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Kansas Statutes - KSA 60-4003

Chapter 60.--PROCEDURE, CIVIL
Article 40.--ASSUMPTION OF RISK OF DOMESTIC ANIMAL ACTIVITY

      60-4003.   Same; limitations. (a) Nothing in K.S.A. 60-4002 shall prevent or limit the liability of a domestic animal activity sponsor, a domestic animal professional or any other person if the domestic animal activity sponsor, domestic animal professional or person:

      (1) (A)   Provided the equipment or tack, which was faulty, and such equipment or tack was faulty to the extent that it did cause the injury; or

      (B)   provided the domestic animal and failed to make a reasonable effort to determine the ability of the participant to manage the particular domestic animal based on the participant's representations of such participant's ability;

      (2)   owns, leases, rents or otherwise is in lawful possession and control of the land or facilities upon which the participant sustained injuries because of a dangerous condition which was known to the domestic animal activity sponsor, domestic animal professional or person and not made known to the participant;

      (3)   commits an act or omission that falls below the standard of care of a reasonable domestic animal activity sponsor, domestic animal professional or other person engaged in domestic animal activities in the same locality; or

      (4)   injures the participant by willful, wanton or intentional conduct.

      (b)   Nothing in K.S.A. 60-4002 shall prevent or limit the liability of a domestic animal activity sponsor or a domestic animal professional under liability provisions set forth in the products liability laws or under liability provisions of article 4 of chapter 29 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto. 

      History:   L. 1994, ch. 290, § 3; July 1.

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