(A) The director of agriculture may fine any owner of an amusement ride for a violation of this chapter or any rules issued under division (B) of section 993.04 of the Revised Code pursuant to a schedule of fines established under that section. The fine shall not exceed five thousand dollars. In addition, the director may order the revocation of an owner’s permit for an amusement ride for failure to file a certificate of insurance as required under section 993.06 of the Revised Code, for failure to maintain records of serious injuries or to report accidents as required under division (B) of section 993.07 of the Revised Code, or for violation of a temporary cessation order issued pursuant to division (F) of section 993.07 of the Revised Code.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 993.09

  • 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
  • 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
  • Permanent amusement ride: means an amusement ride that is erected to remain a lasting part of the premises. See Ohio Code 993.01
  • Temporary amusement ride: means an amusement ride that is relocated at least once per year with or without disassembly. See Ohio Code 993.01

(B) Any hearing or other procedures held with respect to any refusal to issue a permit, any order of the director, or any fine shall be conducted in accordance with sections 119.06 to 119.13 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 119.12 of the Revised Code, all appeals from any fine by, or order of, the director shall be to the court of common pleas of the county where the place of business of the owner is located or to the common pleas court of the county in which the owner is a resident or in which the amusement ride is located, in the case of a temporary amusement ride, or to the court of common pleas of the county where the amusement ride is located in the case of a permanent amusement ride.

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