                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PASSENGER TRAMWAYS (§ 8.01-227.16)

A. Each operator shall be responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of
each passenger tramway in its winter sports area whenever the tramway is in use,
and for the safe construction of any passenger tramway that the operator
constructed. At least once during each calendar year, each operator shall have
all passenger tramways within the operator&#8217;s winter sports area inspected
by an individual who is qualified pursuant to Virginia law to inspect passenger
tramways for compliance with the requirements of the ANSI Ski Lift Code and
shall not operate a passenger tramway that is not in compliance until that
passenger tramway is certified by such an individual as being in compliance. An
operator&#8217;s compliance with this inspection requirement does not by itself
preclude potential liability on the part of the operator for any failure to
operate or maintain a passenger tramway safely.

B. If a participant or a passenger using a passenger tramway at a winter sports
area with the permission of the operator is unfamiliar with the use of a
passenger tramway and asks for instruction on its use, the operator shall
provide a reasonable opportunity for such instruction. In addition to the signs
required by subsections A, B, and D of &#xA7; 8.01-227.12, an operator shall
install and maintain at or near the loading area for each passenger tramway in
the winter sports area a sign stating that if a participant or other passenger
is unfamiliar with the use of the passenger tramway and asks for instruction for
its use, the operator will provide a reasonable opportunity for such
instruction.

HISTORY: 2012, c. 713.