316.203. Definitions.
Definitions.
316.203. As used in sections 316.203 to 316.233, the following termsmean:
(1) "Amusement ride", any of the following, which is primarily for thepurpose of giving its patrons amusement, pleasure, thrills, or excitement, andwhich is open to the general public excluding skill teaching, exercise, andteam building:
(a) Any mechanical device that carries or conveys passengers along,around or over a fixed or restricted route or course or within a defined area;
(b) Any dry slide over twenty feet in height excluding water slides;
(c) Any tram, open car, or combination of open cars or wagons pulled bya tractor or other motorized device, except hayrack rides, those used solelyfor transporting patrons to and from parking areas, or those used for guidedor educational tours, but does not necessarily follow a fixed or restrictedcourse;
(d) Any bungee cord attraction or similar elastic device;
(e) Any climbing wall over ten feet in height except for not-for-profitentities that follow the YMCA Services Corporation's Climbing Walls SafetyGuidelines or the Boy Scouts of America Guidelines;
(2) "Board", the amusement ride safety board established in section316.204;
(3) "Department", the department of public safety;
(4) "Director", the director of the department of public safety;
(5) "Operator", a person or the agent of a person who owns or controls,or has the duty to control, the operation of an amusement ride or relatedelectrical equipment;
(6) "Owner", a person who owns, leases, controls or manages theoperations of an amusement ride and may include the state or any politicalsubdivision of the state;
(7) "Qualified inspector", any person who is:
(a) Found by the director to possess the requisite training andexperience in respect of amusement rides to perform competently theinspections required by sections 316.203 to 316.233; or
(b) Certified by the National Association of Amusement Ride SafetyOfficials (NAARSO) to have and maintain at least a level one certification; or
(c) Is a member of the Amusement Industry Manufacturing and Suppliers(AIMS) and meets such qualifications as are established by the board;
(8) "Related electrical equipment", any electrical apparatus or wiringused in connection with amusement rides;
(9) "Safety rules", the rules and regulations governing rider conduct onan amusement ride, provided such rules and regulations are prominentlydisplayed at or near the entrance to, or loading platform for, the amusementride;
(10) "Serious physical injury", a patron personal injury immediatelyreported to the owner or operator as occurring on an amusement ride and whichresults in death, dismemberment, significant disfigurement or othersignificant injury that requires immediate in-patient admission andtwenty-four-hour hospitalization under the care of a licensed physician forother than medical observation; and
(11) "Serious incident", any single incident where three or more personsare immediately transported to a licensed off-site medical care facility fortreatment of an injury as a result of being on or the operation of theamusement ride.
(L. 1997 H.B. 276 § 2, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1434, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1403)Effective 1-01-05