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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.\n\nB\n\nThe signs and contracts described in subsection A shall contain the following notice: “WARNING” or “ATTENTION” followed by “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.”\n\nC\n\nFailure 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.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1332849,"text":"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. 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This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 710<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 166<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":358243,"section_number":"3.2-6401","catch_line":"Liability limited; liability actions prohibited","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6401\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1425451,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358244,"identifier":"3.2-6402","token":"3.2\/V\/64\/3.2-6402","url":"\/3.2-6402\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-6402\/","token":"3.2\/V\/64\/3.2-6402","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-6402","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Every agritourism professional<\/span> 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<\/span>. 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<\/span> entered into by an agritourism professional<\/span> for the providing of professional services, instruction, or the rental of equipment to a participant<\/span>, whether or not the contract<\/span> involves agritourism activities on or off the location or at the site of the agritourism activity<\/span>, shall contain in clearly readable print the notice specified in subsection B. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The signs and contracts<\/span> described in subsection A shall contain the following notice: “WARNING” or “ATTENTION” followed by “Under Virginia law<\/span>, there is no liability for an injury to or death of a participant<\/span> in an agritourism activity<\/span> conducted at this agritourism location if such injury or death results from the inherent risks of the agritourism activity<\/span>. Inherent risks of agritourism activities include, among others, risks of injury inherent to land, equipment, and animals<\/span>, 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<\/span>.” <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Failure to comply with the requirements concerning signs and notices provided in this section shall prevent an agritourism professional<\/span> from invoking the privileges<\/span> of immunity provided by this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE REQUIRED (\u00a7 3.2-6402)\n\nA. Every agritourism professional shall post and maintain signs that contain the\nnotice specified in subsection B. The sign shall be placed in a clearly visible\nlocation at the entrance to the agritourism location and at the site of the\nagritourism activity. The notice shall consist of a sign in black letters, with\neach letter to be a minimum of one inch in height. Every written contract\nentered into by an agritourism professional for the providing of professional\nservices, instruction, or the rental of equipment to a participant, whether or\nnot the contract involves agritourism activities on or off the location or at\nthe site of the agritourism activity, shall contain in clearly readable print\nthe notice specified in subsection B.\n\nB. The signs and contracts described in subsection A shall contain the following\nnotice: “WARNING” or “ATTENTION” followed by\n“Under Virginia law, there is no liability for an injury to or death of a\nparticipant in an agritourism activity conducted at this agritourism location if\nsuch injury or death results from the inherent risks of the agritourism\nactivity. Inherent risks of agritourism activities include, among others, risks\nof injury inherent to land, equipment, and animals, as well as the potential for\nyou to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to your injury or death.\nYou are assuming the risk of participating in this agritourism activity.”\n\nC. Failure to comply with the requirements concerning signs and notices provided\nin this section shall prevent an agritourism professional from invoking the\nprivileges of immunity provided by this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 2006, c. 710, \u00a7 3.1-796.139; 2008, c. 860; 2016, c. 166.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}