As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) Reserved.

(2) "Amusement ride" means any mechanical device, other than those regulated by the Consumer Products Safety Commission, which carries or conveys passengers along, around, or over a fixed or restricted route or course or within a defined area for the purpose of giving its passengers amusement, pleasure, thrills, or excitement. Such term shall not include any such device which is not permanently fixed to a site.

(3) "Authorized person" means a competent person experienced and instructed in the work to be performed who has been given the responsibility to perform his duty by the owner or his representative.

(3.1) "Certificate fee" means the fee charged by the department for a certificate to operate an amusement ride.

(4) "Certificate of inspection" means a certificate issued by a licensed inspector that an amusement ride meets all relevant provisions of this chapter and the standards and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

(5) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Labor.

(6) "Department" means the Department of Labor, which is designated to enforce the provisions of this chapter and to formulate and enforce standards and regulations.

(7) "Licensed inspector" means a registered professional engineer or any other person who is found by the department to possess the requisite training and experience to perform competently the inspections required by this chapter and who is licensed by the department to perform inspections of amusement rides.

(8) "Operator" means a person or persons actually engaged in or directly controlling the operation of an amusement ride.

(9) "Owner" means a person, including the state or any of its subdivisions, who owns an amusement ride or, in the event that the amusement ride is leased, the lessee.

(10) "Permit" means a permit to operate an amusement ride issued to an owner by the department.

(11) "Permit fee" means the fee charged by the department for a permit to operate an amusement ride.

(12) "Standards and regulations" means those standards and regulations formulated and enforced by the department.