- (a) If the Director of the Division of Labor or authorized employee of the Division of Labor finds that an operator or owner has failed to comply with Arkansas Code § 23-89-501 et seq., or any rules adopted thereunder, he or she may order the operator or owner to immediately cease operating the amusement attraction or ride and may impose upon the operator or owner an administrative penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(b) Situations that constitute grounds for a cease and desist order include, but are not limited to:
- (1) Failure to notify the director of intent to operate within the state;
- (2) Operation of a ride without minimum amount of liability insurance;
- (3) Operation without obtaining a current safety inspection report made at the time of set-up of the attraction or ride;
- (4) Refusal of an owner or operator to allow a safety inspection;
- (5) Operation of any ride or attraction after the ride or attraction has been red-tagged;
- (6) Operation of a particular section of a ride or attraction after that section has been red-tagged;
- (7) Removal of a red-tag from an amusement ride or attraction;
- (8) Failure to make requested repairs to an amusement ride or attraction; and
- (9) Any other violation of the Amusement Ride and Amusement Attraction Safety Insurance Act, Arkansas Code § 23-89-501 et seq.