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Indiana

Consolidated Assistance Animal/Guide Dog Laws

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Citation: IN ST 9-21-17-21; 16-32-3-3; 22-9-6-5; 35-46-3-11.5

Citation: I.C. 9-21-17-21; 16-32-3-3; 22-9-6-5; 35-46-3-11.5


Summary:   These statutes comprise Indiana's assistance animal/guide dog laws.


Statute in Full:

35-46-3-11.5 Interference with or mistreatment of service animal; defenses

West's Annotated Indiana Code Currentness. Title 9. Motor Vehicles. Article 21. Traffic Regulation. Chapter 17. Pedestrians.

9-21-17-21 Blind pedestrians; yield of right-of-way

Sec. 21. A person who drives a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a blind pedestrian carrying a clearly visible white cane or accompanied by a guide dog.

CREDIT(S)

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.

 

West's Annotated Indiana Code Currentness. Title 16. Health. Article 32. Persons with Disabilities. Chapter 3. Rights of Blind and Other Physically Disabled Persons.

16-32-3-3 Offenses; failure to take precautions to avoid injury to blind pedestrian; unauthorized carrying of cane

Sec. 3. (a) A person not totally blind who:

(1) approaches a totally or partially blind pedestrian carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without a red tip, or using a guide dog; and

(2) fails to take all necessary precautions to avoid injury to the blind pedestrian;

commits a Class C infraction.

(b) A person not totally or partially blind who carries, in a public place, a cane or walking stick that is white and tipped with red commits a Class C infraction.

CREDIT(S)

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15.

 

West's Annotated Indiana Code Currentness. Title 22. Labor and Safety. Article 9. Civil Rights. Chapter 6. Equal Access to Housing for Persons with Disabilities.

22-9-6-5 Guide dogs not grounds for refusing to rent

Sec. 5. A person renting, leasing, or providing real property for compensation shall not refuse to accept a person with a disability as a tenant due to the fact that the person with a disability has a guide dog that assists the person with a disability in overcoming a particular disability.

CREDIT(S)

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.132. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.138.

 

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