{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-220","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. General Business Law § 220","heading":"Definitions","body":"§ 220. Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and\nphrases shall have the following meanings:\n  1. \"commercial trampoline\" shall mean a device that:\n  (a) incorporates a trampoline bed; and\n  (b) is used for entertainment or recreational jumping, springing,\nbouncing, acrobatics, or gymnastics in a trampoline park.\n  2. \"emergency response plan\" shall mean a written plan of action for\nthe reasonable and appropriate contact, deployment, and coordination of\nservices, agencies, and personnel to provide the earliest possible\nresponse to an injury or emergency.\n  3. \"inspection\" shall mean a procedure that an inspector conducts to:\n  (a) determine whether a trampoline park facility, including any device\nor material, is constructed, assembled, maintained, tested, and operated\nin accordance with this article and the manufacturer's recommendations;\n  (b) determine the operational safety of a trampoline park facility,\nincluding any device or material;\n  (c) determine whether the trampoline park complies with safety\nstandards; and\n  (d) determine whether the trampoline park's policies, safeguards, and\nprocedures comply with this article.\n  4. \"inspector\" shall mean an individual who:\n  (a) conducts an inspection of a trampoline park to certify compliance\nwith this article and industry safety standards; and\n  (b) (i) is certified by:\n  (A) a nationally accredited organization that develops and publishes\nconsensus standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems,\nand services that are used for trampolines; or\n  (B) a nationally accredited organization that promotes trampoline park\nsafety;\n  (ii) represents the insurer of the trampoline park;\n  (iii) represents a nationally accredited organization that:\n  (A) inspects amusement and recreational facilities and equipment; and\n  (B) certifies and trains professional private industry inspectors\nthrough written testing and continuing education requirements; or\n  (iv) represents an organization that the United States Olympic\nCommittee designates as the national governing body for gymnastics.\n  5. \"operator\" shall mean a person who manages, or controls or who has\nthe duty to manage or control the operation of a trampoline park.\n  6. \"owner\" shall mean a person, corporation, partnership, limited\nliability company, or association who owns a commercial trampoline park.\n  7. \"participant\" shall mean an individual that uses trampoline park\nequipment.\n  8. \"trampoline bed\" shall mean the flexible surface of a trampoline on\nwhich a user jumps or bounces.\n  9. \"trampoline court\" shall mean an area of a trampoline park\ncomprising:\n  (a) multiple commercial trampolines; or\n  (b) at least one commercial trampoline and at least one associated\nfoam or inflatable bag pit.\n  10. \"trampoline park\" shall mean a place of business that offers the\nrecreational use of a trampoline court for a fee or charge for admission\nto the trampoline park for entertainment or recreational purposes.","path":["General Business Law","Article 12-C. Trampoline Park Safety"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/GBS/220","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"641a0907793208a5d24b0219991c9354689e717c2f0b981dd88c53e182a46ada","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-218-aa","next":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-221"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}