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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 298 direction of the ride operator or in an emergency, and (10) not reasonably controlling the speed or direction of the person of the rider or an amusement ride that requires the rider to control or direct the person of the rider or a device; 2. A rider may not get on or attempt to get on an amusement ride unless the rider or the parent or guardian of the rider reasonably determines that the rider: a. has sufficient knowledge to use, get on, and get off the amusement ride safely without instruction or has requested and received before getting on the ride sufficient information to get on, use, and get off safely, b. has located, reviewed, and understood any signs in the vicinity of the ride and has satisfied any posted height, medical, or other restrictions, c. knows the range and limits of the ability of the rider and knows the requirements of the amusement ride will not exceed those limits, d. is not under the influence of alcohol or any drug that affects the ability of the rider to safely use the amusement ride or obey the posted rules or oral instructions, and e. is authorized by the amusement ride owner or the authorized employee of the amusement ride owner to get on the amusement ride; and 3. As used in this rule, "rider" means any person who is: a. waiting in the immediate vicinity to get on an amusement ride, b. getting on an amusement ride, c. using an amusement ride, d. getting off an amusement ride, or e. leaving an amusement ride and still in its immediate vicinity. Added by Laws 2000, c. 295, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2000.

§40-461. Definitions. As used in Sections 460 through 473 of this title: 1. "Amusement ride" means a device or combination of devices or elements that carry, convey, or direct a person or persons over or through a fixed or restricted course or within a defined area for the primary purpose of amusement or entertainment. Amusement ride includes any amusement park device that uses water as the means of transportation, including the structure of the device. Amusement ride does not include the operation of articles of husbandry incidental to any agricultural operation or the operation of