§ 2-3804 — Same; limited liability for registered farmers' market operators

(a) Any participant assumes the inherent risks of attending, buying or selling goods at a farmers' market registered under this act. If a participant brings an action for damages arising from the operation of a registered farmers' market, the registered farmers' market operator may plead an affirmative defense of assumption of risk by the participant.
(b) Any limitation on legal liability afforded to a registered farmers' market operator by this act shall be in addition to any other limitation of legal liability otherwise provided by law.
(c) Nothing in this act shall prevent or limit the liability of a registered farmers' market operator if:
(1) The registered farmers' market operator injures the participant by intentional or willful misconduct; or
(2) the registered farmers' market operator has actual knowledge of a dangerous condition in the land, facilities or equipment used in the registered farmers' market activity or the dangerous propensity of a particular animal used in such activity and does not make such dangerous condition known to the participant and such dangerous condition causes the participant to sustain injuries or death.

Legislative History

L. 2013, ch. 73, § 4; July 1.