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740 ILCS 13/5

(740 ILCS 13/5)

Sec. 5.

Definitions.

As used in this Act:

"Blind person" means a person who has vision of 20/200 or less
with the best correction or has a visual field of 20 degrees or less.

"Guide dog" means a dog that is trained to lead or guide a blind
person.

"Deaf person" means a person whose hearing disability precludes
successful processing of linguistic information through audition with
or without a hearing aid.

"Hearing ear dog" means a dog that is trained to assist a deaf person.

"Assistance animal" means any animal trained to assist a
physically impaired person in one or more daily life activities,
including but not limited to:

(1) guide dogs;

(2) hearing ear dogs;

(3) an animal trained to pull a wheelchair;

(4) an animal trained to fetch dropped items; and

(5) an animal trained to perform balance work.

"Daily life activity" includes but is not limited to:

(1) self-care;

(2) ambulation;

(3) communication;

(4) transportation; or

(5) employment.

"Physically impaired person" means any person who is permanently
physically impaired, whose physical impairment limits one or more of
daily life activities and who has a record of impairment and is
regarded by health care practitioners as having such an impairment,
requiring the use of an assistance animal including but not limited to
blindness, deafness and complete or partial paralysis.

(Source: P.A. 91-480, eff. 1-1-00.)