New York Labor Law Article 27 - CARNIVAL, FAIR AND AMUSEMENT PARK SAFETY

• 870-a - Legislative Intent.
  1. The purpose of this article is to guard against personal injuries in the assembly, disassembly and use of amusement devices, viewing stands and tents...
• 870-b - Application.
  1. This article applies to amusement devices, viewing stands and tents at carnivals, fairs and amusement parks where an admission or fee is customarily or...
• 870-c - Definitions.
  As used herein, the following terms have the meanings indicated: 1. "Amusement device" means any contrivance that carries and conveys passengers along, around or over...
• 870-d - Issuance of Permit.
  No amusement device, viewing stand or tent may be operated in the state without a permit issued by the commissioner except as provided in section...
• 870-e - Inspections.
  Before a permit may be issued as provided in section eight hundred seventy-d of this article, an inspection of the amusement device, viewing stand or...
• 870-f - Liability Insurance.
  Before the commissioner may issue a permit to the owner or lessee of an amusement device, viewing stand or tent, the owner or lessee of...
• 870-g - Reports of Injuries.
  1. The owner or lessee of any amusement device, viewing stand or tent which, during the course of its operation, is involved in an accident...
• 870-h - Notice to Owners.
  The commissioner shall furnish to all owners, lessees and operators of amusement devices, viewing stands and tents notice of all rights and obligations prescribed under...
• 870-i - Additional Rule Making.
  The commissioner may make additional rules consistent with this article guarding against personal injuries in the assembly, disassembly and use of amusement devices, viewing stands...
• 870-j - Civil Penalties.
  1. Any person who knowingly and willfully operates an amusement device, viewing stand or tent without any of the following: (a) the permit required by...
• 870-k - Criminal Penalties.
  1. (a) Any owner or lessee of an amusement device, viewing stand or tent who wilfully violates any provision of this article or any rule,...
• 870-l - Local Regulations.
  Nothing in this article shall be so construed as to prevent municipalities from enacting regulations more restrictive than the provisions set forth by this article.
• 870-m - Exceptions.
  (a) In the case of an amusement device, viewing stand or tent operated in a carnival, fair or amusement park located in a city having...
• 870-n - Carnival, Fair and Amusement Park Safety Advisory Board.
  1. To advise the commissioner in relation to industry standards for carnivals, fairs, amusement parks, amusement devices, tents and viewing stands, and his or her...
• 870-o - Amusement Device and Attraction Awareness.
  The department shall develop, establish and implement, in cooperation with the carnival, fair and amusement park safety advisory board established in section eight hundred seventy-n...

Last modified: February 3, 2019