                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

NOTICE REQUIRED (§ 3.2-6402)

A. Every agritourism professional shall post and maintain signs that contain the
notice specified in subsection B. The sign shall be placed in a clearly visible
location at the entrance to the agritourism location and at the site of the
agritourism activity. The notice shall consist of a sign in black letters, with
each letter to be a minimum of one inch in height. Every written contract
entered into by an agritourism professional for the providing of professional
services, instruction, or the rental of equipment to a participant, whether or
not the contract involves agritourism activities on or off the location or at
the site of the agritourism activity, shall contain in clearly readable print
the notice specified in subsection B.

B. The signs and contracts described in subsection A shall contain the following
notice: &#8220;WARNING&#8221; or &#8220;ATTENTION&#8221; followed by
&#8220;Under Virginia law, there is no liability for an injury to or death of a
participant in an agritourism activity conducted at this agritourism location if
such injury or death results from the inherent risks of the agritourism
activity. Inherent risks of agritourism activities include, among others, risks
of injury inherent to land, equipment, and animals, as well as the potential for
you to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to your injury or death.
You are assuming the risk of participating in this agritourism activity.&#8221;

C. Failure to comply with the requirements concerning signs and notices provided
in this section shall prevent an agritourism professional from invoking the
privileges of immunity provided by this chapter.

HISTORY: 2006, c. 710, § 3.1-796.139; 2008, c. 860; 2016, c. 166.