Sections
Part 1 General Provisions 72-16-101 – 72-16-103
Part 2 Utah Amusement Ride Safety Committee 72-16-201 – 72-16-204
Part 3 Amusement Ride Safety 72-16-301 – 72-16-306
Part 4 Enforcement 72-16-401 – 72-16-402

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Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 72 > Chapter 16 - Amusement Ride Safety Act

  • Account: means the Amusement Ride Safety Restricted Account created in Section 72-16-204. See Utah Code 72-16-102
  • Amusement park: means a permanent indoor or outdoor facility or park where one or more amusement rides are available for use by the general public. See Utah Code 72-16-102
  • Amusement ride: means a device or combination of devices or elements that carries or conveys one or more riders along, around, or over a fixed or restricted route or course or allows the riders to steer or guide the device within an established area for the purpose of giving the riders amusement, pleasure, thrills, or excitement. See Utah Code 72-16-102
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Beer: means a product that:
              (11)(a)(i) contains:
                   (11)(a)(i)(A) at least . See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Beer retailer: means a business that:
         (13)(a) is engaged, primarily or incidentally, in the retail sale of beer to a patron, whether for consumption on or off the business premises; and
         (13)(b) is licensed as:
              (13)(b)(i) an off-premise beer retailer, in accordance with Chapter 7, Part 2, Off-Premise Beer Retailer Local Authority; or
              (13)(b)(ii) an on-premise beer retailer, in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and Chapter 6, Part 7, On-Premise Beer Retailer License. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Commission: means the Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission created in Section 32B-2-201. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Committee: means the Utah Amusement Ride Safety Committee created in Section 72-16-201. See Utah Code 72-16-102
  • Department: means the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services created in Section 32B-2-203. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Department: means the Department of Transportation created in Section 72-1-201. See Utah Code 72-1-102
  • Director: means the director of the committee, hired under Section 72-16-202. See Utah Code 72-16-102
  • Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed under Section 72-1-202. See Utah Code 72-1-102
  • Hotel: includes a commercial lodging establishment that:
              (53)(b)(i) meets the requirements under Subsection (53)(a); and
              (53)(b)(ii) has one or more privately owned dwelling units. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Land: includes :
         (18)(a) land;
         (18)(b) a tenement;
         (18)(c) a hereditament;
         (18)(d) a water right;
         (18)(e) a possessory right; and
         (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • License: means :
         (62)(a) a retail license;
         (62)(b) a sublicense;
         (62)(c) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 7, Part 4, Off-premise Beer Retailer State License;
         (62)(d) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 11, Manufacturing and Related Licenses Act;
         (62)(e) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 12, Liquor Warehousing License Act;
         (62)(f) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 13, Beer Wholesaling License Act; or
         (62)(g) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 17, Liquor Transport License Act. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Licensee: means a person who holds a license. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Liquor: includes :
                   (66)(a)(ii)(A) heavy beer;
                   (66)(a)(ii)(B) wine; and
                   (66)(a)(ii)(C) a flavored malt beverage. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Mobile amusement ride: means an amusement ride that is:
         (6)(a) designed or adapted to be moved from one location to another;
         (6)(b) not fixed at a single location; and
         (6)(c) relocated at least once each calendar year. See Utah Code 72-16-102
  • Off-premise beer retailer: means a beer retailer who is:
              (80)(a)(i) licensed in accordance with Chapter 7, Off-Premise Beer Retailer Act; and
              (80)(a)(ii) engaged in the retail sale of beer to a patron for consumption off the beer retailer's premises. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Off-premise beer retailer state license: means a state license issued in accordance with Chapter 7, Part 4, Off-premise Beer Retailer State License. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • offer for sale: means a transaction, exchange, or barter whereby, for consideration, an alcoholic product is either directly or indirectly transferred, solicited, ordered, delivered for value, or by a means or under a pretext is promised or obtained, whether done by a person as a principal, proprietor, or as staff, unless otherwise defined in this title or the rules made by the commission. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Opaque: means impenetrable to sight. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Operator: means the individual who controls the starting, stopping, or speed of an amusement ride. See Utah Code 72-16-102
  • Owner-operator: means the person who has control over and responsibility for the maintenance, setup, and operation of an amusement ride. See Utah Code 72-16-102
  • Package agency: means a retail liquor location operated:
         (85)(a) under an agreement with the department; and
         (85)(b) by a person:
              (85)(b)(i) other than the state; and
              (85)(b)(ii) who is authorized by the commission in accordance with Chapter 2, Part 6, Package Agency, to sell packaged liquor for consumption off the premises of the package agency. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Permanent amusement ride: means an amusement ride that is not a mobile amusement ride. See Utah Code 72-16-102
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Premises: means a building, enclosure, or room used in connection with the storage, sale, furnishing, consumption, manufacture, or distribution, of an alcoholic product, unless otherwise defined in this title or rules made by the commission. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Qualified safety inspector: means an individual who holds a valid qualified safety inspector certification. See Utah Code 72-16-102
  • Qualified safety inspector certification: means a certification issued by the director under Section 72-16-303. See Utah Code 72-16-102
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Reportable serious injury: means an injury to a rider that:
         (12)(a) occurs when there is a failure or malfunction of an amusement ride; and
         (12)(b) results in death, dismemberment, permanent disfigurement, permanent loss of the use of a body organ, member, function, or system, or a compound fracture. See Utah Code 72-16-102
  • Resort: means the same as that term is defined in Section 32B-8-102. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Safety inspection certification: means a written document that:
         (13)(a) is signed by a qualified safety inspector certifying that:
              (13)(a)(i) the qualified safety inspector performed an in-person inspection of an amusement ride to check compliance with the safety standards described in Section 72-16-304 and established by rule; and
              (13)(a)(ii) at the time the qualified safety inspector performed the in-person inspection, the amusement ride:
                   (13)(a)(ii)(A) was set up for use by the general public; and
                   (13)(a)(ii)(B) satisfied the safety standards described in Section 72-16-304 and established by rule; and
         (13)(b) includes the date on which the qualified safety inspector performed the in-person inspection. See Utah Code 72-16-102
  • Serious injury: means an injury to a rider that:
         (14)(a) occurs when there is a failure or malfunction of an amusement ride; and
         (14)(b) requires immediate admission to a hospital and overnight hospitalization and observation by a licensed physician. See Utah Code 72-16-102
  • Staff: includes :
              (128)(b)(i) an officer;
              (128)(b)(ii) a director;
              (128)(b)(iii) an employee;
              (128)(b)(iv) personnel management;
              (128)(b)(v) an agent of the licensee, including a managing agent;
              (128)(b)(vi) an operator; or
              (128)(b)(vii) a representative. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Store: means to place or maintain in a location an alcoholic product. See Utah Code 32B-1-102