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| Sec. 4. 26 MRSA §1420-D, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. O, §7 and | | affected by Pt. X, §2, is amended to read: |
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| | | §1420-D. Misrepresentation of hearing dog |
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| | | A person who fits a dog with a collar and leash of the type | required by section 1420-A, subsection 3 in order to represent | represents that the | | type that a hearing dog normally receives has not in fact been | | provided commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more | | than $100 may be adjudged. |
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| | | Maine law currently states that deaf and hard-of-hearing | | persons have the same rights as hearing persons regarding access | | to common carriers, places of lodging, public accommodations, | | housing and amusement and gives a deaf or hard-of-hearing person | | the right to be accompanied by a specially trained "hearing dog" | | at those places without having to pay extra money. |
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| | | Current law also requires the Department of Labor, Bureau of | | Rehabilitation Services to issue a card saying the dog has been | | "especially trained" as a guide dog for deaf or hard-of-hearing | | persons. This bill removes that requirement as well as the | | requirements that the owner of the dog carry the card and that | | the "hearing dog" wear a hunter orange collar and leash. |
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