Definitions
“Service animal” has the meaning ascribed to it in 28 C.F.R. § 36.104 and includes a miniature horse that has been trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability.N. R. S. 426.097
“Service animal in training” means a dog or a miniature horse that is being trained as a service animal.
N. R. S. 426.099
SDIT Covered?
Yes. It is unlawful for a place of public accommodation to:- Refuse admittance or service to a person who is training a service animal because the person is accompanied by a service animal in training.
- Refuse to permit an employee of the place of public accommodation who is training a service animal to bring the service animal in training into:
(2) Any area within the place of public accommodation to which employees of the place of public accommodation have access, regardless of whether the area is open to the public.
N. R. S. 651.075
Accommodation Law
It is unlawful for a place of public accommodation to refuse admittance or service to a person with a disability because the person is accompanied by a service animal.A place of public accommodation may ask a person accompanied by an animal:
(1) If the animal is a service animal or service animal in training; and
(2) What tasks the animal is trained to perform or is being trained to perform.
N. R. S. 651.075
Harassment of/Interference with Service Dogs
A person shall not:1. Without legal justification, interfere with, or allow a dog or other animal he or she owns, harbors or controls to interfere with, the use of a service animal or service animal in training by obstructing, intimidating or otherwise jeopardizing the safety of the service animal or service animal in training or the person using the service animal or service animal in training (gross misdemeanor).
2. Willfully and maliciously beat a service animal or service animal in training (category E felony ).
3. Willfully and maliciously kill a service animal or service animal in training (category D felony).
Also owes restitution that must cover all costs for aides, assistance, transportation and other hardships incurred during the absence, and until the replacement, of the service animal or service animal in training.
N. R. S. 426.790
Driving Law
A person who is blind and who is on foot and using a service animal or carrying a cane or walking stick white in color, or white tipped with red, has the right-of-way when entering or when on a highway, street or road of this State. Any driver of a vehicle who approaches or encounters such a person shall yield the right-of-way, come to a full stop, if necessary, and take precautions before proceeding to avoid a crash or injury to the person.Any person who violates subsection 1 shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months or by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500, or by both fine and imprisonment.
N.R.S. 484B.290
Service Dog Fraud
Any person other than a person who is blind, deaf, or a person with a physical disability who uses a service animal is guilty of a misdemeanor.N.R.S. 426.510
Also, it is unlawful for a person to fraudulently misrepresent an animal as a service animal or service animal in training. Person is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.
N.R.S. 426.805
