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2019 SESSION
19100761DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 3.2-6400 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 3.2-6400. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Agricultural products" means any livestock, aquaculture, poultry, horticultural, floricultural, viticulture, silvicultural, or other farm crops.
"Agritourism activity" 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 winery, ranching, historical,
cultural, or 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 service as a
wedding venue not more than
12 times per calendar year,
each such wedding involving not more
than 250 guests.
"Agritourism professional" means any person who is engaged in the business of providing one or more agritourism activities, whether or not for compensation.
"Farm or ranch" means one or more areas of land used for the production, cultivation, growing, harvesting, or processing of agricultural products.
"Inherent risks of agritourism activity" mean means
those dangers or conditions that are an integral part of an agritourism
activity including that
include certain hazards, including surface and subsurface
conditions; natural conditions of land, vegetation, and or 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.
"Participant" means any person, other than an agritourism professional, who engages in an agritourism activity.