Iowa § 216C.10 Use of hearing dog

Iowa Statutes

§ 216C.10 — Use of hearing dog

Iowa § 216C.10

Title VIHUMAN SERVICES

Ch. 216CRIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

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Iowa Code § 216C.10 (2026).

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1.A deaf or hard-of-hearing person has the right to be accompanied by a hearing dog, under control and especially trained to assist the deaf or hard-of-hearing by responding to sound, in any place listed in sections 216C.3 and 216C.4 without being required to make additional payment for the hearing dog. A landlord shall waive lease restrictions on the keeping of dogs for a deaf or hard-of-hearing person with a hearing dog. The deaf or hard-of-hearing person is liable for damage done to any premises or facility by a hearing dog.

2.A person who denies or interferes with the right of a deaf or hard-of-hearing person under this section is, upon conviction, guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

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1. A deaf or hard-of-hearing person has the right to be accompanied by a hearing dog,
under control and especially trained to assist the deaf or hard-of-hearing by responding to
sound, in any place listed in sections 216C.3 and 216C.4 without being required to make
additional payment for the hearing dog. A landlord shall waive lease restrictions on the
keeping of dogs for a deaf or hard-of-hearing person with a hearing dog. The deaf or
hard-of-hearing person is liable for damage done to any premises or facility by a hearing dog.
2. A person who denies or interferes with the right of a deaf or hard-of-hearing person
under this section is, upon conviction, guilty of a simple misdemeanor.