As used in this act:

    (a) "Department" means the department of civil rights.

    (b) "Person with a disability" means a person who has a disability as defined in section 12102 of the Americans with disabilities act of 1990, 42 USC 12102, and 28 CFR 36.104.

    (c) As used in subdivision (b), "person with a disability" includes a veteran who has been diagnosed with 1 or more of the following:

    (i) Post-traumatic stress disorder.

    (ii) Traumatic brain injury.

    (iii) Other service-related disabilities.

    (d) "Service animal" means all of the following:

    (i) That term as defined in 28 CFR 36.104.

    (ii) A miniature horse that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks as described in 28 CFR 36.104 for the benefit of a person with a disability.

    (e) "Veteran" means any of the following:

    (i) A person who performed military service in the armed forces for a period of more than 90 days and separated from the armed forces in a manner other than a dishonorable discharge.

    (ii) A person discharged or released from military service because of a service-related disability.

    (iii) A member of a reserve branch of the armed forces at the time he or she was ordered to military service during a period of war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge is authorized, and was released from military service in a manner other than a dishonorable discharge.

    (1) Subject to subsection (2), the department shall develop and make available upon request a voluntary identification and patch for a service animal for a person with a disability.

    (2) To be eligible to receive the voluntary identification and patch described in subsection (1), the person seeking the materials shall provide all of the following:

    (a) An affidavit signed by the person seeking the identification and patch attesting that the service animal for which the identification and patch are being sought has been trained to be a service animal for use by a person with a disability.

    (b) Documentation from an appropriate health care or rehabilitation professional that the individual requires the assistance of a service animal due to a disability.

    The department shall use its existing telephone complaint hotline to receive reports of problems encountered by a person with a disability using a service animal and to receive reports of a person impersonating a person with a disability and using a service animal. The department may refer an alleged violation of section 3(2)(a) to the appropriate law enforcement agency for investigation.

    A person who knowingly or willingly submits a false or fraudulent affidavit under section 3(2)(a) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by 1 or more of the following:

    (a) Imprisonment for not more than 90 days.

    (b) A fine of not more than $500.00.

    (c) Community service for not more than 30 days.