North Dakota § 53-10-01 - Definitions
Full text of North Dakota North Dakota Century Code § 53-10-01 — Definitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53-10-01. Definitions
In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "Engages in an equine activity" means a person who rides, trains, drives, or is a passenger upon an equine, whether mounted or unmounted, and does not mean a spectator in equine activity or a person who participates in the equine activity but does not ride, train, drive, or ride as a passenger upon an equine. 2. "Equine" means a horse, pony, mule, donkey, or hinny. 3. "Equine activity" means: a. An equine show, fair, competition, performance, or parade that involves any breed of equine in any equine discipline, including dressage, a hunter and jumper horse show, grand prix jumping, a three-day event, combined training, a rodeo, driving, pulling, cutting, polo, steeplechasing, endurance, trail riding, guided trail rides, pleasure trail riding, wagon and buggy rides, and western games and hunting; b. An equine training or teaching activity; c. Boarding an equine; d. Riding, inspecting, or evaluating an equine belonging to another whether or not the owner has received some monetary consideration or other thing of value for the use of the equine or is permitting a prospective purchaser of the equine to ride, inspect, or evaluate the equine; and e. A ride, trip, hunt, or other equine activity of any type however informal or impromptu that is sponsored by an equine activity sponsor. 4. "Equine activity sponsor" means an individual, group, club, partnership, corporation, or limited liability company, whether or not the sponsor is operating for profit or nonprofit, which sponsors, organizes, or provides the facility for an equine activity including a pony club, 4-H club, hunt club, riding club, school or college-sponsored class or program, therapeutic riding program, and an operator, instructor, or promoter of an equine facility including but not limited to a stable, clubhouse, pony ride string, fair, or arena at which the activity is held. 5. "Equine professional" means a person engaged for compensation in: a. Instructing a participant or renting to a participant an equine for the purpose of riding, driving, or being a passenger upon an equine; or b. In renting equipment or tack to a participant. 6. "Participant" means any person, whether amateur or professional, who directly engages in an equine activity, whether or not a fee is paid to participate in the equine activity.
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What does North Dakota Century Code § 53-10-01 cover?
Section 53-10-01 ("Definitions") is part of the North Dakota Century Code, the codified statutory law of North Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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