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Iowa
673.1 Definitions.
1. "Claim" means a claim, counterclaim, cross-claim,
complaint, or cause of action recognized by the Iowa rules
of civil procedure and brought in court on account of damage
to or loss of property or on account of personal injury or
death.
2.
"Domesticated animal" means an animal commonly
referred to as a bovine, swine, sheep, goat, domesticated
deer, llama, poultry, rabbit, horse, pony, mule, jenny,
donkey, or hinny.
3.
"Domesticated animal activity" means any of the
following:
a.
Riding or driving a domesticated animal.
b.
Riding as a passenger on a vehicle powered by a domesticated
animal.
c.
Teaching or training a person to ride or drive a domesticated
animal or a vehicle powered by a domesticated animal.
d.
Participating in an activity sponsored by a domesticated
animal activity sponsor.
e.
Participating or assisting a participant in a domesticated
animal event.
f.
Managing or assisting in managing a domesticated animal
in a domesticated animal event.
g.
Inspecting or assisting an inspection of a domesticated
animal for the purpose of purchase.
h.
Providing hoof care including, but not limited to, horseshoeing.
i.
Providing or assisting in providing veterinary care to a
domesticated animal.
j.
Boarding or keeping a domesticated animal, by the owner
of the domesticated animal or on behalf of another person.
k.
Loading, hauling, or transporting a domesticated animal.
l.
Breeding domesticated animals.
m.
Participating in racing.
n.
Showing or displaying a domesticated animal.
4.
"Domesticated animal activity sponsor" means a
person who owns, organizes, manages, or provides facilities
for a domesticated animal activity, including, but not limited
to, any of the following:
a.
Clubs involved in riding, hunting, competing, or performing.
b.
Youth clubs, including 4-H clubs.
c.
Educational institutions.
d.
Owners, operators, instructors, and promoters of a domesticated
animal event or domesticated animal facility, including,
but not limited to, stables, boarding facilities, clubhouses,
rides, fairs, and arenas.
e.
Breeding farms.
f.
Training farms.
5.
"Domesticated animal event" means an event in
which a domesticated animal activity occurs, including,
but not limited to, any of the following:
a.
A fair.
b.
A rodeo.
c.
An exposition.
d.
A show.
e.
A competition.
f.
A 4-H event.
g.
A sporting event.
h.
An event involving driving, pulling, or cutting.
i.
Hunting.
j.
An equine event or discipline including, but not limited
to, dressage, a hunter or jumper show, polo, steeplechasing,
English or western performance riding, a western game, or
trail riding.
6.
"Domesticated animal professional" means a person
who receives compensation for engaging in a domesticated
animal activity by doing one of the following:
a.
Instructing a participant.
b.
Renting the use of a domesticated animal to a participant
for the purposes of riding, driving, or being a passenger
on a domesticated animal or a vehicle powered by a domesticated
animal.
c.
Renting equipment or tack to a participant.
7.
"Inherent risks of a domesticated animal activity"
means a danger or condition which is an integral part of
a domesticated animal activity, including, but not limited
to, the following:
a.
The propensity of a domesticated animal to behave in a manner
that is reasonably foreseeable to result in damages to property,
or injury or death to a person.
b.
Risks generally associated with an activity which may include
injuries caused by bucking, biting, stumbling, rearing,
trampling, scratching, pecking, falling, kicking, or butting.
c.
The unpredictable reaction by a domesticated animal to unfamiliar
conditions, including, but not limited to, a sudden movement;
loud noise; an unfamiliar environment; or the introduction
of unfamiliar persons, animals, or objects.
d.
A collision by the domesticated animal with an object or
animal.
e.
The failure of a participant to exercise reasonable care,
take adequate precautions, or use adequate control when
engaging in the activity, including failing to maintain
reasonable control or failing to act in a manner consistent
with the person's abilities.
8.
"Participant" means a person who engages in a
domesticated animal activity, regardless of whether the
person receives compensation.
9.
"Spectator" means a person who is in the vicinity
of a domesticated animal activity, but who is not a participant.
Section
History: Recent form
97 Acts, ch 61, §1
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