Disabled Persons' Service Dogs Act, 2009 DiNovo, Cheri — Bill 223 (39th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 223, 39-1

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Bill 223, Disabled Persons' Service Dogs Act, 2009

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Bill 223 2009

An Act respecting the rights of disabled persons who use

service dogs

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Definitions

1. In

this Act,

"disabled

person" means a person who has a disability within the meaning of the Ontarians

with Disabilities Act, 2001; ("personne handicapée")

"service dog" means a dog trained to provide assistance to disabled

persons and having the qualifications prescribed by the regulations. ("chien

d'assistance")

Service dogs permitted in places to which public admitted

(1) No person, directly or

indirectly, alone or with another, by himself, herself or itself or by the

interposition of another, shall,

(

a) deny

to any person the accommodation, services or facilities available in any place

to which the public is customarily admitted; or

(

b) discriminate

against any person with respect to the accommodation, services or facilities

available in any place to which the public is customarily admitted, or the

charges for the use thereof,

for

the reason that he or she is a disabled person accompanied by a service dog.

Service dogs permitted in self-contained dwelling unit

(2) No person, directly or indirectly, alone

or with another, by himself, herself or itself or by the interposition of

another, shall,

(

a) deny

to any person occupancy of any self-contained dwelling unit; or

(

b) discriminate

against any person with respect to any term or condition of occupancy of any

self-contained dwelling unit,

for the reason that he or she is a disabled person keeping or

customarily accompanied by a service dog.

Other facilities

(3) Nothing in this

section shall be construed

to entitle a disabled person to require any service, facility or accommodation

in respect of a service dog other than the right to be accompanied by the

service dog.

Regulations

3. The

Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing qualifications

for service dogs.

Penalty

4. Every person who is in contravention of

section 2 is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine not

exceeding $5,000.

Commencement

5. This Act comes into force six months after

the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

6. The

short title of this Act is the Disabled Persons' Service Dogs

Act, 2009 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The

Bill enacts the Disabled

Persons' Service Dogs Act, 2009 . The Act includes a provision

stating that no person shall deny accommodation, services or facilities to a

person or discriminate against a person with respect to accommodation, services

or facilities for the reason that he or she is a disabled person accompanied by

a service dog. A person who contravenes the provision is liable to a fine of up

to $5,000.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

November 18, 2009

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

November 18, 2009

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 223, 39-1
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Volume / chapter	p39 s1 bill 223 html
Language	en
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