The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 5872)
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§ 5872. Limitation on duty to protect
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an agritourism host shall not
have a legal duty to protect a participant from the inherent risks of an agritourism
activity and shall not be liable for injury to or death of a participant or damage
to the property of a participant resulting from the inherent risks of an agritourism
activity, provided that the agritourism host posts the warning required under section 5873 of this title.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall limit the liability of an agritourism
host who:
(1) commits a negligent act or omission concerning the safety of a participant that proximately
causes injury or death to the participant;
(2) has actual knowledge of:
(A) a dangerous condition on the land, facilities, or equipment used in the activity,
or
(B) the dangerous propensity of an animal used in the activity, which proximately causes
injury or death to the participant, and does not make that danger known to the participant;
(3) intentionally injures a participant or intentionally damages a participant’s property;
(4) commits any other act, error, or omission that constitutes willful or wanton misconduct
or criminal conduct that proximately causes injury or death to the participant; or
(5) fails to post the warning required under section 5873 of this title.
(c) Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall prevent or limit the liability of
an agritourism host under product liability law.
(d) Any limitation on liability afforded by this section to an agritourism host is in
addition to any other limitations on liability otherwise provided by law. (Added 2021, No. 31, § 1.)