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AL SB306

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/14/2012

Primary Sponsor

Gerald Allen

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Origin

Senate

Regular Session 2012

AI Summary

SB306 Summary

  • Limits liability of agritourism professionals for participant injuries or death caused by inherent risks of agritourism activities, including land conditions, animal behavior, equipment dangers, and participant negligence.

  • Creates exceptions where agritourism professionals remain liable for: actual knowledge of non-obvious dangerous conditions not disclosed to participants, failure to properly train employees, or intentional/willful injury.

  • Requires agritourism professionals to post warning notices and include warnings in written contracts with participants under certain conditions.

  • Does not apply to paid participants (employees) and does not affect existing open and obvious danger doctrines.

  • Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.

Legislative Description

Tourism, limit the liability of an agritourism professional under certain circumstances

Tourism

Last Action

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

2/14/2012

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/14/2012

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