                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 3.2-6400)

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
		&#8220;Agricultural products&#8221; means any livestock, aquaculture, poultry,
horticultural, floricultural, viticulture, silvicultural, or other farm crops.
		&#8220;Agritourism activity&#8221; means 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, wineries, ranching, horseback riding, historical, 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.
		&#8220;Agritourism professional&#8221; means any person who is engaged in the
business of providing one or more agritourism activities, whether or not for
compensation.
		&#8220;Farm or ranch&#8221; means one or more areas of land used for the
production, cultivation, growing, harvesting or processing of agricultural
products.
		&#8220;Inherent risks of agritourism activity&#8221; mean 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.
		&#8220;Participant&#8221; means any person, other than an agritourism
professional, who engages in an agritourism activity.

HISTORY: 2006, c. 710, § 3.1-796.137; 2008, c. 860; 2020, c. 411.