§ 870-e. Inspections. Before a permit may be issued as provided in\nsection eight hundred seventy-d of this article, an inspection of the\namusement device, viewing stand or tent shall be made in compliance with\nthe procedures set by the commissioner. Such inspection shall have been\nconducted within one year prior to the permit application, unless such\nperiod shall have been extended by operation of subdivision four of this\nsection.\n 1. In the case of a permanent device, viewing stand or tent, the\namusement device, viewing stand or tent must be inspected by the\ncommissioner or his authorized representative, or in the city of New\nYork, by the building department, at the time of application for the\ninitial permit. In the case of an amusement device deemed by the\ncommissioner to normally be operated at speeds or with movements\ncreating severe centrifugal forces, the owner or operator making the\npermit application for such device shall have available for inspection\nsuch recommended maintenance and safety schedules or requirements as are\nsupplied by the manufacturer of the device. An initial operating permit\nshall not be granted in the absence of these documents. Thereafter, the\namusement device, viewing stand or tent must be inspected at least\nannually by a licensed architect, professional engineer, qualified\ninspector of an insurance underwriter, or an inspector approved by the\ncommissioner as a requirement for the issuance of each subsequent\npermit. Such inspection shall at minimum comply with the requirements of\nthe commissioner, provided that for amusement devices, at the time of\neach such annual inspection, the owner or operator of such device shall\nhave available for inspection such recommended maintenance and safety\nschedules or requirements as are supplied by the manufacturer of the\ndevice and shall have available documentation that such maintenance and\ntesting as are called for by the device manufacturer have been performed\nduring the term covered by the previous operating permit. No subsequent\noperating permit shall be granted in the absence of these documents. An\naffidavit of the annual inspection shall be filed with the commissioner.\n 2. In the case of a temporary device, viewing stand or tent, upon\nfirst entry into the state, the amusement device, viewing stand or tent\nmust be inspected by the commissioner or his authorized representative\nfor the permit to be issued. In the case of a temporary amusement device\ndeemed by the commissioner to normally operate at speeds or with\nmovements creating severe centrifugal forces the owner or operator\nmaking the permit application for such device shall have available for\ninspection such recommended maintenance and safety schedules or\nrequirements as are supplied by the manufacturer of the device. An\noperating permit shall not be granted in the absence of these documents.\nThereafter, the amusement device, viewing stand or tent must be\ninspected at least annually by a licensed architect, professional\nengineer, qualified inspector of an insurance underwriter, or an\ninspector approved by the commissioner as a requirement for the issuance\nof each subsequent permit. Such inspection shall at minimum comply with\nthe requirements of the commissioner, provided that for amusement\ndevices, at the time of each such annual inspection, the owner or\noperator of such device shall have available for inspection such\nrecommended maintenance and safety schedules or requirements as are\nsupplied by the manufacturer of the device and shall have available\ndocumentation that such maintenance and testing as are called for by the\ndevice manufacturer have been performed during the term covered by the\nprevious operating permit. No subsequent operating permit shall be\ngranted in the absence of these documents. An affidavit of the annual\ninspection shall be filed with the commissioner.\n 2-a. Where such maintenance and safety schedules as are called for i
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