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...Annually on or before the thirtieth day of September the Ohio expositions commission, through its general manager, shall prepare and file with the auditor of state a statement showing the total amount received from each source of revenue, the total amount disbursed for each class of expenditures, and the aggregate of all receipts and expenditures of the commission. This statement shall also include a summary of...

...The Ohio expositions commission may, with the consent and approval of the department of administrative services and the controlling board, acquire by purchase or by appropriation proceedings in the name of and on behalf of the state such real estate as it deems necessary for the purpose of enlarging the present fair site and increasing the facilities of the lands under the management or maintenance of the commission....

...As 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...

...hereby created within the department of agriculture 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 amuseme...

... 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 section 993.04 and division (B) of section 993.08 of the Revised Code, study the proposed rules to be adopted by the director regarding amusement ride safety, advise the director, and make findings and recommendations to the d...

...hout 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 department of agriculture an application for a permit, together with ...

...nd annually thereafter, the director of agriculture shall submit a detailed financial report to the speaker of the 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 ...

...ns or entities: (1) The department of agriculture; (2) The Ohio expositions commission; (3) A county agricultural society fair board; (4) An independent agricultural society fair 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 safet...

...r under contract with the department of agriculture in accordance with section 993.04 of the Revised Code issues a written 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 repair...

...ertificate available to the director of agriculture upon request. (C) This section does not apply to either of the following types of amusement rides: (1) Rides that do not require electrical current; (2) Rides that the director exempts in rules the director adopts. (D) A person licensed pursuant to section 4740.06 of the Revised Code, when conducting an inspection pursuant to this section, is not violating s...

...t 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 injury to or death of one person in each o...

...musement ride made by the department of agriculture or the owner, and a record of all violations of the rules issued by the department and actions taken by the owner to correct such violations. The department or any inspector employed by the department may request an owner's record at any time and, upon request, the owner shall make the record available to the department or inspector. (3) No owner shall fail to k...

...or who is employed by the department of agriculture in accordance with division (D) of section 993.04 of the Revised Code.

...s 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. (B) The director, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt, and may amend and rescind, rules governing the types of warnings and directions required to be followed pursuant to this sect...

...(A) The director of agriculture 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 certificat...

... apply as determined by the director of agriculture, including mechanized bulls, surfboards, zip lines, vertical wind tunnels, skateboard or bicycle rodeo devices, cable wakeboard or ski facilities, or other devices that are not intended or manufactured to secure the rider from threat of physical danger, harm, or loss. (K) A manufactured climbing wall that is located in a climbing facility, as defined and regulated...

...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.