South Carolina Code 46-53-30. Affirmative defense; assumption of the risk
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 46-53-30
- Agritourism activity: means any activity carried out on a farm or ranch that allows members of the general public, for recreational, entertainment, or educational purposes, to participate in rural activities. See South Carolina Code 46-53-10
- Agritourism professional: means any person who is engaged in the business of providing one or more agritourism activities, whether or not for compensation. See South Carolina Code 46-53-10
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Participant: means any person, other than the agritourism professional, who engages in an agritourism activity. See South Carolina Code 46-53-10
In an action for damages against an agritourism professional for an injury to or death of a participant, the agritourism professional may plead assumption of the risk of an agritourism activity as an affirmative defense.