Definition
Accommodation law adopts federal definition: "service dog as defined in Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C § 12101 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2017."A.C.A. § 20-14-304
SDIT Covered?
Yes. The individual with visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities, or dog trainer in the act of training a guide, signal, or service dog shall not be required to pay any additional charges for his or her guide, signal, or service dog.A.C.A. § 20-14-308
Accommodation Law
Every individual with visual, hearing, or other disabilities has the right to be accompanied by a service animal especially trained to do work or to perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability in or upon any and all public ways, public places, and other public accommodations and housing accommodations prescribed in § 20-14-303 and to be accompanied by a service dog as defined in Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C § 12101 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2017, and shall not be required to pay any extra fee or charge for the service animal.A.C.A. § 20-14-304
Harassment of/Interference with Service Dogs
Any person who without just cause purposely kills or injures any service animal described in this section or any search and rescue dog is guilty of a Class D felony.Any person who kills or injures any service animal described in this section or any search and rescue dog shall make restitution to the owner of the animal.
A.C.A. § 20-14-304
Driving Law
The driver of a vehicle approaching a visually handicapped or hearing impaired person who is using guide or hearing ear dog shall take all reasonable precautions to avoid injury to the visually handicapped, hearing impaired, or other physically handicapped pedestrian.A.C.A. § 20-14-306
Service Dog Fraud
An individual shall not misrepresent an animal to be a service animal or service animal-in-training to a person or entity that operates a public accommodation.An individual who violates this section may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $250 for each violation.
A.C.A. § 20-14-310
