Ohio officials do unannounced ride inspections

Posted June 28, 2007, 9:59A | Contributed by MidwavePC

The Ohio Department of Agriculture levied upward of $40,000 in fines last year, including $22,000-plus against the owner of six inflatable amusements (big, air-filled contraptions that kids bounce around in) for operating without a license, without proper anchoring and with generators that weren't grounded. The department's Enforcement Division also investigated nine reported accidents at various parks and events around the state that resulted in civil penalties or were blamed on patron behavior.