23-2-651. Purpose. The legislature finds that snowmobiling is a major recreational sport and a major industry in this state and recognizes that among the attractions of the sport are risks, inherent and otherwise. The state has a legitimate interest in:
(1) maintaining the economic viability of the snowmobiling industry by discouraging claims based on damages resulting from risks inherent in the sport;
(2) clarifying what the inherent risks of snowmobiling are; and
(3) establishing the duties of snowmobilers and snowmobile area operators.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 440, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 145, L. 1999.