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CHAPTER 419 AN ACT FURTHER REGULATING LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR PERMANENT AMUSEMENT PARKS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section 205A of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1986 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the eighth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

The provisions of this section shall not apply to amusement parks of a permanent nature, recreational tramways, as defined by section seventy-one I of chapter one hundred and forty-three, or manually operated amusement rides with coin devices; provided, however, that the operator of any such park or ride shall furnish to the commissioner proof that all amusement devices in such park are covered for an amount of at least one million dollars for combined single limit bodily injury and property damage and which meet the rules and regulations as established by the commissioner under this section. Proof of coverage shall include, but not be limited to, proof of liability insurance issued by an insurance company approved to do business within the commonwealth, or a bond, security or other type of indemnity against liability providing substantially equivalent coverage.

Approved October 20, 1987.