2013 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 247 - PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE 247.236 Operation and construction of amusement rides and attractions -- Prohibitions on operation -- Entrance to amusement ride or attraction may be denied.
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247.236 Operation and construction of amusement rides and attractions -Prohibitions on operation -- Entrance to amusement ride or attraction
may be denied.
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Amusement rides and attractions shall not be operated at unsafe speeds or
loaded beyond a safe capacity in accordance with the factory specifications or,
in the absence of factory specifications, in accordance with administrative
regulations promulgated by the Commissioner.
Amusement rides and attractions shall not be operated during periods of high
wind, lightning, or heavy rain.
Perimeter safety barriers such as a fence or other suitable structure shall be
constructed around any amusement ride or attraction that is potentially
hazardous to bystanders, in accordance with administrative regulations
promulgated by the Commissioner.
Amusement rides and attractions shall not be operated if the owner or operator
knows or should know that the operation will expose the public to an unsafe
condition which is likely to result in personal injury or property damage.
(a) No person under the age of eighteen (18) shall operate an amusement
ride or attraction or operate more than one (1) ride or attraction at a time.
Except as provided by paragraph (c) of this subsection, an operator shall
be in attendance at all times while a ride or attraction is in operation.
(b) No person shall operate an amusement ride or attraction or knowingly
permit an operator to operate an amusement ride or attraction while under
the influence of alcohol or any other impairing substance.
(c) The Commissioner may, by administrative regulation, designate certain
amusement rides or attractions where the presence of an operator is not
required.
The owner, operator, or operator assistant may deny any person entrance to
an amusement ride or attraction if the owner, operator, or operator assistant
has reason to believe the entry may jeopardize the safety of the person
desiring entry, other riders, or any other person.
Effective:July 15, 2008
History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 116, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2008. -Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 386, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1984.
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