Section 2E. No owner, operator, or employee of a farm who allows any person to enter said farm for the purpose of agricultural harvesting, including the cutting of Christmas trees under a so-called ''pick-your-own'' agreement shall be liable for injuries or death to persons, or damage to property, resulting from the conduct of such operation in the absence of wilful, wanton, or reckless conduct on the part of said owner, operator, or employee.
Said owner or operator of said farm shall post and maintain signs which contain the warning notice specified herein. Such signs shall be placed in a location visible to persons allowed to enter said farm for the purpose of agricultural harvesting. The warning notice shall appear on a sign in black letters, with each letter to be a minimum of one inch in height and shall contain the following notice:
WARNING
Under section 2E of chapter 128 of the General Laws the owner, operator, or any employees of this farm, shall not be liable for injury or death of persons, or damage to property, resulting out of the conduct of this ''pick-your-own'' harvesting activity in the absence of wilful, wanton, or reckless conduct.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation
Section 1a - Farming, Agriculture, Farmer; Definitions
Section 2 - Powers and Duties of the Department
Section 2b - Riding Schools or Stables; License; Fee; Rules and Regulations; Penalties
Section 2d - Liability of Persons Involved in Equine Activities
Section 4 - Trust Funds, Gifts or Bequests
Section 6 - Lectures and Publications
Section 7 - Posters Containing Extracts of Laws; Preparation and Distribution
Section 7b - Use of Public Lands; Application; Indemnification
Section 7c - Priority in Allotment of Public Lands
Section 7d - Bureau Contracts for Use of Public Lands
Section 7e - Making Land Available to Bureau
Section 7f - Adoption of Rules and Regulations
Section 8b - Supervision of Mink Ranches; Listing; Fee; Certificate; Penalty
Section 9 - Establishment of Demonstration Sheep Farms
Section 10 - Maintenance of Flock of Sheep on Demonstration Farm
Section 11 - Compensation From Commonwealth for Use of Farm as a Demonstration Sheep Farm
Section 12 - Powers and Duties of Division of Regulatory Services
Section 13 - Report of Unsanitary Condition
Section 13a - Reimbursement Following Dealer's Milk Payment Default
Section 13b - Dealer Payments Into Milk Producers Security Fund
Section 15 - Duties of Employees of Department
Section 17 - Inspection of Nurseries; Certificate; Suppression of Pests
Section 18 - Licensing of Nursery Agents; Application; Revocation
Section 19 - Sale of Nursery Stock; Grower's Certificate
Section 20 - Importation of Nursery Stock; Certificate of Inspection
Section 20a - Spread or Growth of Plants of Water Chestnut ≪i>(trapa Natans)
Section 25 - Appeal From Proposed Action
Section 26 - Proceedings After Appeal; Notice
Section 28 - Exemption of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths
Section 29 - Penalties for Violation of Secs. 16 to 27
Section 31 - European Corn Borer Infestation; Hearing; Order; Publication
Section 31a - Disposition of Corn Stubble; Destruction; Postponement
Section 34 - Instructions as to Treatment of Diseased and Miskept Colonies; Destruction
Section 35 - Transportation of Bees and Bee Equipment; Certificate; Inspection; Fees
Section 36a - Records of Number and Locations of Colonies; Reports
Section 36b - Labeling and Sale of Honey; Restrictions
Section 36c - Maple Syrup and Maple Syrup Food Products; Labelling
Section 38 - Penalties for Violation of Secs. 33, 35, 36b and 36c
Section 38a - Establishment and Holding of Fairs
Section 38b - Massachusetts State Exposition Building Maintenance Fund
Section 38c - Agricultural Fairs; Facilities and Land Resources; Preservation and Rehabilitation
Section 41 - Selection of Directors; Terms
Section 42 - Receipt of Grants; Expenditure of Money; Power of Trustees
Section 43 - Instructors in Agriculture, Homemaking and Country Life
Section 44 - Preparation of Annual Budget
Section 44a - Suffolk County Annual Budget and Report; Tax Assessment
