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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>2822.pdf<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>AN ACT Relating to the definition and misrepresentation of1service animals; amending RCW 49.60.218 and 7.80.120; reenacting and2amending RCW 49.60.040;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>adding a new section to chapter 49.60 RCW;3creating a new section; prescribing penalties; and providing an4effective date.5<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:6<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NEW SECTION.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sec. 1. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The legislature declares that service7animals that are properly trained to assist persons with disabilities8play a vital role in establishing independence<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>for such persons.9There are an increasing number of occurrences where people10intentionally or mistakenly represent their pet, therapy animal, or11emotional<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>support animal to be a service animal and attempt to bring12the animal into a place that it would otherwise not be allowed to13enter. Federal and state<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>laws require places of public accommodation,14including food establishments, to allow an animal that is presented15as a service animal into a place of<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>public accommodation; these same16places of public accommodation face a dilemma when someone enters the17premises and intentionally misrepresents his or<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>her animal as a18service animal. The legislature finds that the misrepresentation of19an animal as a service animal trained to perform specific work or20tasks<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>constitutes a disservice both to persons who rely on the use of21<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sec. 2. RCW 49.60.040 and 2009 c 187 s 3 are each reenacted and8amended to read as follows:9<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter10unless the context clearly requires otherwise.11<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(1) "Aggrieved person" means any person who: (a) Claims to have12been injured by an unfair practice in a real estate transaction; or13(b) believes that<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>he or she will be injured by an unfair practice in14a real estate transaction that is about to occur.15<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(2)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>"Any place of public resort, accommodation, assemblage, or16amusement" includes, but is not limited to, any place, licensed or17unlicensed, kept for gain,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>hire, or reward, or where charges are made18for admission, service, occupancy, or use of any property or19facilities, whether conducted for the entertainment,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>housing, or20lodging of transient guests, or for the benefit, use, or21accommodation of those seeking health, recreation, or rest, or for22the burial or<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>other disposition of human remains, or for the sale of23goods, merchandise, services, or personal property, or for the24rendering of personal services,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>or for public conveyance or25transportation on land, water, or in the air, including the stations26and terminals thereof and the garaging of vehicles,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>or where food or27beverages of any kind are sold for consumption on the premises, or28where public amusement, entertainment, sports, or recreation of any29kind<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>is offered with or without charge, or where medical service or30care is made available, or where the public gathers, congregates, or31assembles for amusement,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>recreation, or public purposes, or public32halls, public elevators, and public washrooms of buildings and33structures occupied by two or more tenants,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>or by the owner and one34or more tenants, or any public library or educational institution, or35schools of special instruction, or nursery schools, or<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>day care36centers or children's camps: PROVIDED, That nothing contained in this37definition shall be construed to include or apply to any institute,38bona<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>fide club, or place of accommodation, which is by its nature39<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(3) "Commission" means the Washington state human rights7commission.8<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(4) "Complainant" means the person who files a complaint in a9real estate transaction.10<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(5) "Covered multifamily dwelling" means: (a) Buildings11consisting of four or more dwelling units if such buildings have one12or more elevators; and (b)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ground floor dwelling units in other13buildings consisting of four or more dwelling units.14<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(6) "Credit transaction" includes any open or closed end credit15transaction, whether in the nature of a loan, retail installment16transaction, credit<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>card issue or charge, or otherwise, and whether17for personal or for business purposes, in which a service, finance,18or interest charge is imposed, or<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>which provides for repayment in19scheduled payments, when such credit is extended in the regular20course of any trade or commerce, including but not limited<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>to21transactions by banks, savings and loan associations or other22financial lending institutions of whatever nature, stock brokers, or23by a merchant<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>or mercantile establishment which as part of its24ordinary business permits or provides that payment for purchases of25property or service therefrom may<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>be deferred.26<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(7)(a) "Disability" means the presence of a sensory, mental, or27physical impairment that:28<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(i) Is medically cognizable or diagnosable; or29<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(ii) Exists as a record or history; or30<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(iii) Is perceived to exist whether or not it exists in fact.31<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(b) A disability exists whether it is temporary or permanent,32common or uncommon, mitigated or unmitigated, or whether or not it33limits the ability to<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>work generally or work at a particular job or34whether or not it limits any other activity within the scope of this35chapter.36<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(c) For purposes of this definition, "impairment" includes, but37is not limited to:38<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(i)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Any physiological disorder, or condition, cosmetic39disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the40<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(ii) Any mental, developmental, traumatic, or psychological5disorder, including but not limited to cognitive limitation, organic6brain syndrome, emotional<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>or mental illness, and specific learning7disabilities.8<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(d) Only for the purposes of qualifying for reasonable9accommodation in employment, an impairment must be known or shown10through an interactive process<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>to exist in fact and:11<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(i) The impairment must have a substantially limiting effect upon12the individual's ability to perform his or her job, the individual's13ability