All carnival rides and attractions shall be inspected annually and may be inspected more frequently by a licensed inspector at the owner's or operator's expense. If the carnival ride meets all relevant provisions of this article and the standards and regulations adopted pursuant to this article, the licensed inspector shall provide to the owner or operator a certificate of inspection. All new carnival rides shall be inspected before commencing public operation.
(Code 1981, §34-13-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 330, § 2; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1945, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 258, § 6; Code 1981, §25-15-86, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1144, § 4/SB 446.)
The 2012 amendment, effective May 2, 2012, redesignated former Code Section 34-13-8 as present Code Section 25-15-86, and, in this Code section, substituted "a licensed inspector" for "the Office of Safety Engineering of the department" in the first sentence, and twice substituted "article" for "chapter" in the second sentence.
Code Commission notes.- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1988, "owner's" was substituted for "owner" in the first sentence.