HB3782ham001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Consumer Protection Committee

Filed: 3/10/2009

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3782

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

"Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Movable Soccer Goal Safety Act.

Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Movable soccer goal" means a freestanding structure consisting of at least 2 upright posts, a crossbar, and support bars that is designed:

(1) to be used by adults or children for the purposes of a soccer goal;

(2) to be used without any other form of support or restraint (other than pegs, stakes, or other forms of temporary anchoring device); and

(3) to be able to be moved to different locations.

"Guidelines for Movable Soccer Goal Safety" means the publication "Guidelines for Movable Soccer Goal Safety" published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in January, 1995 or any successor version of that publication.

"Person" means any individual, business organization, park district, school, sporting club, or community center that owns or controls a moveable soccer goal.

Section 10. Setting up, moving, or storing a movable soccer goal. A person must follow all applicable guidelines for anchoring, securing, and counterweighting the movable soccer goal that are set forth in "Guidelines for Movable Soccer Goal Safety" when setting up a movable soccer goal for use, after moving a goal previously set up, or when storing a movable soccer goal.

Section 15. Tip-resistant moveable soccer goals required.

(a) Beginning on the effective date of this Act, no commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer may manufacture, re-manufacture, retrofit, distribute, sell at wholesale or retail, contract to sell or resell, lease, or sublet, or otherwise place in the stream of commerce a moveable soccer goal that is not tip-resistant.

(b) For purposes of this Act, a moveable soccer goal whose inside measurements are 6.5 to 8 feet (2 to 2.4 meters) high and 18 to 24 feet (5.5 to 7.3 meters) wide is not presumed to be tip-resistant if it does not conform to the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard F2673-08 for tip-resistant movable soccer goals.

Section 20. Penalty. Violation of this Act is a petty offense for which a fine not to exceed $500 may be imposed.".