Texas § CP.87.003 - LIMITATION ON LIABILITY
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § CP.87.003 — LIMITATION ON LIABILITY, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ CP.87.003. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY
LIMITATION ON LIABILITY. Except as provided by Section 87.004 , all persons, including a farm animal activity sponsor, farm animal professional, farm owner or lessee, livestock producer, livestock show participant, or livestock show sponsor, are not liable for property damage or damages arising from the personal injury or death of a participant in a farm animal activity or livestock show if the property damage, injury, or death results from the dangers or conditions that are an inherent risk of a farm animal, a farm animal activity, the showing of an animal on a competitive basis in a livestock show, or the raising or handling of livestock on a farm, including: (1) the propensity of a farm animal or livestock animal to behave in ways that may result in personal injury or death to a person on the animal, handling the animal, or otherwise around the animal; (2) the unpredictability of a farm animal's or livestock animal's reaction to sound, a sudden movement, or an unfamiliar object, person, or other animal; (3) with respect to farm animal activities involving equine animals, certain land conditions and hazards, including surface and subsurface conditions; (4) a collision with another animal or an object; or (5) the potential of a participant to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to injury to the participant or another, including failing to maintain control over a farm animal or livestock animal or not acting within the participant's ability. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 549, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1108, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 896 (S.B. 479 ), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219 (H.B. 365 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.
Frequently Asked Questions About Texas § CP.87.003
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Section CP.87.003 ("LIMITATION ON LIABILITY") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. 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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