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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY M. K. KELLER, CUTLER, BAKER, BLOOM, BOBACK, BOYD, FABRIZIO, GABLER, GODSHALL, HAHN, HARHART, HARKINS, HESS, HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, F. KELLER, LONGIETTI, METZGAR, MILLARD, MILLER, MOUL, MURT, MUSTIO, OBERLANDER, PICKETT, PYLE, ROCK, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, STERN, STEVENSON, TALLMAN AND WATSON, MAY 3, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, MAY 3, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Providing for limited immunity for persons that sponsor farm- |
2 | related tourism activities. |
3 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
4 | hereby enacts as follows: |
5 | Section 1. Short title. |
6 | This act shall be known and may be cited as the Agritourism |
7 | Immunity Act. |
8 | Section 2. Definitions. |
9 | The following words and phrases when used in this act shall |
10 | have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
11 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
12 | "Agritourism activity." A farm-related tourism activity, |
13 | regardless of whether a fee is charged, which: |
14 | (1) takes place on real property otherwise engaging in a |
15 | normal agricultural operation; and |
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1 | (2) is designed for recreational, entertainment or |
2 | educational purposes. |
3 | The term includes, but is not limited to, a corn maze, hay maze, |
4 | farm tours, select and cut-your-own Christmas tree operation and |
5 | pick-your-own-crop operation. |
6 | "Normal agricultural operation." As defined in section 2 of |
7 | the act of June 10, 1982 (P.L.454, No.133), referred to as the |
8 | Right-to-Farm Law. |
9 | "Operator." A person that sponsors, organizes, conducts or |
10 | provides facilities. |
11 | Section 3. Immunity. |
12 | (a) Scope.--Immunity under this section applies to a person |
13 | if all of the following apply: |
14 | (1) The person is an operator of an agritourism |
15 | activity. |
16 | (2) The following notice is conspicuously posted in at |
17 | least two locations on the premises where the agritourism |
18 | activity takes place on a sign at least three feet by two |
19 | feet: |
20 | You assume the risk of agritourism activities under |
21 | Pennsylvania law. |
22 | (b) Grant.--A person that meets the requirements of |
23 | subsection (a) shall be immune from liability in a negligence |
24 | action for personal injury or death to a participant in the |
25 | agritourism activity who is injured or killed as a result of |
26 | that participation if the participant voluntarily and |
27 | intelligently undertakes participation in the agritourism |
28 | activity. |
29 | Section 19. Applicability. |
30 | This act shall apply to any cause of action which arises on |
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1 | or after the effective date of this section. |
2 | Section 20. Effective date. |
3 | This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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