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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="3-402" title_number="3" title_name="Amusement Attractions" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Operation of Amusement Attractions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Commissioner shall inspect:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>annually, each amusement attraction at an amusement park;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>annually, each inflatable amusement attraction in which, while in contact with the attraction, an individual is 4 feet or more above the ground;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>except for an inflatable amusement attraction, each amusement attraction, if moved, before it begins operation at another location; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>each new or modified amusement attraction before it begins public operation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An amusement owner shall notify the Commissioner before operating an amusement attraction that is new, modified, or reconstructed.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An owner or lessee of a carnival or fair shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>notify the Commissioner in writing at least 30 days before opening the carnival or fair at each location; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>give the Commissioner immediate notice of a change in the schedule of locations or dates if the schedule changes after notification.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Commissioner shall issue to an amusement owner a certificate of inspection for each amusement attraction at a carnival, fair, or amusement park if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>after inspection the Commissioner finds that the amusement attraction complies with this title and the regulations adopted under it; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the amusement owner submits to the Commissioner a certificate of insurance for the amusement attraction as required by § 3–403 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A certificate of inspection for an amusement attraction at an amusement park expires not more than 1 year after the date of issuance.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A certificate of inspection for an amusement attraction at a fair or carnival expires not more than 30 days after the date of issuance.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A certificate of inspection for an inflatable amusement attraction in which, while in contact with the attraction, an individual is 4 feet or more above the ground expires not more than 1 year after the date of issuance.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The certificate of inspection shall be posted in plain view on the amusement attraction.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>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.</text>
  </level>
</section>
