Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Guess
weight, age, or birth month. The operator of these
style games shall ensure:
(1)
No patrons are touched;
(2) In guessing age,
the guess is written down and the guess
is within two years of the age in order to be correct;
.
(3) In guessing birth month,
the guess is within one month on either side of the patron's
actual birth month to be correct;
(4) In
guessing weight, the weight is written down and
in order to be
correct the guess
is within three pounds of either side of the
patron's actual weight; and
(5)
The scale dials have clear figures which
are
illuminated at all times in order that they may be read by the
public.
(B) Rope ladder
game - climb the ladder game. The operator of these
style games shall ensure:
(1)
The
ladder
is not touched by the operator; and
(2)
The ladder remains taunt at all times during game
play.
(C) Bumper
car. The operator of these style games shall
ensure:
(1)
Barriers or
foul lines are not
permitted. Only starting lines are permitted;
(2)
The car does not
have to hit a backstop to win; and
(3)
The car is
completely released by the patron.
(D) Pool game. Pool games shall have pegs so
spaced that the total clearance is at least one-fourth of an inch greater than
the diameter of the ball.
(E)
Shuffle boards or alleys. The operator of these style
games shall ensure:
(1)
The slide
board
is level laterally and unwarped with no
obstructions;
(2)
The slide board
is smooth at all times; and
(3)
When numbers are
used, they are plain, with no blank targets.
(F) Spoke wheel game. The operator of these style games shall ensure:
(1)
The wheel is stationary at all times; and
(2)
The ball has one-and-one-fourth-inch clearance on one
side.
(G) Fishing
pole or bottle set-up game. The operator of these style
games shall ensure:
(1) The playing surface on which bottles are
placed is not less than twelve inches square for a minimum of one hundred
forty-four square inches per square area;
(2)
The playing
surface is level;
(3)
The bottles are placed in the center of the playing
surface;
(4)
That grease or wax on rings and playing surfaces or
bottles is not used;
(5)
The string is not more than fifty-four inches long and
not less than thirty-six inches long; and
(6)
The pole length
will measure no longer than thirty-six inches and no shorter than twenty-four
inches.
(H) High
strikers. The operator of these style games shall
ensure:
(1)
The
equipment is in good condition at all times;
(2)
The slides or wires are straight and free of any
obstruction;
(3)
The slide board is plumb at all times;
(4)
Patrons are not
permitted to swing the mallet unless both arms are used, but individuals with
permanent limb physical disabilities may use one arm; and
(5)
Only one player
will be permitted at one time to play where adjacent high strikers are
located.
(I) Skee
ball. The operator of these
style games shall ensure:
(1) The use of
coin slots or aprons are permitted;
(2)
The score is reset by a reset device in full view of the participant when operating
from an apron;
(3) The
balls in
use are solid, firm, round and not less than three inches in
diameter;
(4)
There is a minimum clearance of one inch between the
ball and ring on all target scoring areas;
(5) The ball rolling alley surface
is
smooth;
and
(6) If any coins are lost
due to mechanical failure of machine, the coins will be replaced when reported
to the game owner.
(J)
In any game at a fair, including the Ohio state fair, where coin-activated
games are played, the following shall apply:
(1) The device, when reset,
is
done so in full view of the patrons;
(2) The
operator will replace the patron's money due to mechanical
failure of the machine; and
(3)
An attendant is present.
(K) Mirror duck pond. The operator of these style games shall ensure:
(1)
This game is played for amusement only as
defined in paragraph (M) of rule
901:9-2-01 of the
Administrative Code;
(2)
The water in the pool is where the selection is to be
made is kept slow;
(3)
The object to be selected is highly visible;
and
(4)
This game is not to be operated in the add-up or
match-up version.
(L) Cane rack signage.
Minimum signage
requirements for all cane racks shall contain the following language:
"Canes are to be used as walking sticks only. Any improper use of canes is
prohibited and may be cause for removal from the fairgrounds."
(M) Bowler roller game. All trailers must be
level.
