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TO AMEND SECTION 41-18-30 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE APPLICABILITY OF AND EXCEPTIONS TO THE "SOUTH CAROLINA AMUSEMENT RIDES SAFETY CODE," TO EXCLUDE OPEN-WHEEL MOTORSPORT VEHICLES, KARTS, SUPERKARTS, GEARBOX OR SHIFTER KARTS, OR GO KARTS USED FOR RACING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF FIFTY MILES PER HOUR.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 41-18-30 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 41-18-30. (A) This chapter applies to amusement devices at carnivals, fairs, and amusement parks where an admission or fee is customarily or usually charged located within the State or at other places open to the public and to the managers of these devices, to the persons employed in connection with these devices, and to their employees.
(B) This chapter does not apply to single passenger, coin-operated, manually, mechanically, or electrically operated rides, except where admission is charged for the use of the equipment, and this chapter may not be construed so as to limit the right of a person to conduct any hotel, restaurant, or eating place at an amusement park.
(C) This chapter does not apply to air-supported structures.
(D) This chapter does not apply to open-wheel motorsport vehicles, karts, superkarts, gearbox or shifter karts, or go karts used for racing at speeds in excess of fifty miles per hour."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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