Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) In
any game at a fair in which balls or other objects are rolled or slid on a
platform of any kind, the platform shall be level laterally, unwarped, and have
no obstruction of any kind between the players and the targets. Balls must be
round, solid and firm.
(B)
Basketball-type games. Games resembling basketball, but having rims or hoops
with an inside diameter of less, or greater than, eighteen inches.
The operators of these style games shall
ensure:
(1)
The
difference between the inside diameter of the rim and the outside diameter of
the ball is
no less than
three and one-quarter inches;
(2)
Rims are circular;
(3)
Rim size is
posted on the backboard;
(4)
The game is not called basketball; and
(5)
The ball's air
pressure is within the manufacturer's recommended air pressure. If the ball
does not have an air pressure recommended by the manufacturer or the
manufacturer's air pressure can not be located, the ball's air pressure should
be between 7.0 to 9.0 psi at the time of play.
(C) Basketball games. The operators of these style games shall
ensure:
(1)
The basket
or hoop is ten feet high and has an inside
diameter of eighteen inches;
(2)
A regulation-size
basketball with a minimum circumference of twenty-nine and one-half inches and
a maximum of thirty inches, with a weight minimum of twenty ounces and maximum
of twenty-two ounces is used for play; and
(3)
The ball's air
pressure is within the manufacturer's recommended air pressure. If the ball
does not have an air pressure recommended by the manufacturer or the
manufacturer's air pressure can not be located, the ball's air pressure should
be between 7.0 to 9.0 psi at the time of play.
(D) Football toss and similar games.
Operators of this game, where a tire or hole is used as a target, shall
provide:
(1)
Regulation-size footballs or similar objects to be
thrown;
(2)
A target
clearance of at least one inch measured from the largest part of the football
or other object on one side; and
(3)
No obstruction
between the player and target.
(E) Pan ball or box ball game.
The operators of these style games shall
ensure:
(1)
The game
is
operated in a level position at all times;
(2)
The use of rubber, plastic or cork balls is prohibited.
However, a plastic ball with holes (wiffle ball) may be used;
and
(3)
The table or stand supporting the pans or boxes does
not exceed three feet in height from the ground.
(F) Ping pong ball fish bowl game.
The table
or stand supporting the fish bowls shall not exceed four feet in height from
the ground. The width of the opening of the fish bowl shall be such that
there will be not less than one inch from center position of the ball on one
side.
(G) Pop bottle ball game,
bottle tip-em-over.
(1)
The operators of
these style games shall:
(a)
Keep bottles at least twelve inches from any
obstruction so bottles are free to fall over at all times;
(b)
Place bottles
side by side in an upright position, bottom down, on the supporting platform
parallel with the front of the game;
(c)
Ensure that a
leather-covered ball, approximately the same diameter as a baseball and
weighing no less than one and one-half ounces is tossed underhand;
and
(d)
Not wax any boards.
(2)
In order to win,
a player may throw one ball and knock both bottles over.
(3)
Operators
who desire to operate with four bottles and two balls may play in a similar
fashion.
(H)
Roll-a-game. The operators of these style games shall
ensure:
(1)
The
board is rigidly mounted, level laterally, and unwarped with no obstructions
which could cause the ball to jump;
(2)
All slots or
holes are in an even row at the back of the board and not
staggered;
(3)
The balls are solid and round at all
times;
(4)
The slope of the board does not exceed one inch per
foot of board length; and
(5)
All openings or slots are of the same
width.
(I) Clown
pop-em-in, stars, lion's mouth, and similar games. This game shall have at
least one-half of an inch clearance on one side of the ball, and the target
not over six feet in distance from the front
barrier. Motion of the game will be permitted if constant and not erratic. The
approval by the director or his designee is required for a moving
target.
(J) Huckla buck kegs, milk
can or similar game. The operators of these style games
shall ensure:
(1)
These games
are
set on a frame and always kept level;
(2)
Rubber and/or
plastic balls are not used;
(3)
A clearance of at
least three-quarters of an inch is present between the opening of the kegs in
huckla buck, milk can or similar games; and
(4)
At least a
four-foot clearance from any obstructions above or around the
cans.
(K) Milk
bottle ball game.
(1)
The operators of these style games shall ensure:
(a)
All bottles are
free from defects, weigh less than three pounds, and each set of bottles is
uniform in size;
(b)
The base on which the bottles sit is at least eighteen
inches from the ground and at least six feet from the front
barrier;
(c)
The front barrier is not higher than the base on which
the bottles sit; and
(d)
The game is played with a rubber or leather covered
softball with a minimum weight of five ounces.
(2)
Variations:
(a)
If the game is
played as "all over," a rim not to exceed one-half of an inch is
permitted.
(b)
If the game is played as "all off," no obstructions are
allowed around the base on which the bottles sit.
(L) Break the bottle, plate, and
similar games. The operators of these style games shall
ensure:
(1)
Targets
are
placed in a stationary rack at least twenty-four feet from the barrier with no
exceptions for trailer-mounted games. If bottles are
used as targets they are of uniform shape and size;
(2)
A protective
covering, including a canvas drop, is provided on three sides and the top for
public safety;
(3)
Baseballs as described in paragraph (U)(1) of this rule
are used and are inspected for embedded glass before being offered to the
player; and
(4)
Plastic or bisque plates or discs have a minimum
distance of six feet clearance from the front portion of the trailer. In the
break the plate game, the distance between the plates must is less than the
diameter of the ball thrown when the object of the game is to break two plates
with one ball to win.
