Act No. 163
Public Acts of 2020
Approved by the Governor
September 17, 2020
Filed with the Secretary of State
September 17, 2020
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 17, 2020
state of michigan
100th Legislature
Regular session of 2020
Introduced by Reps. VanWoerkom and Sabo
ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5134
AN ACT to amend 1966 PA 225, entitled “An act to provide for the inspection, licensing, and regulation of carnival and amusement rides; to provide for the safety of the public using carnival and amusement rides; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to provide for the disposition of revenues; and to prescribe penalties,” by amending section 10 (MCL 408.660), as amended by 2014 PA 163.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Sec. 10. (1) A person shall not operate a carnival-amusement ride without a permit issued by the director. On or before March 1 of each year, an operator shall apply for a permit to the director on a form furnished by the director and containing the information required by the department. The department shall inspect a carnival-amusement ride before it is initially put into operation for the public’s use and at least once every year while in operation, unless operation of the ride is authorized on a temporary permit. The department may also inspect a carnival-amusement ride each time it is disassembled and reassembled.
(2) An individual may operate a carnival-amusement ride if the individual is at least 16 years of age. The department shall not promulgate a rule that requires an individual to be more than 16 years of age to operate a carnival-amusement ride.
(3) An individual shall not operate a carnival-amusement ride unless that individual has been trained in all of the following:
(a) The operating procedures specific to the ride.
(b) The specific duties applicable to each of the carnival-amusement ride’s assigned positions.
(c) The general procedures of the carnival or amusement park.
(d) The general and ride-specific safety procedures that the individual must follow in the event of an unusual condition, interruption in operation, injury, emergency, or evacuation.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Secretary of the Senate
Approved___________________________________________
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Governor