AR HB1217

Establishes the Arkansas Paddlesport Activities Act creating liability protections for outfitters conducting canoeing, rafting, kayaking, or tubing activities on free-flowing streams and rivers in Arkansas.

Defines "inherent risks of paddlesport activity" including water hazards, capsizing, hypothermia, drowning, weather-related injuries, operator error, animal attacks, and remote location medical unavailability.

Participants assume inherent risks of paddlesport activities and cannot claim against or recover from outfitters for injuries or death resulting from these inherent risks.

Outfitter liability is not limited for intentional injury, gross negligence, providing unsafe equipment, failing to provide required safety equipment, ordinary negligence, or willful or wanton misconduct.

Requires outfitters to post warning signage at least one inch high in clearly visible locations stating that outfitters are not liable for participant injury or death resulting from inherent risks under the Arkansas Paddlesport Activities Act.