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North Dakota Century Code Title 53. Sports and Amusements § 53-10-02. Liability of equine activity sponsor or equine professional limited

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. Except as provided in subsection 2, an equine activity sponsor or an equine professional is not liable for an injury to or the death of a participant engaged in an equine activity, and, except as provided in subsection 2, no participant or participant's representative may maintain an action against or recover from an equine activity sponsor or an equine professional for an injury to or the death of a participant engaged in an equine activity. This chapter does not apply to the horse racing industry as regulated in chapter 53-06.2.

2. Nothing in subsection 1 prevents or limits the liability of an equine activity sponsor or an equine professional:

a. If the equine activity sponsor or the equine professional:

(1) Provided the equipment or tack and the equipment or tack caused the injury; or

(2) Provided the equine and failed to make reasonable and prudent efforts to determine the ability of the participant to engage safely in the equine activity, to determine the ability of the equine to behave safely with the participant, and to determine the ability of the participant to safely manage the particular equine;

b. If the equine activity sponsor or the equine professional owns, leases, rents, or otherwise is in lawful possession and control of the land or facility upon which the participant sustained an injury because of the dangerous latent condition which was known to or should have been known to the equine activity sponsor or the equine professional and for which a warning sign has not been conspicuously posted;

c. If the equine activity sponsor or the equine professional commits an act or omission that constitutes willful or wanton disregard for the safety of the participant and that act or omission caused the injury;

d. If the equine activity sponsor or the equine professional intentionally injures the participant;

e. Under products liability provisions as set forth in products liability laws; or

f. Under liability provisions in chapter 36-11.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Dakota Century Code Title 53. Sports and Amusements § 53-10-02. Liability of equine activity sponsor or equine professional limited - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nd/title-53-sports-and-amusements/nd-cent-code-sect-53-10-02/

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