Ontario Service Dogs Act, 2016 Harris, Michael — Bill 80 (41st Parliament, 2nd Session)

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Bill 80, Ontario Service Dogs Act, 2016

Harris, Michael

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Bill 80 2016

Act respecting the rights of persons with disabilities 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,

"disability"

with Disabilities Act, 2005 ; ("handicap")

"service dog" means a dog that is trained as a guide for

a person with a disability or that is receiving training to be such a guide,

and that has the qualifications prescribed by the regulations made under this

Act; ("chien d'assistance")

Application

(2) This Act applies despite any other Act

or any regulation, by-law or rule made under any other Act.

Act

binds Crown

(3) This Act binds the Crown.

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 a school

or 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 a school or in any place to which the public is customarily

admitted, or the charges for the use of the accommodation, services or

facilities,

for

the reason that he or she is a person with a disability who is accompanied by a

service dog, or requires the accompaniment of a support person or the use of an

assistive device to assist them with their 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 person with a

disability who is keeping or is customarily accompanied by a service dog, or who

requires the accompaniment of a support person or the use of an assistive

device to assist them with their service dog.

Other

facilities

(3) Nothing in this

section shall be

construed to entitle a person with a disability to require any service,

facility or accommodation in respect of a service dog other than the right to

be accompanied by the service dog and support person or to use the assistive

device.

False

representation

(1) No

person shall falsely represent himself or herself as being a person with a

disability for the purpose of claiming the benefit of this Act.

Same

(2) No person shall falsely represent a dog

as being a service dog for the purpose of claiming the benefit of this Act.

Same

(3) No person shall falsely represent a

person as being a support person or a device as being an assistive device for the

purpose of claiming the benefit of this Act.

Identification

cards

(1) The

Attorney General or an officer of his or her Ministry designated by the

Attorney General in writing may, upon application, issue to a person with a

disability an identification card identifying the person and his or her service

dog.

Cards

as proof of qualification

(2) An identification card issued under

subsection (1) is proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, that the

person with a disability and the service dog identified on the card are

qualified for the purposes of this Act.

Surrender

of cards

(3) Any person to whom an identification

card is issued under subsection (1) shall, upon the request of the Attorney

General or an officer designated under subsection (1), surrender the

identification card for amendment or cancellation.

Regulations

5. The

Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing qualifications

for service dogs.

Penalty

(1) 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.

Idem

(2) Every person who is in contravention of

section 3 is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine not

exceeding $500.

Commencement

7. This

Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant

Governor.

Short

title

8. The

short title of this Act is the Ontario Service Dogs Act ,

2016 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill enacts the Ontario Service Dogs Act, 2016 . The

Act prohibits denying accommodation, services or facilities to an individual or

discriminating against an individual with respect to accommodation, services or

facilities because the individual is a person with a disability who is

accompanied by a service dog or who requires the accompaniment of a support

person or the use of an assistive device to assist them with their service dog.

A person who contravenes the prohibition is liable to a fine of up to $5,000.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

December 6, 2016

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

December 6, 2016

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

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Citation	Bill 80, 41-2
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Language	en
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