1. No amusement device or ride, concession booth, or any related electrical equipment shall be operated at a carnival or fair in this state without a permit having been issued by the commissioner to an operator of such equipment. On or before the first of May of each year, any person required to obtain a permit by this chapter shall apply to the division for a permit on a form furnished by the commissioner which form shall contain such information as the commissioner may require. The commissioner may waive the requirement that an application for a permit must be filed on or before the first of May of each year if the applicant gives satisfactory proof to the commissioner that the applicant could not reasonably comply with the date requirement and if the applicant immediately applies for a permit after the need for a permit is first determined. For the purpose of determining if an amusement ride, amusement device, concession booth, or any related electrical equipment is in safe operating condition and will provide protection to the public using such ride, device, booth, or related electrical equipment, each amusement ride, amusement device, concession booth, or related electrical equipment shall be inspected by the commissioner before it is initially placed in operation in this state, and shall thereafter be inspected at least once each year.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 88A.2

  • Amusement device: means any equipment or piece of equipment, appliance or combination thereof designed or intended to entertain or amuse a person. See Iowa Code 88A.1
  • Amusement ride: means any mechanized device or combination of devices which carries passengers along, around, or over a fixed or restricted course for the purpose of giving its passengers amusement, pleasure, thrills, or excitement. See Iowa Code 88A.1
  • Carnival: means an enterprise offering amusement or entertainment to the public in, upon, or by means of amusement devices or rides or concession booths. See Iowa Code 88A.1
  • Commissioner: means the labor commissioner or the labor commissioner's designee. See Iowa Code 88A.1
  • Concession booth: means a structure, or enclosure, used at more than one fair or carnival, or at one fair or carnival for more than seven consecutive days, from which amusements are offered to the public. See Iowa Code 88A.1
  • Division: means the division of labor services of the department of workforce development created under section 84A. See Iowa Code 88A.1
  • Fair: means an enterprise principally devoted to the exhibition of products of agriculture or industry in connection with the operation of amusement rides or devices or concession booths. See Iowa Code 88A.1
  • Operator: includes an agency of the state or any of its political subdivisions. See Iowa Code 88A.1
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Related electrical equipment: means any electrical apparatus or wiring used at a carnival or fair. See Iowa Code 88A.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. If, after inspection, an amusement device or ride, concession booth, or related electrical equipment is found to comply with the rules adopted under this chapter, the commissioner shall, upon payment of the permit fee and the inspection fee, permit the operation of the amusement device or ride or concession booth or to use any related electrical equipment.
 3. If, after inspection, additions or alterations are contemplated which change a structure, mechanism, classification, or capacity, the operator shall notify the commissioner of the operator’s intentions in writing and provide any plans or diagrams requested by the commissioner.
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