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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 104
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 378
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. BERTHEL, 32nd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF GUIDE DOGS AND
ASSISTANCE DOGS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That sections 46a-44 and 46a-64 of the general statutes be amended to 1
prohibit anyone from requiring a blind person using a guide dog or a 2
deaf or mobility impaired person using an assistance dog to disclose the 3
reason for use of the dog as a condition of bringing the dog onto public 4
transportation or into a place of public accommodation. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit anyone from asking an individual the reason for using a
guide dog or assistance dog as a condition of bringing the dog onto
public transportation or into a place of public accommodation.