Ohio Revised Code Search

...(A)(1) 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 ...

...Not later than November 1, 2019, and 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 tw...

...(A) For purposes of this section, "reporting body" means any of the following persons 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 pa...

...If an inspector employed by or 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. ...

...(A) 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 compa...

...No permit shall be issued under division (A) of section 993.04 of the Revised 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...

...(A)(1) As used in this section, "major 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 s...

...(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...

...(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...

...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 climbing walls, trampolines, and swinging gates, except where an admission fee is charged for usage or an admission fee is charged to areas where such equipment is located; (D) De...

...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.