Delaware Equine Law and Liability Signs
Please note the following regulations from Title 10 Delaware Code, Section 8140, Section 1,
Amend Chapter 81 reads as follows ( this is the law as it is written for equestrians protection):
(d)(1) Every equine professional shall post and maintain signs which contain the warning
notice specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection. Such signs shall be placed in clearly visible
locations on or near stables, corrals or arenas where the equine professional conducts equine activities
if such stables, corrals or arenas are owned, managed or controlled by the equine professional. The warning
notice specified in paragraph (2) of this section shall appear on the sign in red and white with each letter
to be a minimum of 1 inch in height. Every written contract entered into by an equine professional for
the providing of professional services, instruction or the rental of equipment or tack or an equine to a
participant, whether or not the contract involves equine activities on or off the location or site of the
equine professional's business, shall contain in clearly readable print the warning notice specified in
paragraph (2) of this subsection. (2) the signs and contracts described in paragraph (1) of this subsection
shall contain the following warning notice:
WARNING
Under Delaware law, an equine professional 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 10 Delaware Code subsection 8140.
(70 Del. Laws, c.212, subsection 1.)
For your added protection and convenience; The Delaware Equine Council has signs available,
$15 each! Contact any officer using the link below.
These signs are also available at:
- Chicks, Harrington, DE
- Kay's Feed & Supplies, Delmar, DE
- Ride N Slide Tack, Laurel, DE
- Barton's S.S., Seaford, DE
- Equistar Farm LLC, Milton, DE
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