Maine § 7 §4101 Definitions

Maine Statutes

§ 7 §4101 — Definitions

Maine § 7 §4101

Title 7AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

Part 9ANIMAL WELFARE

Ch. 743EQUINE ACTIVITIES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 7, § 7 §4101 (2026).

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

1.Boarding stable.

2.Commercial riding facility.

3.Engage in an equine activity.

4.Equine. "Equine" means a horse, pony, mule, donkey or hinny.

5.Equine activity. "Equine activity" includes but is not limited to the following:

6.Equine activity sponsor. "Equine activity sponsor" means an individual, group, club, partnership, corporation or other entity, whether operating for profit or nonprofit, that sponsors, organizes or provides the facilities for an equine activity, including, but not limited to: pony clubs; 4-H clubs; field trial clubs; hunt clubs; riding clubs; classes or programs sponsored by a school or college; therapeutic riding programs; and operators, instruct

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
1.
Boarding stable.
2.
Commercial riding facility.
3.
Engage in an equine activity.
4.
Equine.
"Equine" means a horse, pony, mule, donkey or hinny.
5.
Equine activity.
"Equine activity" includes but is not limited to the following:
6.
Equine activity sponsor.
"Equine activity sponsor" means an individual, group, club, partnership, corporation or other entity, whether operating for profit or nonprofit, that sponsors, organizes or provides the facilities for an equine activity, including, but not limited to: pony clubs; 4-H clubs; field trial clubs; hunt clubs; riding clubs; classes or programs sponsored by a school or college; therapeutic riding programs; and operators, instructors and promoters of equine facilities at which equine activities are held, including, but not limited to, stables, clubhouses, ponyride strings, fairs and arenas.
6-A.
Equine event.
"Equine event" means an event in which an equine activity occurs, including, but not limited to, fairs, competitions, performances or parades that involve any breed of equine and any of the equine disciplines, including, but not limited to, dressage, hunter and jumper horse shows, grand prix jumping, 3-day events, combined training, 4-H events, Pony Club events, rodeos, driving, pulling, cutting, reining, team penning, barrel racing, polo, steeplechasing, endurance or nonendurance trail riding, English and western performance riding, games, packing, recreational riding and hunting.
7.
Equine professional.
"Equine professional" means a person engaged for compensation:
7-A.
Inherent risks of equine activities.
"Inherent risks of equine activities" means those dangers and conditions that are an integral part of equine activities, including, but not limited to:
8.
Participant.
"Participant" means a person, whether amateur or professional, who directly engages in an equine activity, whether or not a fee is paid to participate in the equine activity.
9.
Spectator.
"Spectator" means a person who is in the vicinity of an equine activity but who is not a participant.