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11  Senator Thomas moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment 

14         On page 17, line 26, through page 23, line 13, delete

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18         Section 22.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (5), paragraph

19  (a) of subsection (8), and paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of

20  section 616.242, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, are

21  amended, paragraph (i) is redesignated as paragraph (j), a new

22  paragraph (i) is added to subsection (11), and paragraph (e)

23  is added to subsection (17) of said section, to read:

24         616.242  Safety standards for amusement rides.--

25         (5)  ANNUAL PERMIT.--

26         (b)  To apply for an annual permit an owner must submit

27  to the department a written application on a form prescribed

28  by rule of the department, which must include the following:

29         1.  The legal name, address, and primary place of

30  business of the owner.

31         2.  A description, manufacturer's name, serial number,

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 1  model number and, if previously assigned, the United States

 2  Amusement Identification Number of the amusement ride.

 3         3.  A valid certificate of insurance or bond for each

 4  amusement ride.

 5         4.  An affidavit of compliance that the amusement ride

 6  was inspected in person by the affiant and that the amusement

 7  ride is in general conformance with the requirements of this

 8  section and all applicable rules adopted by the department.

 9  The affidavit must be executed by a professional engineer or a

10  qualified inspector no earlier than 60 days before, but not

11  later than, the date of the filing of the application with the

12  department. The owner shall request inspection and permitting

13  of the amusement ride within 60 days of the date of filing the

14  application with the department. The department shall inspect

15  and permit the amusement ride within 60 days of the date the

16  affidavit was executed.

17         5.  If required by subsection (6), an affidavit of

18  nondestructive testing dated and executed no earlier than 60

19  days prior to, but not later than, the date of the filing of

20  the application with the department. The owner shall request

21  inspection and permitting of the amusement ride within 60 days

22  of the date of filing the application with the department. The

23  department shall inspect and permit the amusement ride within

24  60 days of the date the affidavit was executed.

25         6.  A request for inspection.

26         7.  Upon request, the owner shall, at no cost to the

27  department, provide the department a copy of the

28  manufacturer's current recommended operating instructions in

29  the possession of the owner, the owner's operating fact sheet,

30  and any written bulletins in the possession of the owner

31  concerning the safety, operation, or maintenance of the

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 1  amusement ride.

 2         (8)  FEES.--

 3         (a)  The department may shall by rule establish fees to

 4  cover the 100 percent of all costs and expenditures associated

 5  with the Bureau of Fair Rides Inspection, including all direct

 6  costs, and all indirect costs, and all division, data center,

 7  and administrative overhead. The fees must be deposited in the

 8  General Inspection Trust Fund.

 9         (10)  EXEMPTIONS.--

10         (a)  This section does not apply to:

11         1.  Permanent facilities that employ at least 1,000

12  full-time employees and that maintain full-time, in-house

13  safety inspectors. Furthermore, the permanent facilities must

14  file an affidavit of the annual inspection with the

15  department, on a form prescribed by rule of the department

16  required by paragraph (5)(b). Additionally, the Department of

17  Agriculture and Consumer Services may consult annually with

18  the permanent facilities regarding industry safety programs.

19         2.  Any playground operated by a school, local

20  government, or business licensed under chapter 509, if the

21  playground is an incidental amenity and the operating entity

22  is not primarily engaged in providing amusement, pleasure,

23  thrills, or excitement.

24         3.  Museums or other institutions principally devoted

25  to the exhibition of products of agriculture, industry,

26  education, science, religion, or the arts.

27         4.  Conventions or trade shows for the sale or exhibit

28  of amusement rides if there are a minimum of 15 amusement

29  rides on display or exhibition, and if any operation of such

30  amusement rides is limited to the registered attendees of the

31  convention or trade show.

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 1         5.  Skating rinks, arcades, lazer or paint ball war

 2  games, bowling alleys, miniature golf courses, mechanical

 3  bulls, inflatable rides, trampolines, ball crawls, exercise

 4  equipment, jet skis, paddle boats, air boats, helicopters,

 5  airplanes, parasails, hot air or helium balloons whether

 6  tethered or untethered, theatres, batting cages, stationary

 7  spring-mounted fixtures, rider-propelled merry-go-rounds,

 8  games, side shows, live animal rides, or live animal shows.

 9         6.  Go-karts operated in competitive sporting events if

10  participation is not open to the public.

11         7.  Nonmotorized playground equipment that is not

12  required to have a manager.

13         8.  Coin-actuated amusement rides designed to be

14  operated by depositing coins, tokens, credit cards, debit

15  cards, bills, or other cash money and which are not required

16  to have a manager, and which have a capacity of six persons or

17  less.

18         9.  Facilities described in s. 549.09(1)(a) when such

19  facilities are operating cars, trucks, or motorcycles only.

20         (11)  INSPECTION STANDARDS.--An amusement ride must

21  conform to and must be inspected by the department in

22  accordance with the following standards:

23         (i)  Signs that advise or warn patrons of age

24  restrictions, size restrictions, health restrictions, weight

25  limitations, or any other special consideration or use

26  restrictions required or recommended for the amusement ride by

27  the manufacturer shall be prominently displayed at the patron

28  entrance of each amusement ride.

29         (17)  PROHIBITIONS RELATED TO BUNGY OPERATIONS.--The

30  following bungy operations are prohibited:

31         (e)  The practice of bungy catapulting or reverse bungy

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