STATE OF NEW YORK
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5406
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
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 § 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
