S.C. Code Ann. § 41-18-160: Catapulting amusement ride permit requirements.

(A) A catapulting amusement ride must meet the following requirements before the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation may issue a permit:

(1) the ride must have been in operation in another state or country for more than five years in order to compile a safety record that must be reviewed by the department;

(2) the ride must have an exemplary safety record in the discretion of the department;

(3) the ride must have cables or wire ropes attached to the safety car in at least four places;

(4) the ride may not incorporate or use bungee cords anywhere within the design of the ride; and

(5) at no time may a safety car or other suitable safety device be attached directly to a spring which is stretched or elongated in the manner of a bungee cord from the top of a tower or fixed position above the safety car or other suitable device.

(B) The department may deny a permit for a catapulting amusement ride if one or more of the requirements in subsection (A) are not satisfied."