(A) The division of industrial compliance in the department of commerce shall be responsible for regulating the construction, maintenance, mechanical operation, and inspection of passenger tramways that are associated with ski areas and for registering operators of passenger tramways in this state.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 4169.02

  • Passenger: means any person who is being transported or conveyed by a passenger tramway. See Ohio Code 4169.01
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Ski area: means all the ski slopes, ski trails, and passenger tramways that are administered or operated as a single enterprise within this state. See Ohio Code 4169.01
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

(B) In accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code, the division shall adopt and may amend or rescind rules relating to public safety in the construction, maintenance, mechanical operation, and inspection of passenger tramways. The rules shall be in accordance with established standards in the business of ski area operation, if any, and shall not discriminate in their application to ski area operators.

No person shall violate the rules of the division.

(C) The authority of the division shall not extend to any matter relative to the operation of a ski area other than the construction, maintenance, mechanical operation, and inspection of passenger tramways.

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