§ 40-9.1-2 — § 40-9.1-2. Service animals in public places.

Rhode Island § 40-9.1-2

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 40: Human services
• Ch. 40-9.1: Equal Rights to Public Facilities

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§ 40-9.1-2. Service animals in public places.

Every person with a disability has the right to be accompanied by a service animal, specially trained for that person, in any place listed in § 40-9.1-1 without being required to pay an extra charge for the personal assistance animal. Each person with a disability using a service animal is solely liable for any damage done to persons, premises, or facilities by the service animal.

Legislative History

P.L. 1975, ch. 55, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 159, § 7; P.L. 1997, ch. 85, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 96, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 131, § 1.