(a) (1) "Amusement ride" means any mechanical or electrical device that carries or conveys passengers along, around or over a fixed or restricted route or course or within a defined area for the purpose of giving its passengers amusement, pleasure, thrills or excitement and shall include but not be limited to:
(A) Rides commonly known as ferris wheels, carousels, parachute towers, bungee jumping, reverse bungee jumping, tunnels of love and roller coasters;
(B) equipment generally associated with winter activities, such as ski lifts, ski tows, j-bars, t-bars, chair lifts and aerial tramways;
(C) equipment not originally designed to be used as an amusement ride, such as cranes or other lifting devices, when used as part of an amusement ride;
(D) any inflatable equipment or other device that does not have a rigid structure or frame and which is inflated or otherwise supported by air pressure; and
(E) any amusement ride not excluded under paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(2) "Amusement ride" shall not include:
(A) Games, concessions and associated structures;
(B) any single passenger coin-operated ride that: (i) Is manually, mechanically or electrically operated; (ii) is customarily placed in a public location; and (iii) does not normally require the supervision or services of an operator; and
(C) nonmechanized playground equipment, including, but not limited to, swings, seesaws, stationary spring-mounted animal features, rider-propelled merry-go-rounds, climbers, slides, trampolines and physical fitness devices.
(b) "Operator" means a person actually engaged in or directly controlling the operations of an amusement ride.
(c) "Owner" means a person who owns, leases, controls or manages the operations of an amusement ride and may include the state or any political subdivision of the state.
History: L. 2000, ch. 147, § 54; July 1.
(a) Provide for coverage in an amount not less than $1,000,000 except that this requirement shall not apply if the owner of such amusement ride is the state, any subdivision of the state or a not-for-profit organization organized under the laws of Kansas; and
(b) name as an additional insured any person contracting with the owner for the amusement ride's operation.
History: L. 2000, ch. 147, § 55; L. 2005, ch. 77, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 2000, ch. 147, § 56; July 1.
(b) The amusement ride insurance act shall take effect and be in force on and after January 1, 2001.
History: L. 2000, ch. 147, § 57; July 1.