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Laws & Liability

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Are You Covered? Protected? Equine Liability and Laws are a complicated manner! Just because you may be unaware of them, doesn't mean you have a good excuse, especially in a lawsuit.

Learn about the Ohio Revised Code -2305.321 - and what you can do to be a better manager of your horses, arena, farm and property.

Listed below are some helpful pdf's from the Equine Open House - in this specialized field.

Ohio Revised Code - 2305.321 - the definition in a 2 page format

ORC Warning Sign - the Equine wording

Notice Sign - "This is and Equine Facility" - wording 

Stable Management - July 2009 Magazine copy - Legal Article on page 10 - a 40 page Publication

Nuisance Article - copy of article by Julie I. Fershtman - expert attorney on equine law

Helpful LEGAL Definitions - compiled by Wayne SWCD