§ 4-21-4. Posting and notification.
(a) Every equine professional shall post and maintain signs which contain the warning
notice specified in subsection (b). These signs shall be placed in a clearly visible
location in the proximity of the equine activity. The warning notice specified in
subsection (b) shall appear on the sign in black letters, with each letter to be a
minimum of one inch in height. Every written contract entered into by an equine professional
for the providing of professional services, instruction, or the rental of equipment
or tack or an equine to a participant, whether or not the contract involves equine
activi
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§ 4-21-4. Posting and notification.
(a) Every equine professional shall post and maintain signs which contain the warning
notice specified in subsection (b). These signs shall be placed in a clearly visible
location in the proximity of the equine activity. The warning notice specified in
subsection (b) shall appear on the sign in black letters, with each letter to be a
minimum of one inch in height. Every written contract entered into by an equine professional
for the providing of professional services, instruction, or the rental of equipment
or tack or an equine to a participant, whether or not the contract involves equine
activities on or off the location or site of the equine professional's business, shall
contain in clearly readable print the warning notice specified in subsection (b).
(b) The signs and contracts described in subsection (a) shall contain the following warning
notice:
WARNINGUnder Rhode Island Law, an equine professional, unless he or she can be shown to have
failed to be in the exercise of due care, is not liable for an injury to, or the death
of, a participant in equine activities resulting from the inherent risks of equine
activities, pursuant to this chapter.