LEGAL LIABILITY IN AGRITOURISM AND DIRECT MARKETING OPERATIONS

by Jesse J. Richardson Jr., Associate Professor, Virginia Tech

Legal liability (or “liability” when used in this booklet) means responsibility under the law for your acts or omissions. Traditional agriculture involves producing crops, raising livestock, and, perhaps, selling products raised on the farm at roadside stands. When agriculture followed the traditional production model, the public was rarely involved and the legal liability of farm operators was mainly limited to employees.