AN ACT to limit the liability of animal exhibitions at agricultural fairs.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 99E‑30(1) reads as rewritten:
"(1)	Agritourism activity. – Any activity carried out on a farm or ranch that allows members of the general public, for recreational, entertainment, or educational purposes, to view or enjoy rural activities, including farming, ranching, historic, cultural, harvest‑your‑own activities, or natural activities and attractions. An activity is an agritourism activity whether or not the participant paid to participate in the activity. "Agritourism activity" includes an activity involving any animal exhibition at an agricultural fair licensed by the Commissioner of Agriculture pursuant to G.S. 106‑520.3."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to causes of action arising on or after that date.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 26th day of June, 2007.

	s/	 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

	s/	 Joe Hackney
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

	s/	 Michael F. Easley
	 Governor

Approved 11:16 a.m. this 4th day of July, 2007