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12-553. Limited liability of equine owners and owners of equine
facilities; exception; definitions.
A. An equine owner or an agent of an equine owner who regardless
of consideration allows another person to take control of
an equine is not liable for an injury to or the death of the
person if:
1. The person has taken control of the equine from the owner
or agent when the injury or death occurs.
2. The person or the parent or legal guardian of the person
if the person is under eighteen years of age has signed a
release before taking control of the equine.
3. The owner or agent has properly installed suitable tack
or equipment or the person has personally tacked the equine
with tack the person owned, leased or borrowed. If the person
has personally tacked the equine, the person assumes full
responsibility for the suitability, installation and condition
of the tack.
4. The owner or agent assigns the person to a suitable equine
based on a reasonable interpretation of the person's representation
of his skills, health and experience with and knowledge of
equines.
B. Subsection A does not apply to an equine owner or agent
of the equine owner who is grossly negligent or commits wilful,
wanton or intentional acts or omissions.
C. An owner, lessor or agent of any riding stable, rodeo ground,
training or boarding stable or other private property that
is used by a rider or handler of an equine with or without
the owner's permission is not liable for injury to or death
of the equine or the rider or handler.
D. Subsection C does not apply to an owner, lessor or agent
of any riding stable, rodeo ground, training or boarding stable
or other private property that is used by a rider or handler
of an equine if either of the following applies:
1. The owner, lessor or agent knows or should know that a
hazardous condition exists and the owner, lessor or agent
fails to disclose the hazardous condition to a rider or handler
of an equine.
2. The owner, lessor or agent is grossly negligent or commits
wilful, wanton or intentional acts or omissions.
E. As used in this section:
1. "Equine" means a horse, pony, mule, donkey or
ass.
2. "Release" means a document that a person signs
before taking control of an equine from the owner or owner's
agent and that acknowledges that the person is aware of the
inherent risks associated with equine activities, is willing
and able to accept full responsibility for his own safety
and welfare and releases the equine owner or agent from liability
unless the equine owner or agent is grossly negligent or commits
wilful, wanton or intentional acts or omissions.
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