PUBLIC· HEARING
Administrative Rules for Carnival and Amusement Safety
August 22, 2023
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·1· · · · · · ·MS. JONES:· Can you state your name, please?
·2· · · · · · ·MR. STRAYHORN:· Oh, sorry.· I apologize.
·3· · · · · · ·MS. JONES:· As well as who your represent.· Sorry.
·4· · · · · · ·MR. STRAYHORN:· Ryan Strayhorn.
·5· · · · · · ·MS. JONES:· Yup.
·6· · · · · · ·MR. STRAYHORN:· With ACP Entertainment.
·7· · · · · · ·MS. JONES:· Thank you.
·8· · · · · · ·MR. STRAYHORN:· I'll go through the rules, if
·9· ·that's okay, along with the appropriate number that it's
10· ·under -- rule number.· Okay?· The first one is Rule 3. A
11· ·lot of this, it looks like it's been boldened, which means
12· ·it was changed.· Under Rule 3, the question comes into play
13· ·of what slides specifically are going to be or are currently
14· ·licensed and regulated by the State of Michigan.· If it is a
15· ·fiberglass slide, like, it's, you know, 20, 30 feet tall or
16· ·100 feet long or if it's a slide on a fun house that doesn't
17· ·have any moving parts in it, it's not very clear, so I'd ask
18· ·for some more clarification in the Act -- or in the Rules,
19· ·rather, regarding that.
20· · · · · · ·Also, things that are not regulated that I have
21· ·come to question for many, many years; rock walls,
22· ·mechanical bulls.· As you may be aware, there was a severe
23· ·injury two years ago in the east side of the state with a
24· ·rock wall.· One patron wasn't properly strapped in.· Don't
25· ·know the results of the findings of that because it's not
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