2005 Illinois Code - Chapter 720 Criminal Offenses 720 ILCS 630/ Guide Dog Access Act.

(720 ILCS 630/0.01) (from Ch. 38, par. 65)

Sec. 0.01.

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the

Guide Dog Access Act.

(Source: P.A. 86‑1324.)

(720 ILCS 630/1) (from Ch. 38, par. 65‑1)

Sec. 1.

When a blind, hearing impaired or physically handicapped
person or a person who is subject to epilepsy or other seizure disorders is
accompanied by a dog which serves as a guide, leader, seizure‑alert, or
seizure‑response dog for such person or when a trainer of a guide, leader,
seizure‑alert, or seizure‑response  dog is accompanied by a guide, leader,
seizure‑alert, or seizure‑response dog or a dog that is being trained to be a
guide, leader, seizure‑alert, or seizure‑response dog, neither the person nor
the dog shall be denied the right of entry and use of facilities of any public
place of accommodation as defined in Section 5‑101 of the "Illinois Human
Rights Act", if such dog is wearing a harness and such person presents
credentials for inspection issued by a school for training guide, leader,
seizure‑alert, or seizure‑response dogs.

Any violation of this Act is a Class C misdemeanor.

(Source: P.A. 92‑187, eff. 1‑1‑02; 93‑532, eff. 1‑1‑04.)

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