Ohio Revised Code Search

...stock thefts and of any brands or other identifying marks on such livestock. (C) Moneys received by the director under sections 947.01 to 947.06 of the Revised Code shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the animal and consumer protection laboratory fund created in section 901.43 of the Revised Code.

...nd administer a program for registering identification numbers for farm equipment, livestock, and grain. The rules may provide for a central registry of identification numbers, the transfer, renewal, reinstatement, and reregistration of numbers, for fees, assuring that registrants are entitled to exclusive use of a number during periods of current registration, and other matters necessary and convenient for administr...

...(A) Whoever violates section 947.04 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. (B) Whoever violates division (A) or (B) of section 947.05 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree. (C) Whoever violates division (C) of section 947.05 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (D) Whoever violates division (D) of section 947.05 of the Revised Co...

...used in this chapter: (A) "Amusement ride" means any mechanical, aquatic, or inflatable device, or combination of those devices that carries or conveys passengers on, along, around, over, or through a fixed or restricted course or within a defined area for the purpose of providing amusement, pleasure, or excitement. "Amusement ride" includes carnival rides, bungee jumping facilities, and fair rides, but does not in...

...lture an advisory council on amusement ride safety to consist of the following members: (1) The director of agriculture or the director's designee; (2) The general manager of the Ohio state fair or the general manager's designee; (3) The following members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate: (a) A representative of temporary amusement ride owners; (b) A representative of the ...

...(A) The advisory council on amusement ride safety shall do both of the following: (1) Study any subject pertaining to amusement ride safety, including administrative, engineering, and technical subjects, and make findings and recommendations to the director of agriculture in accordance with division (B) of this section; (2) Prior to the adoption of any rules or amendments to those rules under division (B) of se...

...) No person shall operate an amusement ride within the state without a permit issued by the director of agriculture under division (A)(2) of this section. The owner of an amusement ride, whether the ride is a temporary amusement ride or a permanent amusement ride, who desires to operate the amusement ride within the state shall, prior to the operation of the amusement ride and annually thereafter, submit to the depar...

...house of representatives and to the president of the senate that includes all of the following information: (A) The revenue from fees collected under section 993.04 of the Revised Code and any other revenue collected for the amusement ride safety program during the twelve months immediately preceding the report's submission; (B) Expenses relating to the operation of the department of agriculture's amusement rid...

... board; (5) An owner of an amusement ride. (B) If a reporting body receives, from an amusement ride manufacturer or other entity responsible for parts or service regarding the safety of the ride, any communication addressing safety issues pertaining to an amusement ride, the reporting body, within a reasonable time after receiving the communication, shall forward the communication to the director of agriculture a...

...tten order to an owner of an amusement ride to replace or repair a component or components of the amusement ride, the owner shall respond in writing to the department within the time specified in the order indicating the action the owner is taking to address the issue. If the replacements or repairs have not been completed within the time specified in the order, the director shall determine whether the amusement r...

...) No person shall operate an amusement ride powered from an electric light company source unless the amusement ride operates through a fusible switch, enclosed circuit breaker, or panelboard that has been: (1) Rated by the underwriters laboratories for service entrance applications; (2) Installed in compliance with the national electrical code; (3) Metered through a meter installed by the electric light company...

...Code, until the owner of the amusement ride has filed with the department of agriculture a certificate of insurance evidencing that there is liability insurance in effect with an insurer authorized or approved to write such insurance in this state on the operation of the ride providing coverage, subject to a limit, exclusive of interest and costs, of not less than five hundred thousand dollars because of bodily injur...

...ajor repair" means a repair that is outside of the normal maintenance conducted on an amusement ride. (2) The owner of an amusement ride shall maintain a current maintenance, repair, and inspection record for each amusement ride in accordance with rules prescribed under division (B) of section 993.04 of the Revised Code. The owner shall take photographs of the portion of the ride subject to any major repair prior t...

...(A) The owner of an amusement ride shall keep a manual, either in electronic or written form, for each of the owner's amusement rides that are subject to inspection in this state, if such manual exists and is obtainable. (B) The owner shall make each manual required to be kept under division (A) of this section available upon request of the chief inspector or any additional inspector who is employed by the departme...

...(A) No rider shall fail to do any of the following: (1) Heed all written warnings and directions that require a person to meet certain conditions or to refrain from certain actions regarding an amusement ride, as determined by rule by the director of agriculture; (2) Refrain from behaving or acting in any manner that may cause injury or contribute to injuring self or other people while occupying an amusement ride...

...ure may fine any owner of an amusement ride for a violation of this chapter or any rules issued under division (B) of section 993.04 of the Revised Code pursuant to a schedule of fines established under that section. The fine shall not exceed five thousand dollars. In addition, the director may order the revocation of an owner's permit for an amusement ride for failure to file a certificate of insurance as required u...

... (B) A single-passenger coin-operated ride that is manually, mechanically, or electrically operated, is customarily placed either singly or in groups in a public location, and does not normally require the supervision or services of an amusement ride operator; (C) Nonmechanized playground equipment, including swings, stationary spring-mounted animal features, rider-propelled merry-go-rounds, climbers, slides, rock...

...Whoever violates section 993.08 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on the first offense and on each subsequent offense the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.