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1 | AN ACT concerning safety.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Carnival and Amusement Rides Safety Act is | ||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 2-2 as follows:
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6 | (430 ILCS 85/2-2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4052)
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7 | Sec. 2-2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the | ||||||
8 | context
otherwise requires:
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9 | 1. "Director" means the Director of Labor or his or her | ||||||
10 | designee.
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11 | 2. "Department" means Department of Labor.
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12 | 3. "Amusement Attraction" means an enclosed building or | ||||||
13 | structure,
including electrical equipment which is an integral | ||||||
14 | part of the building or
structure, through which people walk | ||||||
15 | without the aid of any moving device,
that provides amusement, | ||||||
16 | thrills or excitement at a fair or carnival,
except any such | ||||||
17 | enclosed building or structure which is subject to the
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18 | jurisdiction of a local building code.
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19 | 4. "Amusement ride" means:
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20 | (a) any mechanized device
or combination of devices, | ||||||
21 | including electrical equipment which is an
integral part of | ||||||
22 | the device or devices, which carries passengers along,
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23 | around, or over a fixed or restricted course for the |
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1 | primary purpose of
giving its passengers amusement, | ||||||
2 | pleasure, thrills, or excitement;
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3 | (b) any ski lift, rope tow, or other device used to | ||||||
4 | transport snow
skiers;
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5 | (c) (blank);
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6 | (d) any dry slide over 20 feet in height, alpine slide, | ||||||
7 | or toboggan
slide;
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8 | (e) any tram, open car, or combination of open cars or | ||||||
9 | wagons pulled
by a tractor or other motorized device which | ||||||
10 | is not licensed by the
Secretary of State, which may, but | ||||||
11 | does not necessarily follow a fixed or
restricted course, | ||||||
12 | and is used primarily for the purpose of giving its
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13 | passengers amusement, pleasure, thrills or excitement, and | ||||||
14 | for which an
individual fee is charged or a donation | ||||||
15 | accepted with the exception of
hayrack rides; or
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16 | (f) any bungee cord or similar elastic device.
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17 | 5. "Carnival" means an enterprise which offers amusement or | ||||||
18 | entertainment
to the public by means of one or more amusement | ||||||
19 | attractions or amusement rides.
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20 | 6. "Fair" means an enterprise principally devoted to the | ||||||
21 | exhibition of
products of agriculture or industry in connection | ||||||
22 | with which
amusement rides or amusement attractions are | ||||||
23 | operated.
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24 | 7. "Operator" means a person, or the agent of a person, who | ||||||
25 | owns or
controls or has the duty to control the operation of an | ||||||
26 | amusement ride or
an amusement attraction at a carnival or |
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1 | fair. "Operator" includes an
agency of the State or any of its | ||||||
2 | political subdivisions.
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3 | 8. "Carnival worker" means a person who is employed by a | ||||||
4 | carnival or fair to manage, physically operate, or assist in | ||||||
5 | the operation of an amusement ride or amusement attraction when | ||||||
6 | it is open to the public.
"Carnival worker" does not include a | ||||||
7 | volunteer at an inflatable amusement attraction at a carnival | ||||||
8 | or fair held by a non-profit religious, educational, or | ||||||
9 | charitable institution or association. | ||||||
10 | 9. "Inflatable amusement attraction" means a device | ||||||
11 | consisting of air-filled
structures designed for use, as | ||||||
12 | specified by the manufacturer, that may include but
is not | ||||||
13 | limited to bounce, climb, slide or interactive play. They are | ||||||
14 | made of
flexible fabric, kept inflated by continuous air flow | ||||||
15 | by one or more blowers, and
rely upon air pressure to maintain | ||||||
16 | their shape. This definition shall not include
inflatable | ||||||
17 | devices that are used for professional exhibition or stunt | ||||||
18 | work, safety
and rescue activities, aerial or aviation | ||||||
19 | structures or devices, exhibit floats or
similar inflatable | ||||||
20 | devices. | ||||||
21 | (Source: P.A. 94-801, eff. 5-25-06; 95-397, eff. 8-24-07; | ||||||
22 | 95-687, eff. 10-23-07.)
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23 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
24 | becoming law.
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