O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 25-15-83 (2019)

Safety standards and regulations; licensing of inspectors; ride permits; fees

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(a) The office shall formulate standards and regulations, or changes

OTHER SAFETY INSP. & REGULATIONS 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.”

(b) The office shall:

(1) Enforce all standards and regulations;

(2) License inspectors for authorization to inspect carnival rides; and

(3) Issue permits upon compliance with this article and such standards and regulations adopted pursuant to this article.

(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.

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.

Annotations

The 2012 amendment, effective May 2, 2012, redesignated former Code Section 34-13-5 as present Code Section 25-15-83; substituted "office" for "department" near the beginning of subsection (a) and in the introductory paragraph of subsection (b); deleted the fourth sentence of subsection (a), which read: "No rule, regulation, or standard promulgated or adopted pursuant to this chapter article shall become effective prior to January 1, 1987."; twice substituted "article" for "chapter" in paragraph (b)(3); and substituted "Safety Fire Commissioner" for "Commissioner of Labor" at the end of the last sentence of subsection (c).