The Safety Fire Commissioner is authorized and directed to create and promulgate rules and regulations which are to be designed to prevent injury and loss of life to spectators while they are observing and viewing motor vehicles engaged in contests of speed or endurance. Such rules and regulations shall provide for certificates of occupancy; periodic inspections by fire inspectors and other experts; corrections of deficiencies in racetrack facilities; standards for grandstands; guardrails; spectator areas; nonspectator areas; flagmen; track surfaces; fences; ambulance service; access highways or roads; fire extinguishers and other fire suppression equipment and personnel; plans for fire evacuation; accident reporting; damage reporting; storage of flammable and combustible liquids; restricted areas; concession areas; and such other areas of coverage as, in the opinion of the Safety Fire Commissioner, are deemed necessary.
(Ga. L. 1971, p. 562, § 2.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
C.J.S.
- 61A C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, § 571.
ALR.- Liability of owner or operator of auto race track for injury to patron, 37 A.L.R.2d 391.
Judicial review of administrative ruling affecting conduct or outcome of publicly regulated horse, dog, or motor vehicle race, 36 A.L.R.4th 1169.