Louisiana § RS 40:1485.2 - Definitions
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§ RS 40:1485.2. Definitions
For the purposes of this Subpart, the following terms and phrases have the meanings ascribed to them:
(1) "Carnival or amusement ride" means either of the following:
(a) A device that is intended to give amusement, excitement, pleasure, or thrills to riders whom the device carries along or around a fixed or restricted course or within a defined area.
(b) A structure that gives amusement, excitement, pleasure, or thrills to people who move around, over, or through the structure without the aid of a moving device integral to the structure.
(2) "Firm" means a sole proprietorship, corporation, limited liability company, or similar type of business entity.
(3) "Owner" means a person, a firm, the state, or a political subdivision of the state that owns an amusement ride or, if the ride is leased, the lessee of the ride.
(4) "Parent or guardian" means each parent, custodian, or guardian responsible for the control, safety, training, or education of a rider who is a minor, has a disability, or is incompetent.
(5)(a) "Rider" means any person who is:
(i) Waiting in the immediate vicinity to enter a carnival or amusement ride.
(ii) Entering a carnival or amusement ride.
(iii) Using a carnival or amusement ride.
(iv) Exiting a carnival or amusement ride.
(v) Leaving a carnival or amusement ride and still in the immediate vicinity of the ride.
(b) The term "rider" does not include employees or agents of the owner while engaged in the duties of their employment.
(6) "Sign" means any symbol or language reasonably calculated to communicate information to riders or their parents or guardians, including but not limited to placards, prerecorded messages, live public addresses, stickers, pictures, pictograms, guidebooks, brochures, video, verbal information, and visual signals.
Acts 2003, No. 928, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §22, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2016, No. 462, §2.
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