Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1666 (2026)

Notice; posting and maintenance of signs; contract; contents of notice.

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EQUINE ACTIVITY LIABILITY ACT

Act 351 of 1994

691.1666 Notice; posting and maintenance of signs; contract; contents of notice.

Sec. 6.

(1) An equine professional shall post and maintain signs that contain the warning notice set forth in subsection (3). The signs shall be placed in a clearly visible location in close proximity to the equine activity. The warning notice shall appear on the sign in conspicuous letters no less than 1 inch in height.

(2) A written contract entered into by an equine professional for providing professional services, instruction, or rental of equipment, tack, or an equine to a participant, whether or not the contract involves an equine activity on or off the location or site of the equine professional's business, shall contain in clearly readable print the warning notice set forth in subsection (3).

(3) A sign or contract described in this section shall contain substantially the following warning notice:

WARNING

Under the Michigan equine activity liability act, an equine professional is not liable for an injury to or the death of a participant in an equine activity resulting from an inherent risk of the equine activity.

History: 1994, Act 351, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2023 · leading case: Amburgey v. Sauder, 605 N.W.2d 84 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000).

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Amburgey v. Sauder, 605 N.W.2d 84 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “1662(f)(ii); MSA 12.418(2)(f)(ii), plaintiff’s argument in this regard is without merit.”

Beattie v. Mickalich, 773 N.W.2d 748 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “According to plaintiff, because defendant failed to post signs consistent with § 6, MCL 691.1666, he should not be able to avail himself of the limitations on his liability and the jury should have been instructed on plaintiffs theory of liability based on § 5(b) and (d).”

20230202_C359740_50_359740.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “Plaintiff insists that defendants violated the EALA by failing to post warning signs required by MCL 691.1666, which specifies the mandatory contents of the warning in subsection (3) of that statute.”

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