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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 461C.2, subsection 4, Code 1999, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 4. "Recreational purpose" means the following or any 1 4 combination thereof: Hunting, trapping, horseback riding, 1 5 fishing, swimming, boating, camping, picnicking, hiking, 1 6 pleasure driving, motorcycling, nature study, water skiing, 1 7 snowmobiling, other summer and winter sports, activities of 1 8 amusement, gathering of produce under pick-your-own or cut- 1 9 your-own arrangements, and touring, viewing, or enjoying 1 10 historical, archaeological, scenic, agricultural, or 1 11 scientific sites while going to and from or actually engaged 1 12 therein. 1 13 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 461C.4A GATHERING OF FARM PRODUCE. 1 14 A holder of land who allows a person to enter such property 1 15 and gather the produce of the property under pick-your-own or 1 16 cut-your-own arrangements shall not be liable for personal 1 17 injury or property damage to a person entering or using the 1 18 property even if the holder charges the person for the produce 1 19 or activities with a recreational purpose. 1 20 Sec. 3. Section 461C.5, Code 1999, is amended to read as 1 21 follows: 1 22 461C.5 DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF OWNER OF LEASED LAND. 1 23 Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the provisions of 1 24 sections 461C.3,and461C.4, and 461C.4A shall be deemed 1 25 applicable to the duties and liability of an owner of land 1 26 leased, or any interest or right therein transferred to, or 1 27 the subject of any agreement with, the United States or any 1 28 agency thereof, or the state or any agency or subdivision 1 29 thereof, for recreational purposes. 1 30 EXPLANATION 1 31 This bill amends Code chapter 461C which relates to 1 32 limiting liability for landowners who allow a person to enter 1 33 the landowner's property for recreational purposes. The bill 1 34 adds activities of amusement, gathering of produce, and the 1 35 touring of historical, archaeological, scenic, agricultural, 2 1 or scientific sites to the definition of recreational 2 2 activities. The bill limits a landowner's liability for 2 3 personal injury or property damage to a person entering or 2 4 using the property for purposes of gathering of produce 2 5 notwithstanding that the landowner may charge the person for 2 6 the produce or activities with a recreational purpose. 2 7 LSB 2612HH 78 2 8 tm/jw/5
Text: HF00453 Text: HF00455 Text: HF00400 - HF00499 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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