As used in this Article, the following terms mean:

(1)        Agritourism activity. – Any activity carried out on a farm or ranch that allows members of the general public, for recreational, entertainment, or educational purposes, to view or enjoy rural activities, including farming, ranching, historic, cultural, harvest-your-own activities, hunting, fishing, equestrian activities, or natural activities and attractions. An activity is an agritourism activity whether or not the participant paid to participate in the activity. “Agritourism activity” includes an activity involving any animal exhibition at an agricultural fair licensed by the Commissioner of Agriculture pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-520.3

(2)        Agritourism professional. – Any person who is engaged in the business of providing one or more agritourism activities, whether or not for compensation.

(3)        Inherent risks of agritourism activity. – Those dangers or conditions that are an integral part of an agritourism activity including certain hazards, including surface and subsurface conditions, natural conditions of land, vegetation, and waters, the behavior of wild or domestic animals, and ordinary dangers of structures or equipment ordinarily used in farming and ranching operations. Inherent risks of agritourism activity also include the potential of a participant to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to injury to the participant or others, including failing to follow instructions given by the agritourism professional or failing to exercise reasonable caution while engaging in the agritourism activity.

(4)        Participant. – Any person, other than the agritourism professional, who engages in an agritourism activity.

(5)        Person. – An individual, fiduciary, firm, association, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, unit of government, or any other group acting as a unit. ?(2005-236, s. 1; 2007-171, s. 1; 2020-18, s. 5(a).)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 99E-30

  • Agritourism activity: includes an activity involving any animal exhibition at an agricultural fair licensed by the Commissioner of Agriculture pursuant to N. See North Carolina General Statutes 99E-30
  • Agritourism professional: Any person who is engaged in the business of providing one or more agritourism activities, whether or not for compensation. See North Carolina General Statutes 99E-30
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Inherent risks of agritourism activity: Those dangers or conditions that are an integral part of an agritourism activity including certain hazards, including surface and subsurface conditions, natural conditions of land, vegetation, and waters, the behavior of wild or domestic animals, and ordinary dangers of structures or equipment ordinarily used in farming and ranching operations. See North Carolina General Statutes 99E-30
  • Participant: Any person, other than the agritourism professional, who engages in an agritourism activity. See North Carolina General Statutes 99E-30
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: An individual, fiduciary, firm, association, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, unit of government, or any other group acting as a unit. See North Carolina General Statutes 99E-30
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