GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2007

SESSION LAW 2007-171

HOUSE BILL 590

AN ACT to limit the liability of animal exhibitions at agricultural fairs.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 99E-30(1) reads as rewritten:

"(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, 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 G.S. 106-520.3."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to causes of action arising on or after that date.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 26^th day of June, 2007.

                                                                    s/ Beverly E. Perdue

                                                                         President of the Senate

                                                                    s/ Joe Hackney

                                                                         Speaker of the House of Representatives

                                                                    s/ Michael F. Easley

                                                                         Governor

Approved 11:16 a.m. this 4^th day of July, 2007