This part does not apply to any of the following:
(a) Any playground operated by a school or local government if the playground is an incidental amenity and the operating entity is not primarily engaged in providing amusement, pleasure, thrills, or excitement.
(b) Museums or other institutions principally devoted to the exhibition of products of agriculture, industry, education, science, religion, or the arts.
(c) Skating rinks, arcades, laser or paint ball war games, indoor interactive arcade games, bowling alleys, miniature golf courses, mechanical bulls, inflatable rides, trampolines, ball crawls, exercise equipment, jet skis, paddle boats, air boats, helicopters, airplanes, parasails, hot air balloons, whether tethered or untethered, theaters, amphitheaters, batting cages, stationary spring-mounted fixtures, rider-propelled merry-go-rounds, games, slide shows, live animal rides, or live animal shows.
(d) Permanent amusement rides operated at a private event that are not open to the general public and not subject to a separate admission charge.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 585, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)