to apply<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>or be considered for a job, or the individual's14access to equal benefits, privileges, or terms or conditions of15employment; or16<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(ii) The employee must have put the employer on notice of the17existence of an impairment, and medical documentation must establish18a reasonable likelihood<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>that engaging in job functions without an19accommodation would aggravate the impairment to the extent that it20would create a substantially limiting effect.21<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(e) For purposes of (d) of this subsection, a limitation is not22substantial if it has only a trivial effect.23<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(8) "Dog guide" means a dog that is trained for the purpose of24guiding blind persons or a dog that is trained for the purpose of25assisting hearing impaired<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>persons.26<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(9) "Dwelling" means any building, structure, or portion thereof27that is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a28residence by one or<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>more families, and any vacant land that is29offered for sale or lease for the construction or location thereon of30any such building, structure, or portion<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>thereof.31<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(10) "Employee" does not include any individual employed by his32or her parents, spouse, or child, or in the domestic service of any33person.34<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(11) "Employer" includes any person acting in the interest of an35employer, directly or indirectly, who employs eight or more persons,36and does not include<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>any religious or sectarian organization not37organized for private profit.38<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(12) "Employment agency" includes any person undertaking with or1without compensation to recruit, procure, refer, or place employees2for an employer.3<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(13) "Families with children status" means one or more4individuals who have not attained the age of eighteen years being5domiciled with a parent or another<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>person having legal custody of6such individual or individuals, or with the designee of such parent7or other person having such legal custody, with the<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>written8permission of such parent or other person. Families with children9status also applies to any person who is pregnant or is in the10process of securing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>legal custody of any individual who has not11attained the age of eighteen years.12<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(14) "Full enjoyment of" includes the right to purchase any13service, commodity, or article of personal property offered or sold14on, or by, any establishment<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>to the public, and the admission of any15person to accommodations, advantages, facilities, or privileges of16any place of public resort, accommodation,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>assemblage, or amusement,17without acts directly or indirectly causing persons of any particular18race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, national<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>origin, or with19any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained20dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, to be21treated<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>as not welcome, accepted, desired, or solicited.22<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(15) "Honorably discharged veteran or military status" means a23person who is:24<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(a) A veteran, as defined in RCW 41.04.007; or25<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(b) An active or reserve member in any branch of the armed forces26of the United States, including the national guard, coast guard, and27armed forces reserves.28<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(16) "Labor organization" includes any organization which exists29for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers30concerning grievances<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>or terms or conditions of employment, or for31other mutual aid or protection in connection with employment.32<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(17) "Marital status" means the legal status of being married,33single, separated, divorced, or widowed.34<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(18) "National origin" includes "ancestry."35<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(19)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>"Person" includes one or more individuals, partnerships,36associations, organizations, corporations, cooperatives, legal37representatives, trustees and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>receivers, or any group of persons; it38includes any owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, agent, or employee,39whether one or more natural persons; and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>further includes any40<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(20) "Premises" means the interior or exterior spaces, parts,4components, or elements of a building, including individual dwelling5units and the public<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and common use areas of a building.6<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(21) "Real estate transaction" includes the sale, appraisal,7brokering, exchange, purchase, rental, or lease of real property,8transacting or applying<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>for a real estate loan, or the provision of9brokerage services.10<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(22) "Real property" includes buildings, structures, dwellings,11real estate, lands, tenements, leaseholds, interests in real estate12cooperatives, condominiums,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and hereditaments, corporeal and13incorporeal, or any interest therein.14<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(23) "Respondent" means any person accused in a complaint or15amended complaint of an unfair practice in a real estate transaction.16<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(24) "Service animal" means ((an animal)) any dog that is17individually trained ((for the purpose of assisting or accommodating18a sensory, mental, or<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>physical disability of a person with a19disability)) to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an20individual with a disability, including a physical,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>sensory,21psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. The work or22tasks performed by the service animal must be directly related to the23individual's<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>disability. Examples of work or tasks include, but are24not limited to, assisting individuals who are blind or have low25vision with navigation and other<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>tasks, alerting individuals who are26deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or sounds,27providing nonviolent protection or rescue work, pulling<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>a wheelchair,28assisting an individual during a seizure, alerting individuals to the29presence of allergens, retrieving items such as medicine or the30telephone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>providing physical support and assistance with balance and31stability to individuals with mobility disabilities, and helping32persons with psychiatric<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and neurological disabilities by preventing33or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviors. The crime34deterrent effects of an animal's presence and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>the provision of35emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship do not36constitute work or