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MississippiHB 12952025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Agritourism activity; revise definition of and clarify posting of signage for liability purposes.

Sponsored By: Bill Pigott (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Agriculture

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2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Annual fees and registration for farm attractions

Beginning July 1, 2025, Mississippi agritourism operators must register annually with the state agriculture department and pay $50. Covered activities must take place at a registered location and let the public view or enjoy rural activities. The department must maintain a public list of operators, activities and locations, promote registered attractions, and issue guidelines. Registration does not make the department liable for the attractions. Registration fees go into a dedicated state fund that keeps unspent money and earns interest.

Farm attractions get revised liability protections

Beginning July 1, 2025, Mississippi agritourism operators must post the required warning clearly at the entrance, not at each activity site. Sign letters must be at least one inch high, and written service or rental contracts must include the warning in readable print. The warning explains natural activity risks, participants' possible negligence, and their acceptance of those risks. Operators lose this law's liability protection if they fail to meet the sign and contract requirements. Compliant operators can use the protection as a legal defense when injury or death results only from inherent risks. Those risks include hazards from land, water, plants, animals, structures and equipment, plus participant negligence. Protection does not cover intentional injury, willful or wanton disregard for safety, or failure to warn about dangers operators knew or should have known about. Product liability claims remain available, and other liability limits and the assumption-of-risk defense remain in place.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Bill Pigott

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • C. Scott Bounds

    Republican • House

  • Elliot Burch

    Republican • House

  • Lester Carpenter

    Republican • House

  • Timmy Ladner

    Republican • House

  • Lancaster

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Steve Lott

    Republican • House

  • Vince Mangold

    Republican • House

  • Jonathan McMillan

    Republican • House

  • Brent Powell

    Republican • House

  • Donnie Scoggin

    Republican • House

  • Lee Yancey

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 169 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/6/2025

Passed

Yes: 50 • No: 0

House vote • 1/29/2025

Passed

Yes: 119 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor

    3/12/2025legislature

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

    3/7/2025Senate

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

    3/6/2025House

  4. Returned For Enrolling

    3/6/2025Senate

  5. Immediate Release

    3/6/2025Senate

  6. Passed

    3/6/2025Senate

  7. Title Suff Do Pass

    2/27/2025Senate

  8. Referred To Agriculture

    2/17/2025Senate

  9. Transmitted To Senate

    1/30/2025House

  10. Passed

    1/29/2025House

  11. Title Suff Do Pass

    1/28/2025House

  12. Referred To Agriculture

    1/20/2025House

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