[blindlaw] Pennsylvania guide dog law

[Greg Care]

Someone recently asked about any Pennsylvania laws regarding guide dogs. Pennsylvania has split up its "White Cane Law" into different parts of the statutory code, so the part dealing with access to places of public accommodation while accompanied by a service animal is pasted below. Please note that this is a criminal law, enforced by the local prosecutor. Because I am not licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, I'm afraid that I can't be of greater assistance on this.

Title 18 - Crimes and Offenses § 7325.  Discrimination on account of guide, signal or service dog or other aid animal.

A person is guilty of a summary offense if he, being the proprietor, manager or employee of a theatre, hotel, restaurant or other place of public accommodation, entertainment or amusement, refuses, withholds or denies any person, who is using a guide, signal or service dog or other aid animal that has been certified by a recognized authority to assist a person, because of the physical disability, blindness or deafness of the user, or who is training a guide, signal or support dog or other aid animal for or from a recognized authority for such a user, the use of or access to any accommodation, advantage, facility or privilege of such theatre, hotel, restaurant or other place of public entertainment or amusement.


Gregory P. Care
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