Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Division of Standards
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
5F-8.009: Inspections by Owner or Manager
5F-8.0125: Guidelines for Imposing Administrative Penalties
5F-8.0126: Aggravating and mitigating factors
5F-8.0127: Dangerous Acts
5F-8.0128: Default Final Orders
5F-8.0129: Repeat violations
5F-8.014: Training of Managers, Attendants, and Maintenance Persons
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of these rules is (1) to revise the provisions relating to the Owner’s Daily Inspection Reports to allow fair ride owners to submit their own form documenting the daily inspections as long as the owner’s form contains the same information required by and included on the Department’s forms; (2) to adopt guidelines for imposing administrative remedies when the Department determines there is a violation of the statute or rules; and (3) to revise the provisions relating to the Employee Training Records to allow the fair ride owners to submit their own form documenting the training of managers, attendants, and maintenance persons as long as the owner’s form contains the same information required by and included on the Department’s form.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: This rule amends Chapter 5F-8, F.A.C., which relates to safety standards for amusement rides operating in the state of Florida. Specifically, this rule addresses alternate forms that fair ride owners may use in lieu of Department forms, and adopts guidelines for imposing administrative sanctions.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 616.242 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 616.242 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: January 7, 2008, 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Eyster Auditorium
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Robert H. Jacobs, Bureau Chief of the Bureau of Fair Rides Inspections, 3125 Conner Blvd., Suite N., Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1650, phone: (850)488-9790

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.