§ 8 §475 — Traveling circus and amusement devices

1.
License required.
A traveling circus may not operate or exhibit any parade, show or entertainment in this State without first obtaining a license from the commissioner for each calendar year. An amusement device may not be operated in this State without first obtaining a license from the commissioner. A license application must include the following:
2.
License fees.
The following license fees apply.
3.
Inspection fee.
An amusement device may be inspected as determined necessary to protect the public safety by the commissioner. The amusement device inspection fee is $100 per amusement device. If an amusement device is not available for inspection by the Office of the State Fire Marshal at the time agreed upon by the amusement ride inspector and the owner or operator of the device, the owner or operator of the amusement device must still pay the $100 inspection fee for the amusement device and an additional $100 per amusement device each time an amusement ride inspector must return to inspect a device that was not available for inspection during the prior inspection.
4.
Amusement device defined.
For purposes of this section, "amusement device" means a device by which a person is carried or conveyed or is allowed to move on, around or over a fixed course within a defined area intended to thrill, excite or amuse, including, but not limited to, bungee jumping and water slides, regardless of whether a fee to use the device is charged. "Amusement device" does not include:

Legislative History

PL 2015, c. 148, §1 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 421, §4 (AMD).