Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) Every manager
of a carnival ride shall comply with or effect compliance with all provisions
of these rules and regulations, and every employer and employee shall comply
with all provisions which concern or affect his conduct.
(2) Each owner, manager, or lessee is
responsible for filing one of the following with the Office of Insurance and
Safety Fire Commissioner prior to any ride being placed into operation:
(a) A certificate of insurance against
liability for injury to persons arising out of the operation of the carnival or
fair ride in the amount of at least one million ($1,000,000) dollars.
(b) A bond for and in the same amount as
stated in (a) above.
(c) Cash or
other security acceptable to the Department for and in the amount as stated in
(a) above.
(3) All ride
patrons shall:
(a) Obey all posted signs,
including but not limited to, warning signs, instruction signs, and directions
signs, which are not inconsistent with these rules:
(b) Obey the instructions of ride
attendants;
(c) Properly use all
safety equipment provided;
(d) Act
in a responsible manner while using a carnival ride, device or
attraction;
(e) Refrain from acting
in any manner that may cause or contribute to injury to self or
others;
(f) Not participate or use
a carnival ride, device or attraction while under the influence of alcohol or
any intoxicating substance; and
(g)
Be subject to any or all of the following penalties for violation of this
Section A:
1. Removal from the ride, device or
attraction and barred from returning that day;
2. Removal from the carnival owner's property
and barred from returning that day;
3. Subject to a civil penalty up to a maximum
of $100 per infraction to be assessed in accordance with the civil penalty
provisions of these rules.
(4) All ride patrons, or, if the patron is a
minor, the patron's parent or guardian, shall report in writing to the carnival
owner or his designee any injury sustained on a carnival ride prior to leaving
the carnival owner's premises, unless the ride patron (or parent or guardian)
is unable to file the report because of the severity of the injuries, in which
case the report shall be filed as soon as reasonably possible.
(5) Sign Requirements:
(a) Warnings and directions shall be based
upon the standards of the American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM) or the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI), or, if expressly approved by the
Commissioner, other nationally recognized technical or scientific authority in
the amusement ride or carnival ride industry.
(b) Signs shall be displayed in a public and
conspicuous place on or near the ride, device or attraction in letters clearly
visible from at least a distance of 15 feet.
(c) Rider responsibilities and potential
penalties shall be posted in at least one public and conspicuous location on
the premises of the carnival owner.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
25-15-82,
25-15-83,
25-15-91,
25-15-96.
