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1    AN ACT concerning service dogs.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 15. The Guide Dog Access Act is amended by changing
5Sections 0.01 and 1 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 630/0.01)  (from Ch. 38, par. 65)
7    Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
8Service Guide Dog Access Act.
9(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
 
10    (720 ILCS 630/1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 65-1)
11    Sec. 1. Service dog access to public accommodations.
12    (a) When an individual with a disability, including a
13physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental
14disability, a blind, hearing impaired or physically
15handicapped person or a person who is subject to epilepsy or
16other seizure disorders is accompanied by a service dog dog
17which serves as a guide, leader, seizure-alert, or
18seizure-response dog for such person or when a trainer of a
19service dog guide, leader, seizure-alert, or seizure-response
20dog is accompanied by a service dog guide, leader,
21seizure-alert, or seizure-response dog or a dog that is being
22trained to be a service dog guide, leader, seizure-alert, or

 

 

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1seizure-response dog, then neither the person nor the dog shall
2be denied the right of entry and use of facilities of any
3public place of accommodation as defined in Section 5-101 of
4the "Illinois Human Rights Act", if such dog is wearing a
5harness and such person presents credentials for inspection
6issued by a school for training service guide, leader,
7seizure-alert, or seizure-response dogs.
8    (b) For the purposes of this Section, "service dog" means
9any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform
10tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability,
11including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or
12other mental disability. The work or tasks performed by a
13service animal must be directly related to the individual's
14disability. Examples of work or tasks include, but are not
15limited to, assisting individuals who are blind or have low
16vision with navigation and other tasks, alerting individuals
17who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or
18sounds, providing non-violent protection or rescue work,
19pulling a wheelchair, assisting an individual during a seizure,
20alerting individuals to the presence of allergens, retrieving
21items such as medicine or the telephone, providing physical
22support and assistance with balance and stability to
23individuals with mobility disabilities, calming a person with
24Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) during an anxiety attack,
25and helping persons with psychiatric and neurological
26disabilities by preventing or interrupting impulsive or

 

 

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1destructive behaviors. The crime deterrent effects of an
2animal's presence and the provision of emotional support,
3well-being, comfort, or companionship do not constitute work or
4tasks for the purposes of this definition.
5    (c) Any violation of this Act is a Class C misdemeanor.
6(Source: P.A. 92-187, eff. 1-1-02; 93-532, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
7    Section 20. The Assistance Animal Damages Act is amended by
8changing Section 5 as follows:
 
9    (740 ILCS 13/5)
10    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
11    "Blind person" means a person who has vision of 20/200 or
12less with the best correction or has a visual field of 20
13degrees or less.
14    "Guide dog" means a dog that is trained to lead or guide a
15blind person.
16    "Deaf person" means a person whose hearing disability
17precludes successful processing of linguistic information
18through audition with or without a hearing aid.
19    "Hearing ear dog" means a dog that is trained to assist a
20deaf person.
21    "Assistance animal" means any animal trained to assist a
22physically impaired person in one or more daily life
23activities, including but not limited to:
24        (1) service guide dogs;

 

 

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1        (2) (blank) hearing ear dogs;
2        (3) an animal trained to pull a wheelchair;
3        (4) an animal trained to fetch dropped items; and
4        (5) an animal trained to perform balance work.
5    "Daily life activity" includes but is not limited to:
6        (1) self-care;
7        (2) ambulation;
8        (3) communication;
9        (4) transportation; or
10        (5) employment.
11    "Physically impaired person" means any person who is
12permanently physically impaired, whose physical impairment
13limits one or more of daily life activities and who has a
14record of impairment and is regarded by health care
15practitioners as having such an impairment, requiring the use
16of an assistance animal including but not limited to blindness,
17deafness and complete or partial paralysis.
18    "Service dog" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1
19of the Service Dog Access Act.
20(Source: P.A. 91-480, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
21    Section 25. The White Cane Law is amended by changing
22Section 3 as follows:
 
23    (775 ILCS 30/3)  (from Ch. 23, par. 3363)
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1impaired, persons who are subject to epilepsy or other seizure
2disorders, and the otherwise physically disabled have the same
3right as the able-bodied to the full and free use of the
4streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings,
5public facilities and other public places.
6    The blind, the visually handicapped, the hearing impaired,
7persons who are subject to epilepsy or other seizure disorders,
8and the otherwise physically disabled are entitled to full and
9equal accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of
10all common carriers, airplanes, motor vehicles, railroad
11trains, motor buses, street cars, boats or any other public
12conveyances or modes of transportation, hotels, lodging
13places, places of public accommodation, amusement or resort and
14other places to which the general public is invited, subject
15only to the conditions and limitations established by law and
16applicable alike to all persons.
17    Every totally or partially blind, hearing impaired, person
18who is subject to epilepsy or other seizure disorders, or
19otherwise physically disabled person or a trainer of service
20dogs support dogs, guide dogs, seizure-alert dogs,
21seizure-response dogs, or hearing dogs shall have the right to
22be accompanied by a service dog support dog or guide dog
23especially trained for the purpose, or a dog that is being
24trained to be a service dog support dog, guide dog,
25seizure-alert dog, seizure-response dog, or hearing dog, in any
26of the places listed in this Section without being required to

 

 

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1pay an extra charge for the service dog guide, support,
2seizure-alert, seizure-response, or hearing dog; provided that
3he shall be liable for any damage done to the premises or
4facilities by such dog.
5    For the purposes of this Section, "service dog" has the
6meaning ascribed to it in Section 1 of the Service Dog Access
7Act.
8(Source: P.A. 92-187, eff. 1-1-02; 93-532, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10becoming law.