Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
(a) This chapter prescribes policies and procedures relating to administration of safety standards for installation, assembly, repair, maintenance, use, operation, disassembly and inspection of amusement rides and amusement attractions erected permanently or temporarily at carnivals, fairs, amusement parks or any other location in this Commonwealth.(b) This chapter applies to new and existing commercially used amusement rides and attractions subject to the act.(c) This chapter does not apply to:(1) An attraction principally devoted to the exhibition of products of agriculture, industry, education, science, religion or the arts.(2) Single passenger, coin-operated, manually, mechanically or electrically operated rides except where admission is charged for the use of the equipment.(3) Licensed watercraft regulated by the Fish Commission or the United States Coast Guard.(4) Aircraft regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration.(5) Devices, including trains, regulated by the United States Government.(6) Ski lifts, elevators or rides to the extent they are registered and regulated by any other agency of the Commonwealth.(7) Amusement attractions, and amusement rides regulated by another Commonwealth agency and waterslides, to the extent that they are regulated by the Department of Health for pool design, sanitary facilities and similar features.The provisions of this § 139.1 adopted April 11, 1986, effective 4/12/1986, 16 Pa.B. 1268; amended July 31, 1987, effective 8/1/1987, 17 Pa.B. 3202; amended December 12, 2008, effective 12/13/2008, 38 Pa.B. 6843.The provisions of this § 139.1 issued under: the Amusement Ride Inspection Act (4 P. S. § § 401-419); amended under: section 14 of the Amusement Ride Inspection Act (4 P. S. § 414).