Georgia Code, Title 25, Chapter 15, Article 4 - Carnival Ride Safety
- § 25-15-80 - Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Carnival Ride Safety Act."
- § 25-15-81 - Definitions
As used in this article, the term: (1) "Authorized person" means a competent person experienced and instructed in the work to be performed who...
- § 25-15-82 - Authority to Consult
The Commissioner shall be authorized to consult with persons knowledgeable in the area of the carnival ride industry and to create committees composed of...
- § 25-15-83 - Safety Standards and Regulations; Licensing of Inspectors; Ride Permits; Fees
(a) The office shall formulate standards and regulations, or changes to such standards and regulations, for the safe assembly, disassembly, repair, maintenance, use, operation,...
- § 25-15-84 - Licensing of Private Inspectors
The office may license such private inspectors as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.
- § 25-15-85 - Permit Required; Application
No carnival ride shall be operated in any calendar year, except for purposes of testing and inspection, until a permit for its operation has...
- § 25-15-86 - Inspections
All carnival rides and attractions shall be inspected annually and may be inspected more frequently by a licensed inspector at the owner's or operator's...
- § 25-15-87 - Waiver of Inspection for Rides Inspected by Other Entity
The office may waive the requirement of Code Section 25-15-86 if the owner of a carnival ride gives satisfactory proof to the office that...
- § 25-15-88 - Issuance of Permit
The office shall issue a permit to operate a carnival ride to the owner thereof upon successful completion of a safety inspection by a...
- § 25-15-89 - Maintenance, Inspection, and Repair Records
The owner shall maintain up-to-date maintenance, inspection, and repair records between inspection periods for each carnival ride in accordance with such standards and regulations...
- § 25-15-90 - Ride Operators; Minimum Standards for Operation of Rides
(a) No person shall be permitted to operate a carnival ride unless he or she is at least 16 years of age. An operator...
- § 25-15-91 - Accident Reports
The owner of the carnival ride shall report to the office any accident incurred during the operation of any carnival ride resulting in a...
- § 25-15-92 - Liability Insurance, Bond, or Other Security Required
(a) No person shall operate a carnival ride unless at the time there is in existence: (1) A policy of insurance in an amount...
- § 25-15-93 - Variances From Standards and Regulations
If any person would incur practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in complying with the standards and regulations adopted pursuant to this article, or if...
- § 25-15-94 - Exempted Rides
This article shall not apply to any single-passenger coin operated carnival ride on a stationary foundation or to playground equipment such as swings, seesaws,...
- § 25-15-95 - Existing Rides
This article shall not be construed so as to prevent the use of any existing carnival ride found to be in a safe condition...
- § 25-15-96 - Order for Temporary Cessation; Injunction; Penalties
(a) The Commissioner or the Commissioner's authorized representative may issue a written order for the temporary cessation of operation of a carnival ride if...
- § 25-15-97 - Owner or Operator Denying Individual Entry to Ride
The owner or operator of a carnival ride may deny entry to a person to a carnival ride if in the owner's or operator's...
- § 25-15-98 - Posting of Age, Size, and Weight Requirements for Rides
(a) The owner or operator of a carnival ride shall post a clearly visible sign at the location of each ride and at the...
- § 25-15-99 - Itinerant Carnival Rides to Be Continuously Registered With In-State Agent
The owner of any itinerant carnival ride which is located within this state shall continuously maintain in this state a registered agent of record...
- § 25-15-100 - State Liability Not Created
Neither this article nor any provision of this article shall be construed to place any liability on the State of Georgia, the office, or...
- § 25-15-101 - Regulation of Carnival Rides by Counties, Municipalities, and Other Political Subdivisions
No county, municipality, or other political subdivision shall have the power to pass ordinances, resolutions, or other requirements regulating the construction, installation, inspection, maintenance,...
Last modified: October 14, 2016