Section 3-402 - Inspections and investigations. - Maryland Statutes

§ 3-402. Inspections and investigations.
 

(a)  Duty of Commissioner to inspect.- The Commissioner shall inspect: 

(1) each amusement attraction at an amusement park annually; 

(2) each inflatable amusement attraction annually; 

(3) except for an inflatable amusement attraction, each amusement attraction, if moved, before it begins operation at another location; and 

(4) each new or modified amusement attraction before it begins public operation. 

(b)  Notice to Commissioner.-  

(1) An amusement owner shall notify the Commissioner before operating an amusement attraction that is new, modified, or reconstructed. 

(2) An owner or lessee of a carnival or fair shall: 

(i) notify the Commissioner in writing at least 30 days before opening the carnival or fair at each location; and 

(ii) give the Commissioner immediate notice of a change in the schedule of locations or dates if the schedule changes after notification. 

(c)  Issuance.- The Commissioner shall issue to an amusement owner a certificate of inspection for each amusement attraction at a carnival, fair, or amusement park if: 

(1) after inspection the Commissioner finds that the amusement attraction complies with this title and the regulations adopted under it; and 

(2) the amusement owner submits to the Commissioner a certificate of insurance for the amusement attraction as required by § 3-403 of this subtitle. 

(d)  Term.-  

(1) A certificate of inspection for an amusement attraction at an amusement park expires not more than 1 year after the date of issuance. 

(2) A certificate of inspection for an amusement attraction at a fair or carnival expires not more than 30 days after the date of issuance. 

(3) A certificate of inspection for an inflatable amusement attraction expires not more than 1 year after the date of issuance. 

(e)  Display of certificates.- The certificate of inspection shall be posted in plain view on the amusement attraction. 

(f)  Accidents and complaints.- On information or notification of an accident or complaint that involves an amusement attraction, the Commissioner shall investigate the accident or complaint and inspect the amusement attraction. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 89, §§ 65, 68, 72, 78; 1992, ch. 4, § 2; 2009, ch. 21.]