§ 3–101
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. § 3-101 (2026)
Title 3. Amusement Attractions
Subtitle 1. Definitions; General Provisions
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(a)
In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)
(1)
“Amusement attraction” means:
(i)
an amusement ride; or
(ii)
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)
“Amusement attraction” does not include a structure that is devoted principally to exhibitions related to agriculture, the arts, education, industry, religion, or science.
(c)
“Amusement owner” means a person, the State, or a political subdivision of the State that owns an amusement attraction or, if the amusement attraction is leased, the lessee.
(d)
“Amusement park” means an area that is used principally for 1 or more permanently erected amusement attractions.
(e)
“Amusement ride” means a device that is intended to give amusement, excitement, pleasure, or thrills to passengers whom the device carries:
(1)
along or around a fixed or restricted course; or
(2)
within a defined area.
(f)
“Carnival” means an itinerant enterprise that consists principally of 1 or more temporarily located amusement attractions.
(g)
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labor and Industry.
(h)
“Fair” means an enterprise that:
(1)
is devoted principally to periodic exhibitions related to agriculture, the arts, education, industry, religion, or science; and
(2)
has 1 or more amusement attractions operated along with the exhibitions.
(i)
“Inflatable amusement attraction” means an air–supported amusement attraction that:
(1)
incorporates a structural and mechanical system; and
(2)
uses a high strength fabric or film that achieves its strength, shape, and stability by tensioning from internal air pressure.