The way I've had it explained : If you
accept compensation in the form of payment or services, you are a Professional.
-and that puts you in a whole 'nuther range of liabilities and
responsibilities. It is probably worth looking into in your state if you
haul other people's horses.
"Good and Ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing
among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. " -Aragorn, son of
Arathorn
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Sharing expenses can lead to some legal
issues. Most autoinsurance policies don't care as long as it is a
sharing basis, not a money maker. Some states do. A number of
years ago the state of WI passed a law or regulation that required a livestock
haulers license if any compensation was given for hauling horses!!
If you want to be legal you can not share expenses in WI. It is a really
stupid law/regulation, but that is the way it is.
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