Title of Paper

Agritourism Liability: Why Definition Matters from a Legal Perspective

Author Bios (50 Words for each Author)

Renata Endres is a Teaching Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois specializing in applied economics and tourism.

A. Bryan Endres is a Professor at the University of Illinois specializing in agricultural law.

Jessica Guarino is a Postdoctoral Legal Research Associate at the University of Illinois specializing in agricultural law.

Tyler Swanson is an undergraduate at the University of Illinois specializing in applied economics.

Suiwen (Sharon) Zou is an assistant professor in the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on the pricing and financing of tourism and leisure services. For more information about Dr. Zou’s research, here is her research website: https://publish.illinois.edu/szou/.

Abstract (150 Words)

This abstract aims to illuminate the legal issues and challenges surrounding agritourism liability, which is overlooked in the tourism literature. By demonstrating a lack of a clear and consistent agritourism definition and its impacts on liability exemption laws in the U.S., we argue that this ambiguity may, in the long run, discourage agritourism expansion, lead to inequity among various forms of agritourism businesses, and undermine agritourism visitors’ right. Furthermore, the passage of an agritourism liability exemption law intends to encourage agritourism expansion and improve its profitability by reducing insurance costs and risks. But there is no empirical evidence to show the measurable impacts of these laws. We, therefore, call for future research to explore the economic impact of liability limitations on agritourism operations, as well as the social ramifications (e.g., impacts on visitors’ rights).

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Agritourism Liability: Why Definition Matters from a Legal Perspective

This abstract aims to illuminate the legal issues and challenges surrounding agritourism liability, which is overlooked in the tourism literature. By demonstrating a lack of a clear and consistent agritourism definition and its impacts on liability exemption laws in the U.S., we argue that this ambiguity may, in the long run, discourage agritourism expansion, lead to inequity among various forms of agritourism businesses, and undermine agritourism visitors’ right. Furthermore, the passage of an agritourism liability exemption law intends to encourage agritourism expansion and improve its profitability by reducing insurance costs and risks. But there is no empirical evidence to show the measurable impacts of these laws. We, therefore, call for future research to explore the economic impact of liability limitations on agritourism operations, as well as the social ramifications (e.g., impacts on visitors’ rights).