SF0004 - Service dogs.
2001 |
State of Wyoming |
01LSO-0069 |
SENATE FILE NO. SF0004
Service dogs.
Sponsored by: Senator(s) Massie and Hinchey and
Representative(s) McMurtrey and Sadler
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to persons with
disabilities; expanding
2 current provisions accommodating persons
with disabilities;
3 modifying provisions for the use of guide
dogs to allow for
4 the use of service dogs; providing
definitions; and
5 providing for an effective date.
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7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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9 Section 1. W.S. 35-13-205 is created to read:
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11 35-13-205. Definitions.
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13 (a) As used in this article:
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(i) "Service dog" means a dog which has been or
2 is being specially trained to the requirements
of a person
3 with a disability;
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(ii) "Person with a disability"
means an
6 individual who has a mental or physical
impairment which
7 substantially limits one (1) or more major life
activities;
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(iii) "Major life activities"
means functions
10 associated with the normal activities of independent
daily
11 living such as caring for one's self, performing
manual
12 tasks, walking, seeing, hearing or speaking.
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Section 2. W.S. 35-13-201(a)(intro), (iii) and (b),
15 35-13-203 and 35-13-204(a) are amended to read:
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17 35-13-201. Generally; use of certified service dogs.
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(a) Any blind, visually handicapped, deaf, hearing
20 impaired person
or otherwise disabled other person with a
21 disability,
subject to the conditions and limitations
22 established by law and applicable alike to all
persons:
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(iii) Shall not be discriminated against in
the
2 leasing or rental of apartments and other
private
3 residential property because of his handicap disability.
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(b) Any blind, visually handicapped, deaf, or hearing
6 impaired person or
other person with a disability may be
7 accompanied by a guide
service dog, specially trained and 8
certified
for the purpose, in any of the places listed in
9 subsection (a) of this section without paying an
extra
10 charge for the guide service dog, shall not be
11 discriminated against in the leasing or rental of
12 residential property because the person has a guide service
13 dog and is liable for any damage done to the premises
or
14 facilities by the dog.
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16 35-13-203. Interfering with rights; penalty.
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18 Any person denying or interfering with
admittance to or
19 enjoyment of the public facilities enumerated in W.S.
20 35-13-201 or otherwise interfering with the rights of
the
21 blind, partially blind, deaf, hearing impaired person or
22 otherwise disabled other person with a
disability is guilty
23 of a misdemeanor and may be fined not more than seven
24 hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).
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35-13-204. Additional provisions on
use of certified
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service dogs; penalty.
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(a) Any blind, partially blind, deaf, or hearing
6 impaired person or
other person with a disability who is a
7 passenger on any common carrier, airplane, motor
vehicle,
8 railroad train, motor bus, boat or any other
public
9 conveyance operating within the state may have
with him a
10 guide service dog. specially trained and certified for that 11
purpose.
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Section 3. This act is effective
immediately upon
14 completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become
law
15 as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
16 Constitution.
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18 (END)
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