Bill Text: NY S05406 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the misrepresentation of guide dogs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [S05406 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S05406-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5406
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 14, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  FARLEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
         ment Operations
       AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation  to  the  misrepresen-
         tation of guide dogs
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 47-b of the civil rights law is amended by adding a
    2  new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
    3    2-A. NO PERSON SHALL KNOWINGLY AFFIX ANY SPECIAL  IDENTIFICATION  TAG,
    4  COLLAR, LEASH, HARNESS, VEST OR OTHER GEAR IN ORDER TO MISREPRESENT THAT
    5  A  DOG  OR  ANIMAL  IS  A  GUIDE  DOG, HEARING DOG, SERVICE DOG OR OTHER
    6  SERVICE ANIMAL AND SEEK TO RECEIVE THE ACCOMMODATIONS AFFORDED TO  GUIDE
    7  DOGS,  HEARING  DOGS, SERVICE DOGS OR SERVICE ANIMALS UNDER THIS ARTICLE
    8  OR UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT  (PUBLIC  LAW  101-336,  AS
    9  AMENDED).
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10583-01-5