(M) Dunking machine or similar games. Persons
seated on the target seat shall not use foul or offensive language and
be properly dressed. The use of
rubber, plastic, or cork balls is prohibited.
(N) Cat rack. The
operators of these style games shall ensure:
(1)
The rack may consist of one or more tiers;
(2)
Shelves are level;
(3)
Cats do not weigh
more than two pounds;
(4)
Cats do not have to be knocked from the shelf to be
considered over (same as if game is played when cats are
hinged);
(5)
The canvas backdrop will not interfere with the falling
cat; and there are not any other obstructions to prevent the cat from
falling;
(6)
The front molding (rail) on the shelf does not extend
over one inch above the shelf and may be padded to lessen the chance of rebound
balls; and
(7)
Balls are to be the size of baseballs and weigh not
less than three ounces.
(O) Slat racks. Hinges on racks using fixed
targets shall work freely to permit targets to fall over when hit.
(P) Beverage can - bean bag can. This game
may be
operated with either six or nine empty cans and may be played "all over" or
"all off." The platform shall be no greater than twenty-one inches in diameter
or a twenty-one inch square with the height being no less than thirty inches
and no higher than fifty-two inches from the ground. Cans shall
be placed no more than three-eighths of an inch apart. Two bean bags, three
inches by three inches, with a minimum weight of two ounces shall be used. Cans
shall have clearance of the can plus three inches. A lip not to exceed
one-eighth of an inch will be permitted. Cans are to be stacked "4-3-2" or
"3-2-1." No obstructions whatsoever shall be permitted around the base on which
the cans sit if operating the game "all off."
(Q) Bank-a-ball game. This game
shall be
operated with the following requirements:
(1)
Played with standard unaltered wiffle ball (a hollow
plastic ball with holes);
(2) Foul
lines, edge lines and borders will not be permitted on bank board;
(3) Baskets are to be
standard-size clothes baskets and stationary to frame;
(4) Edge shots count;
(5) The angle of the bank board
is to be
no less than sixty degrees off plumb, and no greater than seventy degrees off
plumb, away from player;
(6) The
center of the basket are to be positioned no further away from the player
than the bottom edge of the bank board. It may be placed closer to the
player;
(7) The
bottom distance between the edge of the bank board and the top of the basket
is to be
no greater than twenty-four inches; and
(8)
The maximum distance that the player is to stand away from the bottom of the board
is six feet.
(R) Slam
dunk game (bank-a-ball type - Dobco manufacturing). This game
shall be
operated with the following requirements:
(1)
Played with standard unaltered wiffle ball (a hollow
plastic ball with holes);
(2) The
angle of the bank board is no less than sixty degrees off plumb and no greater
than seventy degrees off plumb, away from the player; and
(3) A sign will state: "When
player hits plastic red zone area with ball, foul shot is created and player
loses turn."
(S)
Bushel
basket game. The operators of these style games
shall ensure:
(1)
The game
is
played with a ball the same size as a softball;
(2)
The basket is a standard bushel basket of four pecks
having a height of at least twelve inches and a diameter of at least eighteen
inches at the opening;
(3)
The basket is securely fastened to the backboard in a
manner that they may be easily removed for inspection;
(4)
The angle of the
basket is no less than sixty degrees off plumb and no greater than seventy
degrees off plumb away from the player;
(5)
Distance of throw
shall is less than eight feet from toe line to the basket rim;
and
(6)
Rim shots are allowed.
(T) Tub game. The
operators of these style games shall ensure:
(1)
The game
is played with a ball the same size as
a softball;
(2)
The tub has a
height of at least twelve inches and a diameter of at least eighteen inches at
the opening;
(3)
The tub is securely fastened to backboard in a manner
that they may be easily removed for inspection;
(4)
The angle of the
tub is no less than sixty degrees off plumb and no greater than seventy degrees
off plumb away from the player;
(5)
Distance of throw
shall be no greater than eight feet from toe line to the tub rim;
and
(6)
Rim shots are allowed.
(U) For purposes of defining standard balls
to be used in playing games, the following shall apply:
(1) Baseball: The ball
will be
a sphere formed by yarn wound around a small core of cork, rubber or similar
material and covered with two strips of white horsehide or two strips of white
cowhide tightly stitched together. It will be nine to
nine and one-half inches in circumference.
(2) Softball: The ball
will be
a sphere formed by either a core of number nine long fiber kapok or yarn wound
around a small core of cork, rubber or similar material and covered with a
smooth seam stitch which is not visible on a flat surface. It
will
weigh not less than six and one-fourth ounces nor more than seven ounces and be
eleven and seven-eighths to twelve and one-eighth inches in
circumference.
(3) Football: The
weight will be from fourteen to fifteen ounces and it
will be
inflated to a pressure of twelve and one-half to thirteen and one-half pounds.
The measurements will be as follows: long axis is ten and seven-eighths
inches to eleven and seven-sixteenths inches; short circumference
will be
twenty and three-fourths inches and the long circumference
will be
twenty-seven and three-quarter inches to twenty-eight and one-half inches.
Method of measuring will consist of the following: all measurements
will be
made after the ball is inflated to thirteen pounds; the long circumference
should be measured ninety degrees from lace around the ends of the ball, over
the groove but not in the groove; the long axis should be measured from end to
end, but not in the nose indentation; the short circumference should be
measured around the ball, over the valve, over the lace, but not over a
cross-lace.
