(a) The legislature finds that:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-121-116

  • Amusement device: includes , but is not limited to, roller coasters, Ferris wheels, merry-go-rounds, glasshouses, and walk-through dark houses. See Tennessee Code 68-121-101
  • Owner: means a person that owns, leases, controls or manages the operations of an amusement device and may include the state or any political subdivision of the state. See Tennessee Code 68-121-101
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) An unsafe amusement device is likely to cause serious and preventable injuries to members of the public; and
(2) For the welfare of the people of the state, these injuries must be prevented and the public must be protected from unsafe amusement devices.
(b) The purpose of regulating amusement devices is to ensure, as far as reasonably possible, the safety of the public in the use of amusement devices in the state by providing for:

(1) Adoption of safety regulations for the owner‘s duty of reasonable care;
(2) An effective enforcement and compliance program;
(3) Reporting procedures on the safety of amusement devices; and
(4) Safety provisions governing riders’ use of amusement devices.
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