Statute in Full:
MCL 287.291 Guide, leader, hearing, or service dogs not subject to licensing fee; definitions.
MCL 750.50a - Leader Dog Provision (This statute sets out the penalty for willful and malicious interference with guide dogs used by individuals defined by statute as blind, deaf, or physically limited. Under the statute, a first offense results in a misdemeanor conviction with penalty enhancement for subsequent convictions).
Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated Currentness. Chapter 752. Crimes and Offenses. Protection of Blind Persons.
752.52. Approaching crosswalk by driver without taking precautions to avoid accidents or injuries to blind pedestrians; civil actions; investigations
Sec. 2. (1) A driver of a vehicle shall not approach a crosswalk or any other pedestrian crossing without taking all necessary precautions to avoid accident or injury to a blind pedestrian carrying a cane or using a dog guide or walker.
(2) A driver who approaches a crosswalk or any other pedestrian crossing without taking all necessary precautions to avoid accident or injury to a blind pedestrian carrying a cane or using a dog guide or walker is liable in damages for any injuries caused the blind pedestrian. A blind pedestrian who does not carry a cane or use a dog guide or walker has all of the rights and privileges conferred upon any other pedestrian by the laws of this state. The failure of a blind pedestrian to carry a cane or use a dog guide or walker shall not be treated as evidence of negligence in a civil action for injury to the blind pedestrian or for the blind pedestrian's wrongful death.
(3) If a person alleges to a peace officer a violation of subsection (1), the peace officer shall investigate the alleged violation. The prosecuting attorney shall review the peace officer's investigative report to determine whether a violation of subsection (1) has occurred and whether to issue charges. Upon the request of the blind pedestrian and after reviewing the investigative report, a prosecuting attorney shall inform the blind pedestrian of his or her decision and the reason or reasons supporting that decision.
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Amended by P.A.1986, No. 62, § 1, Eff. Jan. 1, 1987; P.A.2002, No. 401, Imd. Eff. June 3, 2002.
Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated Currentness. Chapter 752. Crimes and Offenses. Collars, Harnesses and Leashes for Dogs Used by Deaf or Audibly Impaired Persons.
752.61. Definitions
Sec. 1. As used in this act:
(a) "Audibly impaired" means the inability to hear air conduction thresholds at an average of 40 decibels or greater in the better ear.
(b) "Deaf person" means a person whose hearing is totally impaired or whose hearing, with or without amplification, is so seriously impaired that the primary means of receiving spoken language is through other sensory input, including but not limited to, lip reading, sign language, finger spelling, or reading.
(c) "Physically limited" means physically limited as defined in section 1 of Act No. 1 of the Public Acts of 1966, being section 125.1351 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
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P.A.1981, No. 82, § 1, Imd. Eff. July 1. Amended by P.A.1984, No. 111, § 1, Imd. Eff. May 24.
752.62. Use of dog wearing blaze orange leash and collar or harness
Sec. 2. A person, except a person who is deaf, audibly impaired, or otherwise physically limited shall not use or be in possession of a dog that is wearing a blaze orange leash and collar or harness in any public place.
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P.A.1981, No. 82, § 2, Imd. Eff. July 1. Amended by P.A.1984, No. 111, § 1, Imd. Eff. May 24.
752.63. Penalties
Sec. 3. A person who knowingly violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $10.00.
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P.A.1981, No. 82, § 3, Imd. Eff. July 1.
Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated Currentness. Chapter 750. Michigan Penal Code. The Michigan Penal Code. Chapter LXXII. Public Safety.
750.502c. Refusal of entry or use of public or private accommodations by persons led or accompanied by guide, hearing or service dogs
Sec. 502c. (1) A person who is an owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent, or employee of any place of public or private housing, accommodation, amusement, or recreation, including but not limited to any inn, hotel, motel, apartment building, trailer park, restaurant, barbershop, billiard parlor, store, public conveyance on land or water, theater, motion picture house, public or private educational institution, or elevator, who refuses to permit a person with disabilities to enter or use the place when the place is available because the person with disabilities is being led or accompanied by a guide or leader dog, hearing dog, or service dog is guilty of a misdemeanor if the guide or leader dog is wearing a harness or if the hearing dog or service dog is wearing a blaze orange leash and collar, hearing dog cape, or service dog backpack, and the person with disabilities being led or accompanied has in his or her possession a pictured identification card certifying that the dog was trained by a qualified organization or trainer. The department of labor shall maintain a list of organizations or trainers that train guide or leader dogs, hearing dogs, and service dogs.
(2) A person who is an owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent, or employee of any place of public or private housing, accommodation, amusement, or recreation, including, but not limited to, the places listed in subsection (1), who refuses to permit a trainer of guide or leader dogs, hearing dogs, or service dogs to enter or use the place when the place is available because the trainer is being led or accompanied by a guide or leader dog, hearing dog, or service dog is guilty of a misdemeanor if the guide or leader dog is wearing a harness or if the hearing dog or service dog is wearing a hearing dog cape or service dog backpack, if the trainer is being led or accompanied by an adult dog for the purpose of training the dog, and if the trainer has in his or her possession picture identification and identification stating that he or she is a representative or employee of an organization or trainer, or is a trainer, included on the department of labor list of organizations or trainers that train guide or leader dogs, hearing dogs, or service dogs.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Adult dog" means a domestic dog of the species canis familiaris that is 12 months of age or older.
(b) "Audibly impaired" means audibly impaired as defined in section 1 of 1981 PA 82, MCL 752.61.
(c) "Blind person" means a blind person as defined in section 1 of 1978 PA 260, MCL 393.351.
(d) "Deaf person" means a deaf person as defined in section 1 of 1981 PA 82, MCL 752.61.
(e) "Person with disabilities" means a person who is audibly impaired, blind, deaf, or otherwise physically limited.
(f) "Physically limited" means physically limited as defined in section 1 of 1966 PA 1, MCL 125.1351.
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Amended by P.A.1980, No. 317, § 1, Eff. March 31, 1981; P.A.1984, No. 110, § 1, Eff. Oct. 1; P.A.1995, No. 114, § 1, Eff. Jan. 1, 1996; P.A.1998, No. 38, Imd. Eff. March 18, 1998.
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