tasks.37<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(25) "Sex" means gender.38<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(26)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>"Sexual orientation" means heterosexuality, homosexuality,39bisexuality, and gender expression or identity. As used in this40<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sec. 3. RCW 49.60.218 and 2011 c 237 s 2 are each amended to7read as follows:8<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(1) It shall be an unfair practice for any person or the person's9agent or employee to commit an act which directly or indirectly10results in any distinction,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>restriction, or discrimination, or the11requiring of any person to pay a larger sum than the uniform rates12charged other persons, or the refusing or withholding<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>from any person13the admission, patronage, custom, presence, frequenting, dwelling,14staying, or lodging in any food establishment, except for conditions15and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>limitations established by law and applicable to all persons, on16the basis of the use of a dog guide or service animal by a person17with a disability:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PROVIDED, That this section shall not be construed18to require structural changes, modifications, or additions to make19any place accessible to a person<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>with a disability except as20otherwise required by law: PROVIDED, That behavior or actions21constituting a risk to property or other persons can be grounds<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>for22refusal and shall not constitute an unfair practice.23<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(2) A food establishment shall make reasonable modifications in24policies, practices, or procedures to permit the use of a miniature25horse by an individual<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>with a disability in accordance with26subsection (1) of this section if the miniature horse has been27individually trained to do work or perform tasks<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>for the benefit of28the individual with a disability. In determining whether reasonable29modifications in policies, practices, or procedures can be made<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>to30allow a miniature horse into a facility, a food establishment shall31act in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.32<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(3) For the purposes of this section((:33<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(a)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>"Service animal" means any dog that is individually trained34to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a35disability, including<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual,36or other mental disability. Except as provided in subsection <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(2)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>of37this section, other species of animals, whether wild or domestic,38trained or untrained, are not service animals. The work or tasks39<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>being, comfort, or companionship do not14constitute work or tasks.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>15<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(b))), "food establishment" means a place of business that sells16or serves food for human consumption with a North American industry17classification system<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>code within "445110," "445120," "445210,"18"445220," "445230," "445291," "445292," "445299," "452910," "722110,"19"722211," "722212," "722213," or "722410."20<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 49.6021RCW to read as follows:22<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(1) It shall be a civil infraction under chapter 7.80 RCW for any23person to misrepresent a dog as a service animal. A violation of this24section occurs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>when a person:25<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(a) Expressly or impliedly represents that a dog is a service26animal as defined in RCW 49.60.040 for the purpose of securing the27rights or privileges<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>afforded disabled persons accompanied by service28animals set forth in state or federal law; and29<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(b) Knew or should have known that the dog in question did not30meet the definition of a service animal.31<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(2) An enforcement officer as defined under RCW 7.80.040 may32investigate and enforce this section by making an inquiry of the33person accompanied by the<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>dog in question and issuing a civil34infraction. Refusal to answer the questions allowable under 28 C.F.R.35Sec. 35.136(f) shall create a presumption that<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>the dog is not a36service animal and the enforcement officer may issue the civil37infraction and require the person to remove the dog from the place of38public<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>accommodation.39<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sec. 5. RCW 7.80.120 and 2013 c 278 s 3 are each amended to read1as follows:2<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(1) A person found to have committed a civil infraction shall be3assessed a monetary penalty.4<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(a) The maximum penalty and the default amount for a class 15civil infraction shall be two hundred fifty dollars, not including6statutory assessments,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>except for an infraction of state law7involving (i) potentially dangerous litter as specified in RCW870.93.060(4) or violent video or computer games under<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>RCW 9.91.180,9in which case the maximum penalty and default amount is five hundred10dollars; or (ii) a person's refusal to submit to a test or tests11pursuant<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>to RCW 79A.60.040 and 79A.60.700, in which case the maximum12penalty and default amount is one thousand dollars; or (iii) the13misrepresentation of service<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>animals under section 4 of this act, in14which case the maximum penalty and default amount is five hundred15dollars;16<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(b) The maximum penalty and the default amount for a class 217civil infraction shall be one hundred twenty-five dollars, not18including statutory assessments;19<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(c) The maximum penalty and the default amount for a class 320civil infraction shall be fifty dollars, not including statutory21assessments; and22<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(d) The maximum penalty and the default amount for a class 423civil infraction shall be twenty-five dollars, not including24statutory assessments.25<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(2) The supreme court shall prescribe by rule the conditions26under which local courts may exercise discretion in assessing fines27for civil infractions.28<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(3) Whenever a monetary penalty is imposed by a court under this29chapter it is immediately payable. If the person is unable to pay at30that time the court<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>may grant an extension of the period in which the31penalty may be paid. If the penalty is not paid on or before the time32established for payment, the<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>court may proceed to collect the penalty33in the same manner as other civil judgments and may notify the34prosecuting authority of the failure to pay.35<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(4) The court may also order a person found to have committed a36civil infraction to make restitution.37<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. This act takes effect January 1, 2019.1<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>--- END ---<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>