Montana Code Annotated 2023

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.