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2024 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 40 - Human Services
Chapter 40-9.1 - Equal Rights to Public Facilities
Section 40-9.1-2. - Service animals in public places.
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RI Gen L § 40-9.1-2. (2024)
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§ 40-9.1-2. Service animals in public places.
Every person with a disability has the right to be accompanied by a service animal, specially trained for that person, in any place listed in § 40-9.1-1 without being required to pay an extra charge for the personal assistance animal. Each person with a disability using a service animal is solely liable for any damage done to persons, premises, or facilities by the service animal.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 55, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 159, § 7; P.L. 1997, ch. 85, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 96, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 131, § 1.
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