LEG00054

• Bill Number: HB03-1003
• Year: 2003
• Title: Inherent Risk Agricultural Activities
• Legislation - Doc Type: Other CWCB Related Bills - Passed

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. Part I ofartic1e 21 of title 13, Colorado Revised
Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to
read:

13-21-121. Agricultural recreation activities - legislative
declaration - inherent risks - limitation of civil liability - duty to post
warniug notice. (1) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RECOGNIZES THAT
PERSONS WHO PARTICIPATE IN CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL RECREATION
ACTIVITIES MAY INCUR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE INHERENT RISKS
IN VOL VED WITH THESE ACTIVITIES. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ALSO FINDS
THAT THE STATE AND ITS CITIZENS DERIVE NUMEROUS ECONOMIC AND
PERSONAL BENEFITS FROM THESE ACTIVITIES. IT IS, THEREFORE, THE
INTENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ENCOURAGE THESE ACTIVITIES BY
LIMITING THE CIVIL LIABILITY OF CERTAIN PERSONS INVOLVED IN
PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE ACTIVITIES.
(2) As USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE
REQUIRES:
(a) "ACTIVITY INSTRUCTOR OR EQUIPMENT PROVIDER" MEANS AN
INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, CLUB, ASSOCIATION, PARTNERSHIP, OR CORPORATION,
WHETHER OR NOT ENGAGED FOR COMPENSATION, THAT INSTRUCTS A
PARTICIPANT OR THAT RENTS, SELLS, OR OTHER WISE PROVIDES EQUIPMENT
TO A PARTICIPANT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENGAGING IN AN AGRICULTURAL
RECREATION ACTIVITY.
(b) " AGRICULTURAL RECREATION ACTIVITY" MEANS AN ACTIVITY
RELATED TO THE NORMAL COURSE OF AGRICULTURE, AS DEFINED IN
SECTION 35-1-102 (1), C.R.S., WHICH ACTIVITY IS ENGAGED IN BY
P ARTlClP ANTS FOR ENTERTAINMENT, PLEASURE, OR OTHER RECREATIONAL

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