SB81

SB81 strengthens protections for service animals by clarifying what counts as illegal interference—expanding the law to prohibit not just injuring but also harassing, intimidating, enticing, distracting, or otherwise interfering with service dogs that are properly harnessed and controlled by people with disabilities. The bill also clarifies that service animals must be dogs trained to perform specific disability-related tasks (excluding pets kept only for emotional support), and upgrades the penalty from a Class 1 to a Class 2 misdemeanor.

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