Ohio Code 993.042 – Duties of reporting bodies
(A) For purposes of this section, “reporting body” means any of the following persons or entities:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 993.042
- agriculture: includes farming; ranching; aquaculture; algaculture meaning the farming of algae; apiculture and related apicultural activities, production of honey, beeswax, honeycomb, and other related products; horticulture; viticulture, winemaking, and related activities; animal husbandry, including, but not limited to, the care and raising of livestock, equine, and fur-bearing animals; poultry husbandry and the production of poultry and poultry products; dairy production; the production of field crops, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, nursery stock, ornamental shrubs, ornamental trees, flowers, sod, or mushrooms; timber; pasturage; any combination of the foregoing; the processing, drying, storage, and marketing of agricultural products when those activities are conducted in conjunction with, but are secondary to, such husbandry or production; and any additions or modifications to the foregoing made by the director of agriculture by rule adopted in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code. See Ohio Code 1.61
- Amusement ride: includes carnival rides, bungee jumping facilities, and fair rides, but does not include passenger tramways as defined in section 4169. See Ohio Code 993.01
- Inspection: includes a reinspection. See Ohio Code 993.01
- Maintenance: means the preservation and upkeep of an amusement ride for the purpose of maintaining its designed operational capability. See Ohio Code 993.01
- Owner: means any person who owns or leases and controls or manages the operation of an amusement ride, and includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, both profit and nonprofit, and the state and any of its political subdivisions and their departments or agencies. See Ohio Code 993.01
(1) The department of agriculture;
(2) The Ohio expositions commission;
(3) A county agricultural society fair board;
(4) An independent agricultural society fair board;
(5) An owner of an amusement ride.
(B) If a reporting body receives, from an amusement ride manufacturer or other entity responsible for parts or service regarding the safety of the ride, any communication addressing safety issues pertaining to an amusement ride, the reporting body, within a reasonable time after receiving the communication, shall forward the communication to the director of agriculture and to the chief inspector employed by the department of agriculture in accordance with section 993.04 of the Revised Code.
(C) The chief inspector shall require the amusement ride to be reinspected in accordance with section 993.04 of the Revised Code after receiving the communication under division (B) of this section if the chief inspector determines that reinspection is necessary.
(D) The director of agriculture shall include, on amusement ride inspection forms prescribed by the department, a line for the owner of an amusement ride to sign indicating that all relevant safety and maintenance communications from the manufacturer have been forwarded to the director and the chief inspector in accordance with division (B) of this section.