North Carolina § 99E-32 Warning required

North Carolina Statutes

§ 99E-32 — Warning required

North Carolina § 99E-32

Ch. 99ESpecial Liability Provisions

Art. 4Agritourism Activity Liability

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 99E-32 (2026).

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(a)Every agritourism professional must post and maintain signs that contain the warning notice specified in subsection (b) of this section. The sign must be placed in a clearly visible location at the entrance to the agritourism location and at the site of the agritourism activity. The warning notice must consist of a sign in black letters, with each letter to be a minimum of three quarters of one inch in height. Every written contract entered into by an agritourism professional for the providing of professional services, instruction, or the rental of equipment to a participant, whether or not the contract involves agritourism activities on or off the location or at the site of the agritourism activity, must contain in clearly readable print the warning notice specified in subsection (b)

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(a) Every agritourism professional must post and maintain signs that contain the warning notice specified in subsection (b) of this section. The sign must be placed in a clearly visible location at the entrance to the agritourism location and at the site of the agritourism activity. The warning notice must consist of a sign in black letters, with each letter to be a minimum of three quarters of one inch in height. Every written contract entered into by an agritourism professional for the providing of professional services, instruction, or the rental of equipment to a participant, whether or not the contract involves agritourism activities on or off the location or at the site of the agritourism activity, must contain in clearly readable print the warning notice specified in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The signs and contracts described in subsection (a) of this section must contain the following notice of warning:
"WARNING
Under North Carolina law, there is no liability for an injury to or death of a participant in an agritourism activity conducted at this agritourism location if such injury or death results from the inherent risks of the agritourism activity. Inherent risks of agritourism activities include, among others, risks of injury inherent to land, equipment, and animals, as well as the potential for you to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to your injury or death. You are assuming the risk of participating in this agritourism activity."
(c) Failure to comply with the requirements concerning warning signs and notices provided in this subsection will prevent an agritourism professional from invoking the privileges of immunity provided by this Article. (2005-236, s. 1; 2023-63, s. 2.1(c).)
§ 99E-33: Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 99E-34: Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 99E-35: Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 99E-36: Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 99E-37: Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 99E-38: Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 99E-39: Reserved for future codification purposes.