Missouri Laws 316.205 – Amusement ride safety board — powers and duties — rulemaking
1. The amusement ride safety board shall have the following powers:
(1) To consult with engineering authorities and organizations who are studying and developing amusement ride safety standards;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 316.205
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) To adopt a code of rules and regulations governing maintenance, testing, operation, and inspection of amusement rides. The board shall have the power to adopt a safety code only for those types of amusement rides defined in the statutes. In promulgating the amusement ride safety code the board may consider any existing or future American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) safety standards affecting amusement rides as defined in sections 316.203 to 316.233, or any other nationally acceptable standard;
(3) To make recommendations to the state fire marshal concerning the board’s findings on safety issues related to amusement rides.
2. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to this section shall take effect unless such rule has been promulgated pursuant to chapter 536.