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Idaho Code § 6-1206 (2026)

Liability of outfitters and guides. 

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Liability of outfitters and guides. 

(1) No outfitter or guide licensed under the provisions of chapter 21, title 36, Idaho Code, and acting in the course of his employment shall be liable to a participant for damages or injuries to such participant unless such damage or injury was directly or proximately caused by the negligent, reckless, or intentional conduct of the outfitter or guide.

(2)  An outfitter or guide has no duty to eliminate, alter, control, or lessen the risks inherent with recreational activities provided by outfitters and guides. A participant who takes part in a recreational activity provided by outfitters and guides assumes all risks inherent in that activity.
(3)  Any person may, by express written consent, prospectively waive negligence claims against licensed outfitters and guides. It is the policy of this state that such written liability waivers are enforceable to the same degree as similar waivers for other activities.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1984–2008 · leading case: Lee v. Sun Valley Co., 695 P.2d 361 (Idaho 1984).
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Lee v. Sun Valley Co., 695 P.2d 361 (Idaho 1984). · cites it 8× “) In the same chapter, I.C. § 6-1206 provides: *364 "No licensed outfitter or guide acting in the course of his employment shall be liable to a participant for damages or injuries to such participant unless such damage or injury was directly or proximately caused by failure of…”
Hanks v. Sawtelle Rentals, Inc., 984 P.2d 122 (Idaho 1999). · cites it 11× “Idaho Code § 6-1206 limits the liability of licensed “guides” and “outfitters” to “participants.”
Jesse v. Lindsley, 233 P.3d 1 (Idaho 2008). · cites it 4× “[9] Idaho Code § 6-1206 provides: 6-1206. LIABILITY OF OUTFITTERS AND GUIDES.”
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