Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 78B > Chapter 4 > Part 2 - Limitations on Liability for Equine and Livestock Activities

• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Equine: means any member of the equidae family. See Utah Code 78B-4-201
• Equine activity: means :
       (2)(a) equine shows, fairs, competitions, performances, racing, sales, or parades that involve any breeds of equines and any equine disciplines, including dressage, hunter and jumper horse shows, grand prix jumping, multiple-day events, combined training, rodeos, driving, pulling, cutting, polo, steeple chasing, hunting, endurance trail riding, and western games;
       (2)(b) boarding or training equines;
       (2)(c) teaching persons equestrian skills;
       (2)(d) riding, inspecting, or evaluating an equine owned by another person regardless of whether the owner receives monetary or other valuable consideration;
       (2)(e) riding, inspecting, or evaluating an equine by a prospective purchaser; or
       (2)(f) other equine activities of any type including rides, trips, hunts, or informal or spontaneous activities sponsored by an equine activity sponsor. See Utah Code 78B-4-201
• Equine activity sponsor: means an individual, group, governmental entity, club, partnership, or corporation, whether operating for profit or as a nonprofit entity, which sponsors, organizes, or provides facilities for an equine activity, including:
       (3)(a) pony clubs, hunt clubs, riding clubs, 4-H programs, therapeutic riding programs, and public and private schools and postsecondary educational institutions that sponsor equine activities; and
       (3)(b) operators, instructors, and promoters of equine facilities, stables, clubhouses, ponyride strings, fairs, and arenas. See Utah Code 78B-4-201
• Equine professional: means a person compensated for an equine activity by:
       (4)(a) instructing a participant;
       (4)(b) renting to a participant an equine to ride, drive, or be a passenger upon the equine; or
       (4)(c) renting equine equipment or tack to a participant. See Utah Code 78B-4-201
• Land: includes :
       (18)(a) land;
       (18)(b) a tenement;
       (18)(c) a hereditament;
       (18)(d) a water right;
       (18)(e) a possessory right; and
       (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Livestock: means all domesticated animals used in the production of food, fiber, or livestock activities. See Utah Code 78B-4-201
• Livestock activity: means :
       (7)(a) livestock shows, fairs, competitions, performances, packing events, or parades or rodeos that involve any or all breeds of livestock;
       (7)(b) using livestock to pull carts or to carry packs or other items;
       (7)(c) using livestock to pull travois-type carriers during rescue or emergency situations;
       (7)(d) livestock training or teaching activities or both;
       (7)(e) taking livestock on public relations trips or visits to schools or nursing homes;
       (7)(f) boarding livestock;
       (7)(g) riding, inspecting, or evaluating any livestock belonging to another, whether or not the owner has received some monetary consideration or other thing of value for the use of the livestock or is permitting a prospective purchaser of the livestock to ride, inspect, or evaluate the livestock;
       (7)(h) using livestock in wool production;
       (7)(i) rides, trips, or other livestock activities of any type however informal or impromptu that are sponsored by a livestock activity sponsor; and
       (7)(j) trimming the feet of any livestock. See Utah Code 78B-4-201
• Livestock activity sponsor: means an individual, group, governmental entity, club, partnership, or corporation, whether operating for profit or as a nonprofit entity, which sponsors, organizes, or provides facilities for a livestock activity, including:
       (8)(a) livestock clubs, 4-H programs, therapeutic riding programs, and public and private schools and postsecondary educational institutions that sponsor livestock activities; and
       (8)(b) operators, instructors, and promoters of livestock facilities, stables, clubhouses, fairs, and arenas. See Utah Code 78B-4-201
• Livestock professional: means a person compensated for a livestock activity by:
       (9)(a) instructing a participant;
       (9)(b) renting to a participant any livestock for the purpose of riding, driving, or being a passenger upon the livestock; or
       (9)(c) renting livestock equipment or tack to a participant. See Utah Code 78B-4-201
• Participant: means any person, whether amateur or professional, who directly engages in an equine activity or livestock activity, regardless of whether a fee has been paid to participate. See Utah Code 78B-4-201
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5