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Senate File 189 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to allowable forms of payment for amusement
2concessions at an amusement park and an arcade.
3BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 99B.1, Code 2023, is amended by adding
2the following new subsections:
3 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. “Amusement park” means any permanent
4facility or park where amusement rides, as defined in section
588A.1, are available for use by the public.
6 NEW SUBSECTION. 3A. “Arcade” means any permanent facility
7or a distinct part of a permanent facility principally devoted
8to offering amusement or entertainment by means of amusement
9concessions or nongambling games.
10 Sec. 2. Section 99B.5, subsection 2, Code 2023, is amended
11to read as follows:
122. Except as provided by subsection 1, a participant in
13an activity authorized by this chapter may make payment by
14cash, personal check, money order, bank check, cashier’s check,
15electronic check, or debit card. In addition, a participant in
16an amusement concession as authorized by this chapter at a fair
17as authorized by this chapter, amusement park, or arcade, may
18also make payment by credit card.
19EXPLANATION
20The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
21the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
22This bill provides that a participant in an amusement
23concession as authorized by Code chapter 99B at an amusement
24park or an arcade may also make payment by credit card. For
25purposes of Code chapter 99B, the bill defines “amusement park”
26as any permanent facility where amusement rides are available
27for use by the public, and “arcade” as any permanent facility
28devoted to offering amusement or entertainment by means of
29amusement concessions or nongambling games.
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2concessions at an amusement park and an arcade.
3BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 99B.1, Code 2023, is amended by adding
2the following new subsections:
3 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. “Amusement park” means any permanent
4facility or park where amusement rides, as defined in section
588A.1, are available for use by the public.
6 NEW SUBSECTION. 3A. “Arcade” means any permanent facility
7or a distinct part of a permanent facility principally devoted
8to offering amusement or entertainment by means of amusement
9concessions or nongambling games.
10 Sec. 2. Section 99B.5, subsection 2, Code 2023, is amended
11to read as follows:
122. Except as provided by subsection 1, a participant in
13an activity authorized by this chapter may make payment by
14cash, personal check, money order, bank check, cashier’s check,
15electronic check, or debit card. In addition, a participant in
16an amusement concession as authorized by this chapter at a fair
17as authorized by this chapter, amusement park, or arcade, may
18also make payment by credit card.
19EXPLANATION
20The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
21the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
22This bill provides that a participant in an amusement
23concession as authorized by Code chapter 99B at an amusement
24park or an arcade may also make payment by credit card. For
25purposes of Code chapter 99B, the bill defines “amusement park”
26as any permanent facility where amusement rides are available
27for use by the public, and “arcade” as any permanent facility
28devoted to offering amusement or entertainment by means of
29amusement concessions or nongambling games.
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