Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1484.9 – License required to inspect inflatable amusement devices, amusement attractions, and amusement rides; prohibitions
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1484.9
- Amusement attraction: means any building or structure around, over, or through which people may move or walk, without the aid of any moving device integral to the building or structure, that provides amusement, pleasure, thrills, or excitement. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1484.3
- 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 Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1484.3
- Firm: means a sole proprietorship, corporation, limited liability company, or similar type of business entity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1484.3
- Inflatable amusement device: means any amusement attraction that incorporates a structural and mechanical system that employs a high-strength fabric or film that achieves its strength, shape, and stability by pretensioning with internal air pressure for activities including, but not limited to bouncing, climbing, sliding, or interactive play, which may or may not be enclosed. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1484.3
- inspection: means the thorough physical examination and functional testing of an inflatable amusement device, amusement attraction, or amusement ride and its component parts necessary to ensure that the device, attraction, or ride complies with all applicable adopted laws, rules, standards, and corresponding manufacturer's installation manuals, maintenance and service repair bulletins, or notices. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1484.3
- Operator: means a person or firm who may or may not own the inflatable amusements devices, amusement attractions, or amusement rides who is managing, coordinating, or has the duty to control the operation of the inflatable amusements devices, amusement attractions, or amusement rides at an event or a fixed operation location. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1484.3
- Owner: means a person or firm, or the agent of a person or firm, who owns an amusement attraction, amusement ride, or more than two inflatable amusement devices, and at least one of the person's or firm's inflatable amusement devices, amusement attractions, or amusement rides is utilized in this state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1484.3
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- Testing: means the set-up and activation of an inflatable amusement device, amusement attraction, or amusement ride for the purpose of analyzing such device, attraction, or ride and its component parts for safety. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1484.3
A. A person or firm shall not engage in the testing or inspection of an inflatable amusement device, amusement attraction, or amusement ride for the purpose of providing an annual third-party inspection as required by this Part, unless the person or firm holds a current and valid license issued by the state fire marshal as provided in this Part.
B. No person or firm shall aid, abet, facilitate, or otherwise assist any unlicensed person or firm in the engagement of any testing or inspecting of an inflatable amusement device, amusement attraction, or amusement ride when such person or firm knew or should have known the latter person or firm was unlicensed.
C. A person or firm shall not test or inspect an inflatable amusement device, amusement attraction, or amusement ride if such person or firm is also the owner or operator of the same.
Added by Acts 1985, No. 733, §1; Acts 1997, No. 878, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 130, §1; Acts 2005, No. 389, §1; Acts 2016, No. 462, §2; Acts 2019, No. 234, §1.