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2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title I - The State and Its Government
Title 5 - Department of State
Section 5:15-b - Materials for Businesses Relative to Service Animals.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 5:15-b (2022)
5:15-b Materials for Businesses Relative to Service Animals. –
The secretary of state shall coordinate with the governor's commission on disability to develop, prepare, and make available to businesses upon request:
I. A decal suitable for posting in a front window or door stating that service animals are welcome and that misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal is a violation of RSA 167-D:8.
II. Materials including permissible questions a business owner may ask in order to determine whether an animal is a service animal, guidelines for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act for the business owner, and information on the Americans with Disabilities Act. Such materials shall also contain language stating that persons who have non-apparent disabilities such as asthma or allergies to animals may also be protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Such materials shall also contain information about the penalties for misrepresentation of a dog as a service dog under RSA 167-D.
The secretary of state shall coordinate with the governor's commission on disability to develop, prepare, and make available to businesses upon request:
I. A decal suitable for posting in a front window or door stating that service animals are welcome and that misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal is a violation of RSA 167-D:8.
II. Materials including permissible questions a business owner may ask in order to determine whether an animal is a service animal, guidelines for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act for the business owner, and information on the Americans with Disabilities Act. Such materials shall also contain language stating that persons who have non-apparent disabilities such as asthma or allergies to animals may also be protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Such materials shall also contain information about the penalties for misrepresentation of a dog as a service dog under RSA 167-D.
Source. 2019, 56:1, eff. Aug. 4, 2019.
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