Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 5873
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 5873
- Agritourism activity: means an interactive or passive activity that is carried out for recreational, entertainment, or educational purposes on a farm and includes farming, food production, historical, cultural, pick-your-own, and nature-based activities. See
- Agritourism host: means a person who provides the facilities and equipment necessary to participate in an agritourism activity. See
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Inherent risk: means any danger or condition that is an integral part of, or arises from, an agritourism activity, including:
- Participant: means any individual who is invited to observe or participate in an agritourism activity, regardless of whether the individual paid to observe or participate in the agritourism activity. See
§ 5873. Warning notice; posting; contracts
(a) To qualify for the limitation on liability under section 5872 of this title:
(1) an agritourism host shall post and maintain a sign in a clearly visible location at or near the main entrance to each agritourism activity and in black letters at least one inch in height containing the warning notice specified in subsection (b) of this section; and
(2) every written contract entered into between an agritourism host and a participant for goods or services related to an agritourism activity shall contain in clearly visible print the warning notice specified in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The warning notice required under subsection (a) of this section shall read: “WARNING: Under Vermont law, an agritourism host is not liable for the injury or death of a participant in an agritourism activity resulting from the inherent risk of the agritourism activity. Inherent risks include the risk of animals, weather, land conditions, and the potential for you as a participant to act in a negligent way that may contribute to your own injury or death. You are assuming the risk of participating in this agritourism activity.” (Added 2021, No. 31, § 1.)