Consumer Protection Committee
Filed: 3/10/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3782




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3782 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:



 
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    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
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Movable Soccer Goal Safety Act.
 
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    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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    "Movable soccer goal" means a freestanding structure 
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consisting of at least 2 upright posts, a crossbar, and support 
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bars that is designed:
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        (1) to be used by adults or children for the purposes 
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    of a soccer goal;
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        (2) to be used without any other form of support or 
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    restraint (other than pegs, stakes, or other forms of 
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    temporary anchoring device); and
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        (3) to be able to be moved to different locations.
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    "Guidelines for Movable Soccer Goal Safety" means the 
 


 






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publication "Guidelines for Movable Soccer Goal Safety" 
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published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in 
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January, 1995 or any successor version of that publication.
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    "Person" means any individual, business organization,   park 
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district, school, sporting club, or community center that owns 
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or controls a moveable soccer goal.
 
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    Section 10. Setting up, moving, or storing  a movable soccer 
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goal. A person must follow all applicable guidelines for 
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anchoring, securing, and counterweighting the movable soccer 
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goal that are set forth in "Guidelines for Movable Soccer Goal 
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Safety" when setting up  a movable soccer goal for use, after 
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moving a goal previously set up, or when storing a movable 
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soccer goal.
 
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    Section 15. Tip-resistant moveable soccer goals required. 
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    (a) Beginning on the effective date of this Act, no 
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commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, 
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wholesaler, or retailer may manufacture, re-manufacture, 
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retrofit, distribute, sell at wholesale or retail, contract to 
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sell or resell, lease, or sublet, or otherwise place in the 
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stream of commerce a moveable soccer goal that is not 
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tip-resistant.
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    (b) For purposes of this Act, a moveable soccer goal whose 
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inside measurements are 6.5 to 8 feet (2 to 2.4 meters) high 
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and 18 to 24 feet (5.5 to 7.3 meters) wide is not presumed to be 
 


 






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tip-resistant if it does not conform to the American Society 
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for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard F2673-08 for 
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tip-resistant movable soccer goals.
 
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    Section 20. Penalty. Violation of this Act is a petty 
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offense for which a fine not to exceed $500 may be imposed.".