Chapter 4.10
PATRON RESPONSIBILITY AT AMUSEMENT PARKS
Sections:
4.10.020 Duties of patrons; safety rules.
Cross references: Amusements and entertainments, Ch. 6.
4.10.010 Definitions.
Amusement parks. “Amusement park” means any permanent facility or park where amusement rides are available for use by the public.
Amusement ride. “Amusement ride” means any type of device, mechanical or aquatic, located in an amusement park, that is intended to give amusement, excitement, pleasure, or thrills to passengers whom the device carries or directs along or around a fixed or restrictive course, or within a defined area. This includes devices propelled by passengers or gravity, or which allow individuals to move freely within a defined area.
Patron. “Patron” means any person who is:
(1) On the premises of a public entertainment facility for the purpose of viewing or observing an event, show, or performance;
(2) Waiting in the immediate vicinity to get on an amusement ride;
(3) Getting on an amusement ride;
(4) Using an amusement ride;
(5) Getting off an amusement ride; or
(6) Leaving an amusement ride and still in its immediate vicinity.
“Patron” does not include employees, agents, or servants of the amusement park while engaged in the duties of their employment.
Public entertainment facilities. “Public entertainment facilities” means any city-owned permanent facility which provides entertainment or recreation to patrons, including, without limitation, the Concord Pavilion.
(Code 1965, § 3150; Code 2002, § 74-61. Ord. No. 97-12)
Cross references: Definitions generally, § 1.05.100.
4.10.020 Duties of patrons; safety rules.
(a) A patron shall have a duty to obey the reasonable safety rules posted by a public entertainment facility or an amusement park.
(b) A patron shall refrain from acting in any manner that may cause or contribute to injuring himself or others, including:
(1) Exceeding the limits of the rider’s ability;
(2) Interfering with the safe operation of the amusement ride;
(3) Not engaging any safety devices that are provided;
(4) Disconnecting or disabling a safety device except at the express instruction of the operator;
(5) Altering or enhancing the intended speed, course or direction of an amusement ride;
(6) Using the controls of an amusement ride designed solely to be operated by the ride operator;
(7) Overloading an amusement ride beyond its designed capacity;
(8) Throwing, dropping, or expelling an object from or towards anyone at a public entertainment facility or an amusement ride except as permitted by the ride operator;
(9) Getting on or off an amusement ride except at the designated time and area or in an emergency.
(Code 1965, § 3151; Code 2002, § 74-62. Ord. No. 97-12)
4.10.030 Violations; penalty.
Any person who willfully violates this article is guilty of an infraction unless the violation results in injury or death to another, in which case a person is guilty of a misdemeanor subject to maximum penalties allowed by law.
(Code 1965, § 3152; Code 2002, § 74-63. Ord. No. 97-12)