Statute in Full:
West's Tennessee Code Annotated. Title 44. Animals and Animal Husbandry. Chapter 17. Dogs and Cats. Part 4. Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 44-17-404. Death of or injury to guide dogs
If a person's guide dog is killed or sustains injuries that result in death or permanent disability caused by the unlawful and intentional, or negligent, act of another or the animal of another, then the trier of fact may find the individual causing the death or the owner of the animal causing the death liable for economic damages, which shall include, but shall not necessarily be limited to, both the cost of the guide dog as well as the cost of any specialized training the guide dog received.
CREDIT(S)
2004 Pub.Acts, c. 957, § 3, eff. June 15, 2004.
Title 62. Professions, Businesses and Trades. Chapter 7. Hotels and Places of Public Accommodation.
§ 62-7-112. Guide dogs; admission
(a)(1)(A) No proprietor, employee or other person in charge of any place of public accommodation, amusement or recreation, including, but not limited to, any inn, hotel, restaurant, eating house, barber shop, billiard parlor, store, public conveyance on land or water, theater, motion picture house, public educational institution or elevator, shall refuse to permit a blind, physically disabled or deaf or hard of hearing person to enter the place or to make use of the accommodations provided when the accommodations are available, for the reason that the blind, physically disabled or deaf or hard of hearing person is being led or accompanied by a dog guide; provided, that the dog guide, when led or accompanied by a blind person or physically disabled person, is wearing a harness and is held on a leash by the blind or physically disabled person or when led or accompanied by a deaf or hard of hearing person is held on a leash by the deaf or hard of hearing person; and provided, further, that the blind or deaf or hard of hearing person or physically disabled person shall first have presented for inspection credentials issued by an accredited school for training dog guides.
(B)(i) No proprietor, employee or other person in charge of any place of public accommodation, amusement or recreation, including, but not limited to, any inn, hotel, restaurant, eating house, barber shop, billiard parlor, store, public conveyance on land or water, theater, motion picture house, public educational institution or elevator, shall refuse to permit a dog guide trainer to enter such place or to make use of the accommodations provided in those places, when the accommodations are available, for the reason that the dog guide trainer is being led or accompanied by a dog guide in training; provided, that the dog guide in training, when led or accompanied by a dog guide trainer, is wearing a harness and is held on a leash by the dog guide trainer or, when led or accompanied by a dog guide trainer, is held on a leash by the dog guide trainer; and provided, further, that the dog guide trainer shall first have presented for inspection credentials issued by an accredited school for training dog guides.
(ii)(a) For purposes of this section, “dog guide in training” includes dogs being raised for an accredited school for training dog guides; provided, however, that a dog being raised for that purpose is:
(1) Being held on a leash and is under the control of its raiser or trainer, who shall have available for inspection credentials from the accredited school for which the dog is being raised; and
(2) Wearing a collar, leash or other appropriate apparel or device that identifies the dog with the accredited school for which it is being raised.
(b) “Dog guide in training” also includes the socialization process that occurs with the dog's trainer or raiser prior to the dog's advanced training; provided, that the socialization process is under the authorization of an accredited school.
(2)(A) In the case of deaf or hard of hearing persons, in lieu of credentials from an accredited school for training dog guides, the deaf or hard of hearing person may apply at the Tennessee Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (TCDHH) for credentials. The application shall be accompanied by affidavits from the owner or owners and from someone involved in training the dog, stating that the dog for which the license is sought has been trained to aid the deaf or hard of hearing. Forms for affidavits required under this subdivision (a)(2) shall be made available by TCDHH. After receiving these affidavits, TCDHH shall issue appropriate credentials certifying the dog as a guide for the deaf or hard of hearing person.
(B) The TCDHH shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, to establish uniform criteria to govern application for and issuance of credentials by the TCDHH for the dog guides for deaf or hard of hearing persons.
(b) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
CREDIT(S)
1955 Pub.Acts, c. 1, §§ 1, 2; 1980 Pub.Acts, c. 488, § 3; 1982 Pub.Acts, c. 748, § 1; 1984 Pub.Acts, c. 612, § 1; 1989 Pub.Acts, c. 591, § 113; 1996 Pub.Acts, c. 668, § 1, eff. March 22, 1996; 2001 Pub.Acts, c. 174, § 13, eff. July 1, 2001; 2003 Pub.Acts, c. 123, § 1, eff. May 13, 2003.
Title 39. Criminal Offenses. Chapter 14. Offenses Against Property. Part 2. Animals.
§ 39-14-208. Injury to and value of guide dogs
A person who intentionally or knowingly unlawfully injures the guide dog of another and, thereby, permanently deprives the owner of the use of the guide dog's services commits theft of that animal and shall be punished under § 39-14-105. In determining the value of the guide dog for purposes of § 39-14-105, the court shall consider the value of the guide dog as both the cost of the dog as well as the cost of any specialized training the guide dog received.
CREDIT(S)
2004 Pub.Acts, c. 957, § 2, eff. June 15, 2004.
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