27-1-733. Liability of nonprofit organizations and their employees for injuries suffered in sponsored rodeo and similar events, MCA

Montana Code Annotated 2019

TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS

CHAPTER 1. AVAILABILITY OF REMEDIES -- LIABILITY

Part 7. Liability

Liability Of Nonprofit Organizations And Their Employees For Injuries Suffered In Sponsored Rodeo And Similar Events

27-1-733. Liability of nonprofit organizations and their employees for injuries suffered in sponsored rodeo and similar events. (1) A nonprofit organization sponsoring a rodeo, cowboy polo, cutting horse, O-Mok-See, trail riding, horse packing, horse show, or jackpot roping event, or employee of the organization, is not liable for injuries suffered by a contestant as a result of the contestant's voluntary participation in the event except for injuries caused by a willful or wanton act of the sponsoring organization or its employees.

(2) For purposes of this section, a minor is considered to be in voluntary participation in an event if:

(a) the minor has provided written consent to participate in the event; and

(b) the consent is approved by one of the minor's parents or by the minor's legal guardian.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 508, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 591, Ch. 56, L. 2009.