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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLV
TORTS
Chapter 773
EQUINE ACTIVITIES
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F.S. 773.04
773.04 Posting and notification.—
(1) Every equine activity sponsor and equine professional shall:
(a) Post and maintain one or more signs which contain the warning notice specified in subsection (2). These signs shall be placed in a clearly visible location near to where the equine activity begins. The warning notice specified in subsection (2) shall appear on the sign in black letters, with each letter to be a minimum of 1 inch in height, with sufficient color contrast to be clearly distinguishable.
(b) Give the participant a written document which the participant shall sign with the warning notice specified in subsection (2) clearly printed on it. Said written document may be used in lieu of posting the warning on the site of the equine activity sponsor’s or equine professional’s facility, and shall be given to any participant in an equine event not on the location of the equine activity sponsor’s or equine professional’s facility.
(2) The signs and document described in subsection (1) shall contain the following warning notice:

WARNING

Under Florida law, an equine activity sponsor or 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.

History.—s. 91, ch. 93-169.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 773.04

Total Results: 5

McGraw v. R and R Investments, Ltd.

877 So. 2d 886, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 10715, 2004 WL 1606713

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 20, 2004 | Docket: 1684427

Cited 4 times | Published

failed to comply with the notice provisions of section 773.04, Florida Statutes (2000), requiring all such

Raveson v. Walt Disney World Co.

793 So. 2d 1171, 2001 WL 1048544

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 14, 2001 | Docket: 1266341

Cited 4 times | Published

with the notification requirement found in section 773.04, Florida Statutes (1997). [2] While some degree

Germer v. Churchill Downs Management, Etc.

201 So. 3d 721, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 13398

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 7, 2016 | Docket: 4419703

Published

the inherent risks of equine activities. § 773.04(2), Fla. Stat. (2012). 3 . If,

Germer v. Churchill Downs Management, Etc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 13, 2016 | Docket: 4110323

Published

from the inherent risks of equine activities. § 773.04(2), Fla. Stat. (2012).

McNichol v. South Florida Trotting Center, Inc.

44 So. 3d 253, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 15047, 2010 WL 3893864

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 6, 2010 | Docket: 2400674

Published

equine sponsor in not posting a sign required in section 773.04 is one that a "`reasonably prudent person would