As Amended
SEC. 95-11-7. Posting of warnings.
(1) Every equine activity sponsor and every equine professional shall post and maintain signs which contain the warning notice specified in subsection (2) of this section. Such signs shall be placed in a clearly visible location on or near stables, corrals or arenas where the equine activity sponsor or the equine professional conducts equine activities. The warning notice specified in subsection (2) of this section shall appear on the sign in black letters, with each letter to be a minimum of one (1) inch in height. Every written contract entered into by an equine professional or by an equine activity sponsor for the providing of professional services, instruction or the rental of equipment or tack, or an equine participant, whether or not the contract involves equine activities on or off the location or site of the equine activity sponsor's or the equine professional's business, shall contain in clearly readable print the warning notice specified in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) The signs and contracts described in subsection (1) of this section shall contain the following warning notice:
WARNING:
Under Mississippi law, an equine activity or equine sponsor is not liable for an injury to or the death of a participant in equine activities resulting from the inherent risks of equine activities, pursuant to this chapter.
(3) Failure to comply with the requirements concerning warning signs and notices provided in this section shall prevent an equine activity sponsor or equine professional from invoking the privileges of immunity provided by this chapter.
SOURCES: Laws, 1994, ch. 443, Sec. 4, eff from and after July 1, 1994