Class B amusement ride that: (1) consists of a motorized vehicle that tows one or more separate passenger...
- Texas Section 2151.1012 - Liability Insurance For Certain Other Amusement Rides
(a) This section applies only to a Class B amusement ride that: (1) is mechanically inflated using a continuous airflow device; and (2) provides a...
- Texas Section 2151.102 - Inspection Requirements
(a) The inspection required by Section 2151.101(a) must test for stress-related and wear-related damage of the critical parts of a ride that the manufacturer of...
- Texas Section 2151.1021 - Inspection Requirements For Mobile Amusement Rides
(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules requiring operators of mobile amusement rides to perform inspections of mobile amusement rides, including rules requiring daily inspections of...
- Texas Section 2151.1022 - Required Records Of Governmental Actions
(a) A person who operates an amusement ride in this state shall maintain accurate records of any governmental action taken in any state relating to...
- Texas Section 2151.103 - Injury Reports
(a) In this section, "medical treatment" includes treatment administered by a physician or by registered professional personnel under the standing orders of a physician. The...
- Texas Section 2151.104 - Access To Rides
An owner or operator of an amusement ride may deny entry to the ride to any person if, in the owner's or operator's opinion, the...
- Texas Section 2151.105 - Signage Requirements
(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules requiring that a sign be posted to inform the public how to report an amusement ride that appears to...
- Texas Section 2151.106 - Minimum Standards
(a) An amusement ride covered by this chapter that is sold, maintained, or operated in this state must comply with standards established by the American...
SUBCHAPTER D ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 2151.107 - Exception For Certain Challenge Courses Meeting Insurance Requirement
(a) In this section, "challenge course" means a challenge, ropes, team building, or obstacle course, which may include logs, tires, platforms, beams, bridges, poles, ropes,...
- Texas Section 2151.151 - Injunction
The district attorney of a county in which an amusement ride is operated or, on request of the commissioner of insurance, the attorney general or...
- Texas Section 2151.152 - Other Enforcement Actions
(a) A municipal, county, or state law enforcement official may determine compliance with a provision of Subchapter C, other than Section 2151.104, in conjunction with...
- Texas Section 2151.1525 - Prohibition Of Amusement Ride Operation
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a municipal, county, or state law enforcement official may immediately prohibit operation of an amusement ride if: (1)...
- Texas Section 2151.1526 - Prohibition Of Mobile Amusement Ride Operation
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), a mobile amusement ride on which a death occurs may not be operated. (b) If a...
- Texas Section 2151.1527 - Relief From Prohibition Order
The owner or operator of the amusement ride may file suit for relief from a prohibition under Section 2151.1525 or 2151.1526 in a district court...
- Texas Section 2151.153 - Criminal Penalties
(a) A person commits an offense if the person fails to comply with any requirement of: (1) Section 2151.101, 2151.102, 2151.103, 2151.1525(b), (c), or (d),...
Last modified: September 28, 2016