Section 45 - Acquisition of Land by Towns for Demonstration Work in Agriculture and Homemaking
Section 47 - Receipt of Department Reports by Farmers' Clubs; Annual Returns; Reports
Section 48 - Regulations for Preservation of Peace at Meetings or Exhibitions; Posting
Section 49 - Vendors, Gaming Activities, Shows or Plays Near Cattle Show, Fair or Exhibition; Gaming
Section 50 - Penalty for Violations of Sec. 49 or Regulations Established Under Sec. 48
Section 51 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 52 to 63
Section 52 - Commercial Feed; Registration; Application; Changes in Guarantees; Hearing; Fee
Section 54 - Adulterated Feed, Defined
Section 55 - Restrictions on Distribution of Feed
Section 56 - Prohibited Acts or Omissions
Section 57 - Enforcement of Secs. 52 to 60; Prosecution of Violations; Hearing; Notice
Section 59 - Methods for Collection and Delivery of Samples for Analysis
Section 61 - Penalties; Certified Copy of Official Analysis as Prima Facie Evidence
Section 63 - Rules and Regulations Relative to Sale of Commercial Feed
Section 64 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 65 to 83
Section 65 - Plant Nutrients or Beneficial Substances; Guarantees; Sources; Inspection and Analysis
Section 69 - Statement of Tonnage Sold; Inspection Fee; Filing; Permit to Examine Books
Section 70 - Analysis of Fertilizers; Inspection and Taking of Samples; Publication of Results
Section 71 - Analysis Deficiencies; Penalties
Section 72 - Weight Deficiencies; Penalty
Section 73 - Determination and Publication of Values per Unit of Certain Nutrients in Fertilizers
Section 75 - Rules and Regulations; Effectiveness; Violations; Prosecution, Restriction
Section 76 - Misleading or Deceptive Practices; Violations; Refusal or Cancellation of Certificate
Section 77 - Analysis of Samples
Section 79 - Violations; Penalties; Official Analysis as Prima Facie Evidence
Section 81 - Minor Violations; Reporting
Section 83 - Exempt Transactions
Section 84 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 84 to 101
Section 85 - Sale of Seeds; Labeling or Tagging Containers; Required Information
Section 86 - Sale of Seeds; Labeling or Tagging Containers; Variety or Cultivar Designation
Section 87 - Vegetable Seeds; Labeling or Tagging Containers; Required Information
Section 88 - Flower Seeds; Labeling Containers; Required Information
Section 89 - Tree and Shrub Seeds; Labeling Containers; Required Information
Section 91 - Defacing or Destroying Labels; False Advertising; Prohibited Sales
Section 92 - Application of Secs. 85 to 91
Section 93 - Exemption From Penalty of Sec. 100; Limitations
Section 94 - Enforcement; Prosecutions
Section 96 - Seizure and Condemnation; Court Proceedings
Section 97 - Tests and Analyses; Reports; Publication of Results
Section 98 - Seed Germination Standards; Enforcement
Section 99 - Purity and Germination Tests; Fees; Disposition
Section 101 - Sale of Seed Potatoes Restricted; Waiver; Penalty
Section 102 - Marketing and Promotion of Apples; Purpose and Policy
Section 103 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 102 to 115
Section 104 - Marketing Agreements; Approval
Section 105 - Marketing Orders; Issuance; Notice and Hearing; Amendment or Termination of Orders
Section 107 - Collection of Assessments
Section 108 - Marketing Agreements or Orders; Provisions
Section 109 - Temporary Suspension of Marketing Orders or Agreements; Notice and Hearing
Section 110 - Economic Factors
Section 113 - Assessments Held in Trust; Disbursements; Refunds; Reports
Section 114 - Advisory Board Established With Marketing Order; Membership; Expenses; Duties
Section 115 - Rules and Regulations; Promulgation; Actions to Enforce Compliance; Injunctions; Costs
Section 116 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 117 to 123
Section 117 - Industrial Hemp; Regulation; Acquisition of Seed
Section 119 - Annual License; Grounds for Denial of Application
Section 120 - Suspension, Revocation or Refusal to Renew License
Section 121 - Rulemaking Authority