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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 760.002

DUTIES OF OPERATOR

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Smith v. MOODY GARDENS, INC. (2011)

Most recently applied in Smith v. MOODY GARDENS, INC. (February 2011)

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 141, Sec. 1, eff

An operator shall:

(1) provide at least one individual to act as a rink monitor for approximately every 200 ice skaters at any time public skating is allowed;

(2) require a rink monitor to:

(A) wear attire that identifies the individual as a rink monitor;

(B) direct and supervise skaters and spectators; and

(C) watch for and remove in a timely fashion all foreign objects that may have fallen on the ice skating surface;

(3) inspect and maintain in good condition the ice skating surface and the floors, railings, boards, and walls surrounding the ice skating surface;

(4) inspect and maintain in good mechanical condition ice skating equipment that the operator leases or rents to ice skaters;

(5) comply with the risk management guidelines for ice skating rinks endorsed by the board of directors of the Ice Skating Institute of America on August 27, 1996;

(6) post the duties of ice skaters and spectators prescribed by this chapter in conspicuous places in the ice skating center;

(7) maintain the stability and legibility of all required signs, symbols, and posted notices; and

(8) maintain liability insurance of at least $500,000 combined single limits for personal injury, death, or property damage.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.