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§ 75B.001.Definitions

Title 4. Liability in Tort · Chapter 75B. Limited Liability for Recreational Vehicle Park and Campground Activities · Last amended 2023 · Last verified August 29, 2026

In one sentenceSection 75B.001 defines campground, recreational vehicle park, and the activities and participants the chapter protects against.

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In this chapter:
(1)"Campground" means a commercial property designed to provide cabins for transient guest use or areas for locating recreational vehicles or tents for transient guest use.
(2)"Campground entity" means a person engaged in the business of owning or operating a campground.
(3)"Recreational vehicle park" has the meaning assigned by Section 13.087, Water Code.
(4)"Recreational vehicle park entity" means a person engaged in the business of owning or operating a recreational vehicle park.
(5)"Recreational vehicle park or campground activity" means an activity at a recreational vehicle park or campground for recreational or educational purposes.
(6)"Recreational vehicle park or campground participant" means an individual, other than an employee of a recreational vehicle park or campground entity, who engages in a recreational vehicle park or campground activity.
(7)"Recreational vehicle park or campground participant injury" means an injury sustained by a recreational vehicle park or campground participant, including bodily injury, emotional distress, death, property damage, or any other loss arising from the person's conduct of or participation in a recreational vehicle park or campground activity.
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Plain-English Summary

Seven definitions following the template the agritourism chapter established eight years earlier.

"Campground" means a commercial property designed to provide cabins for transient guest use or areas for locating recreational vehicles or tents for transient guest use.

"Commercial" and "transient guest use" are both limiting. A private property is outside the definition, and so is a long-term residential arrangement — this covers holiday and short-stay accommodation.

"Recreational vehicle park" borrows its meaning from the Water Code, which defines the term for regulatory purposes.

"Recreational vehicle park or campground activity" is an activity at such a place for recreational or educational purposes — the same formula as agritourism, minus the "without regard to compensation" clause, which is unnecessary since both places are commercial by definition.

"Participant" again excludes an employee of the entity.

"Participant injury" uses the same broad formula — bodily injury, emotional distress, death, property damage, or any other loss — but adds "conduct of or participation in" the activity, which is slightly wider than agritourism's "participation in".

The chapter was enacted in 2023, and the drafting follows the 2015 agritourism model closely enough that the variations are worth noticing when they appear.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a campground under this chapter?

A commercial property designed to provide cabins for transient guest use or areas for locating recreational vehicles or tents for transient guest use.

Does it cover private land?

No. The definition requires a commercial property.

Are RV park and campground employees covered?

No. An employee of the entity is excluded from the definition of participant.

Amendment History

  • Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 508 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2023.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from Texas Legislature Online (statutes.capitol.texas.gov). Enacted by the Texas Legislature. Current through May 14, 2026. Last verified August 29, 2026. · Official source