§ 4-21-4 — § 4-21-4. Posting and notification.

Rhode Island § 4-21-4

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 4: Animals and Animal Husbandry
• Ch. 4-21: Exemption from Liability Arising from Equine Activities

Text

§ 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:

WARNING

Under 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.

Legislative History

P.L. 1993, ch. 357, § 1.