Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 78B > Chapter 4 > Part 2 - Limitations on Liability for Equine and Livestock Activities

• 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.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Equine: means any member of the equidae family. See Utah Code 78B-4-201
• Equine activity: means :

  (a)

  equine shows, fairs, competitions, performances, racing, sales, or parades that involve any breeds of equines and any equine disciplines, including dressage, hunter and jumper horse shows, grand prix jumping, multiple-day events, combined training, rodeos, driving, pulling, cutting, polo, steeple chasing, hunting, endurance trail riding, and western games;

  (b)	boarding or training equines;

  (c)	teaching persons equestrian skills;

  (d)	riding, inspecting, or evaluating an equine owned by another person regardless of whether the owner receives monetary or other valuable consideration;

  (e)	riding, inspecting, or evaluating an equine by a prospective purchaser; or

  (f)

  other equine activities of any type including rides, trips, hunts, or informal or spontaneous activities sponsored by an equine activity sponsor. See Utah Code 78B-4-201 Equine activity sponsor: means an individual, group, governmental entity, club, partnership, or corporation, whether operating for profit or as a nonprofit entity, which sponsors, organizes, or provides facilities for an equine activity, including: (a)  pony clubs, hunt clubs, riding clubs, 4-H programs, therapeutic riding programs, and public and private schools and postsecondary educational institutions that sponsor equine activities; and (b)  operators, instructors, and promoters of equine facilities, stables, clubhouses, ponyride strings, fairs, and arenas. See Utah Code 78B-4-201 Equine professional: means a person compensated for an equine activity by: (a)  instructing a participant; (b)  renting to a participant an equine to ride, drive, or be a passenger upon the equine; or (c)  renting equine equipment or tack to a participant. See Utah Code 78B-4-201 Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Livestock: means all domesticated animals used in the production of food, fiber, or livestock activities. See Utah Code 78B-4-201 Livestock activity: means : (a)  livestock shows, fairs, competitions, performances, packing events, or parades or rodeos that involve any or all breeds of livestock; (b)  using livestock to pull carts or to carry packs or other items; (c)  using livestock to pull travois-type carriers during rescue or emergency situations; (d)  livestock training or teaching activities or both; (e)  taking livestock on public relations trips or visits to schools or nursing homes; (f)  boarding livestock; (g)  riding, inspecting, or evaluating any livestock belonging to another, whether or not the owner has received some monetary consideration or other thing of value for the use of the livestock or is permitting a prospective purchaser of the livestock to ride, inspect, or evaluate the livestock; (h)  using livestock in wool production; (i)  rides, trips, or other livestock activities of any type however informal or impromptu that are sponsored by a livestock activity sponsor; and (j)  trimming the feet of any livestock. See Utah Code 78B-4-201 Livestock activity sponsor: means an individual, group, governmental entity, club, partnership, or corporation, whether operating for profit or as a nonprofit entity, which sponsors, organizes, or provides facilities for a livestock activity, including: (a)  livestock clubs, 4-H programs, therapeutic riding programs, and public and private schools and postsecondary educational institutions that sponsor livestock activities; and (b)  operators, instructors, and promoters of livestock facilities, stables, clubhouses, fairs, and arenas. See Utah Code 78B-4-201 Livestock professional: means a person compensated for a livestock activity by: (a)  instructing a participant; (b)  renting to a participant any livestock for the purpose of riding, driving, or being a passenger upon the livestock; or (c)  renting livestock equipment or tack to a participant. See Utah Code 78B-4-201 Participant: means any person, whether amateur or professional, who directly engages in an equine activity or livestock activity, regardless of whether a fee has been paid to participate. See Utah Code 78B-4-201 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: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5