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| State Has Laws Regarding: Guide: Yes Hearing: Yes Service: Yes Statute Regarding Accessibility: Chapter 272, Section 98A(2000) and Chapter 151C, Section 2A Paragraph e(1986) Locations Allowed: Any and all accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges on all public conveyances, public amusements and places of public accommodation, within the commonwealth, to which persons not accompanied by dogs are entitled, subject only to the conditions and limitations applicable to all persons. Statute Regarding Interference: 272-98A (1992) Interference Includes: Whoever deprives any blind person, or deaf or hearing handicapped person, or other physically handicapped person of any right conferred by this section. Statute Regarding Housing: 151B-6 (2001) Housing Includes: Publicly assisted or multiple dwelling or contiguously located housing accommodations. Statute Regarding Owner Licenses and Fees: 140-139 (1983) Licenses or Fee Requirements: No fee may be charged for Guide or Hearing Dogs. Identification Requirements: Identification card. A hearing dog shall, for identification purposes, be fitted with a collar and leash which are of a bright color. Trainers Allowed with Dogs: 129-39E (2002) The same rights, privileges, and responsibilities as those afforded to an individual with a disability. Trainers Requirements: 129-39C (1983) Every person engaged in the hearing dog business shall obtain a license therefor from the director. Penalties for Interference: Shall be punishable by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars and shall be liable to any person aggrieved thereby for such damages as are set forth in section five of chapter one hundred and fifty-one B; provided, however, that such civic forfeiture shall be of an amount not less than one hundred dollars. Summary of Law: Maryland law guarantees a blind, deaf, or physically disabled person has the legal right to be accompanied by a specially trained dog in all public accommodations and on all common carriers. No extra charge can be levied because of the dog's presence, but the dog user is liable for any damage the dog might cause to the premises. The dog user must carry identification such as the identification card issued by the school. |
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