Iowa Code 673A.4 – Limitation on liability — inherent risk of farming
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- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
673A.4 Limitation on liability — inherent risk of farming.
1. Subject to the conditions of this chapter, an agricultural tourism farmer, an agricultural tourism professional, or a person engaged in farming the agricultural tourism farm is not liable for any act or omission causing injury, loss, or death suffered by an agricultural tourist if all of the following apply:
a. The injury, loss, or death was caused while the agricultural tourist was visiting the agricultural tourism farm.
b. The act or omission that caused the injury, loss, or death was associated with an inherent risk of farming.
2. Subject to the conditions of this chapter, an agricultural tourism farmer, an agricultural tourism professional, or a person engaged in farming on the agricultural tourism farm is not liable for any injury, loss, or death suffered by an agricultural tourist, if any of the following apply:
a. The agricultural tourist contributed to the injury, loss, or death of that agricultural tourist or to another agricultural tourist.
b. The agricultural tourist failed to comply with reasonable verbal or written instructions or warnings provided by the agricultural tourism farmer, the agricultural tourism professional, or a person engaged in farming.
c. The injury, loss, or death occurred at a place where a reasonable person would not enter as part of a visit to the agricultural tourism farm. A legible and conspicuous notice that the place is not part of a visit is sufficient to satisfy this requirement.
2021 Acts, ch 104, §6
Referred to in §673A.5, 673A.7
1. Subject to the conditions of this chapter, an agricultural tourism farmer, an agricultural tourism professional, or a person engaged in farming the agricultural tourism farm is not liable for any act or omission causing injury, loss, or death suffered by an agricultural tourist if all of the following apply:
a. The injury, loss, or death was caused while the agricultural tourist was visiting the agricultural tourism farm.
b. The act or omission that caused the injury, loss, or death was associated with an inherent risk of farming.
2. Subject to the conditions of this chapter, an agricultural tourism farmer, an agricultural tourism professional, or a person engaged in farming on the agricultural tourism farm is not liable for any injury, loss, or death suffered by an agricultural tourist, if any of the following apply:
a. The agricultural tourist contributed to the injury, loss, or death of that agricultural tourist or to another agricultural tourist.
b. The agricultural tourist failed to comply with reasonable verbal or written instructions or warnings provided by the agricultural tourism farmer, the agricultural tourism professional, or a person engaged in farming.
c. The injury, loss, or death occurred at a place where a reasonable person would not enter as part of a visit to the agricultural tourism farm. A legible and conspicuous notice that the place is not part of a visit is sufficient to satisfy this requirement.
2021 Acts, ch 104, §6
Referred to in §673A.5, 673A.7