(A) For purposes of this chapter, the term "bungee jumping" includes and refers to the sport, activity, or practice of jumping, stepping out, dropping, or otherwise being released into the air while attached or fastened to a cord made of rubber, latex, or other elastic-type material, whether natural or synthetic, whereby the cord, stops the fall, lengthens and shortens, allows the person to bounce up and down, and is intended to finally bring the person to a stop at a point above the surface. (B) Each bungee operation must be considered a new device. Effect of Amendment The 2001 amendment in subsection (A), inserted references to "wire rope or cable or springs or other devices similar in design or use" in two places. The 2005 amendment, in subsection (A), deleted "or wire rope or cable or springs or other devices similar in design or use," preceding and following "whereby the cord".
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