Title III, PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION (Ch. 80 - 122C)

The director may waive the requirement that an amusement device or ride or any part thereof be inspected before being operated in this state if an operator gives satisfactory proof to the director that the amusement device or ride or any part thereof has passed an inspection cond…

In addition to any and all other remedies, if an owner, operator, or person in charge of any amusement device or ride, concession booth, or related electrical equipment covered by this chapter , continues to operate any amusement device or ride, concession booth, or related elect…

1. A rider or the rider’s parent or guardian shall report in writing to the operator or the operator’s designee, on forms provided by the operator or the operator’s designee, any injury sustained on an amusement ride before leaving the operator’s premises. The report shall includ…

1. An operator shall display signs indicating the applicable rider safety responsibilities provided in section 88A.15 and the location of stations to report injuries. The signs must be located in all of the following locations: a. Each station for reporting an injury. b. Each fir…

Sections 88A.15 and 88A.16 shall not be construed to preclude a criminal prosecution or civil action available under any other provision of law. 98 Acts, ch 1135, §6, 7

1. An attendant who controls patron restraints or the operation, starting, stopping, or speed of an amusement ride shall be at least sixteen years of age. 2. An operator shall require that a person complete training as provided in this subsection prior to beginning work as an att…

1. No amusement device or ride, concession booth, or any related electrical equipment shall be operated at a carnival or fair in this state without a permit having been issued by the director to an operator of such equipment. On or before the first of May of each year, any person…

1. The director shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A for the safe installation, repair, maintenance, use, operation, and inspection of amusement devices, amusement rides, concession booths, and related electrical equipment at carnivals and fairs to the extent necessary for t…

Annual inspection fees under this chapter shall be as follows: 1. Permit fees. a. One through ten rides, or devices or concessions, thirty dollars. b. Eleven or more rides, or devices or concessions, forty dollars. 2. Mechanical and electrical inspection fees for amusement rides …

All fees collected by the department under the provisions of this chapter shall be transmitted to the treasurer of state and credited by the treasurer to the licensing and regulation fund created in section 10A.507 . [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §88A.5 ] 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1766 ; 2023 A…

The director may employ inspectors and any other personnel deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter , subject to the provisions of chapter 8A, subchapter IV . [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §88A.6 ] 2003 Acts, ch 145, §160 ; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1767

The director may order, in writing, a temporary cessation of operation of any amusement device or ride, concession booth, or related electrical equipment if it has been determined after inspection to be hazardous or unsafe. Operation of the amusement device or ride, concession bo…

Judicial review of action of the director may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A . [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §88A.8 ] 2003 Acts, ch 44, §114 ; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1769

No person shall be issued a permit under this chapter unless the person first obtains an insurance policy in an amount of not less than one million dollars for bodily injury, death, or property damage in any one occurrence. [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §88A.9 ] 2009 Acts, ch 85, §1