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Title 25. FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY · Chapter 15. OTHER SAFETY INSPECTIONS AND REGULATIONS · Article 4. CARNIVAL RIDE SAFETY

25-15-83. Safety standards and regulations; licensing of inspectors; ride permits; fees.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    The office shall formulate standards and regulations, or changes to such standards and regulations, for the safe assembly, disassembly, repair, maintenance, use, operation, and inspection of all carnival rides. The standards and regulations shall be reasonable and based upon generally accepted engineering standards, formulas, and practices pertinent to the industry. Formulation and promulgation of such standards and regulations shall be subject to Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.”#

  2. (b)

    The office shall:#

    1. (1)

      Enforce all standards and regulations;#

    2. (2)

      License inspectors for authorization to inspect carnival rides; and#

    3. (3)

      Issue permits upon compliance with this article and such standards and regulations adopted pursuant to this article.#

  3. (c)

    The owner or operator of a carnival ride required to be inspected shall pay fees as prescribed in rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner. The chief inspector shall transfer all fees so received to the general fund of the state treasury. All funds so deposited in the state treasury are authorized to be appropriated by the General Assembly to the Safety Fire Commissioner.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 34-13-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 330, § 2; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1945, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 258, § 5; Ga. L. 2001, p. 873, § 24; Code 1981, § 25-15-83, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1144, § 4/SB 446.

Administrative rules and regulations

Application for Permit, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Safety Fire Commissioner, Rules and Regulations for Carnival Rides, Rule 120-3-28-.05.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t24-t26-(v21)-2023-pdf.pdf, Volume V21, 2023 edition, pages 270 to 271; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 8eab3bec6887.