SB-0299, As Passed Senate, June 18, 2015

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 299

     A bill to amend 1970 PA 207, entitled

"An act to exempt certain dogs from license fees,"

by amending the title and section 1 (MCL 287.291), the title as

amended by 1981 PA 74 and section 1 as amended by 2000 PA 4.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

TITLE

     An act to exempt certain dogs service animals from license

fees.

     Sec. 1. (1) Notwithstanding any law or ordinance to the

contrary, a dog service animal is not subject to any fee for

licensing if either of the following applies:

     (a) The dog service animal is used as a guide or leader dog

for a blind person, a hearing dog for a deaf or audibly impaired

person, or a service dog for by a physically limited person with a

disability.

     (b) The dog service animal is owned by a partnership,

corporation, or other legal entity that trains dogs service animals

for use as guide or leader dogs for blind persons, hearing dogs for

deaf or audibly impaired persons, or service dogs for physically

limited persons.by a person with a disability.

     (2) As used in this section:

     (a) "Audibly impaired" means audibly impaired as defined in

section 1 of 1981 PA 82, MCL 752.61.

     (b) "Blind person" means a blind person as defined in section

1 of 1978 PA 260, MCL 393.351.

     (c) "Deaf person" means a deaf person as defined in section 1

of 1981 PA 82, MCL 752.61.

     (d) "Physically limited" means physically limited as defined

in section 1 of 1966 PA 1, MCL 125.1351.

     (a) "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.

     (b) As used in subdivision (a), "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.

     (c) "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.

     (d) "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.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

after the date it is enacted into law.

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless all of the following bills of the 98th Legislature are

enacted into law:

     (a) Senate Bill No. 298.

     (b) House Bill No. 4521.

     (c) House Bill No. 4527.