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. § 5873)
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§ 5873. Warning notice; posting; contracts
(a) To qualify for the limitation on liability under section 5872 of this title:
(1) an agritourism host shall post and maintain a sign in a clearly visible location at
or near the main entrance to each agritourism activity and in black letters at least
one inch in height containing the warning notice specified in subsection (b) of this
section; and
(2) every written contract entered into between an agritourism host and a participant
for goods or services related to an agritourism activity shall contain in clearly
visible print the warning notice specified in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The warning notice required under subsection (a) of this section shall read: “WARNING:
Under Vermont law, an agritourism host is not liable for the injury or death of a
participant in an agritourism activity resulting from the inherent risk of the agritourism
activity. Inherent risks include the risk of animals, weather, land conditions, and
the potential for you as a participant to act in a negligent way that may contribute
to your own injury or death. You are assuming the risk of participating in this agritourism
activity.” (Added 2021, No. 31, § 1.)