Definitions

"Service animal" means a guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including:

  1. guiding individuals with impaired vision;
  2. alerting individuals with dumb hearing to an intruder or sounds;
  3. providing minimal protection or rescue work;
  4. pulling a wheelchair;
  5. fetching dropped items; or
  6. detecting the onset of a seizure.

"Service animal trainer" means a person who trains or raises service animals for individuals with disabilities, whether the person is a professional or volunteer.

MD Code, Homo Services, § 7-701

"Service Canis familiaris" every bit used in Doc Code, Local Government, § 13-104, means a dog that is professionally trained to assistance individuals who are:

(1) blind or visually dumb;

(2) deafened or hard of hearing; or

(3) mobility dumb.

Accommodation Law

Individuals with disabilities and, the parents of a minor child with a disability, and service beast trainers who are accompanied by an animal being trained or raised as a service animal are entitled to full and equal rights and privileges with respect to:

  • roads, sidewalks, public buildings, public facilities, and other public places
  • common carriers and other public conveyances or modes of transportation, places of public accommodations, and other places to which the general public is invited
  • housing accommodations

Medico Code, Human Services, § vii-704

An individual with a disability or a parent of a minor child with a inability who has, obtains, or may wish to obtain a service animal is entitled to full and equal access to housing accommodations.

A mobility dumb private may be accompanied by a service animal specially trained for that purpose in any place where a blind, visually impaired, deaf, or difficult of hearing private has the right to be accompanied by a service animal.

A person may not deny or interfere with the admittance of a service beast that accompanies a blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, or mobility impaired private in violation of this section.

A person who violates is guilty of a misdemeanor and on confidence is subject field to a fine non exceeding $500 for each offense.

A person may not deny or interfere with the admittance of an animal being trained as a service animal that accompanies a service animal trainer.

A person who violates is subject to a fine not exceeding $25 for each criminal offence.

MD Code, Homo Services, § 7-705

Driving Police force

The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a deaf or hearing impaired pedestrian accompanied by a guide dog.

Doctor Lawmaking, Transportation, § 21-511

Licensing Law

If an application meets certian requirements and the local licensing agency is satisfied that the dog for which a license is sought is a service domestic dog and is really in apply every bit a service domestic dog: the dog owner is not required to pay a fee for issuance of the license; and the local licensing agency shall inscribe across the face up of the license in red ink the words "service dog"

MD Lawmaking, Local Government, § 13-104