§ 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
Full Text of § 75B.001
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.