10 DIGIT ID CODE

INDIANA SERVICE DOG LAWS

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DEFINITIONS

UNDER PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION LAW

“Service animal” refers to an animal trained as:

1. a hearing animal

2. a guide animal;

3. an assistance animal;

4. a seizure alert animal;

5. a mobility animal;

6. a psychiatric service animal; or

7. an autism service animal.

I.C. 16-32-3-1.5

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UNDER INTERFERENCE/MISTREATMENT OF SERVICE ANIMAL LAW:

"Service animal" means an animal that a person who is impaired by:

1. Blindness or any other visual impairment;

2. deafness or any other aural impairment;

3. a physical disability; or

4. a medical condition;

relies on for navigation, assistance in performing daily activities, or alert signals regarding the onset of the person's medical condition. I.C. 35-46-3-11.5

 

ACCOMMODATION LAW

Place of public accommodation commits Class C infraction if:

• refuses access to a public accommodation

• charges a fee for access to a public accommodation to person using service dog/service animal trainer. I.C. 16-32-3-2

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A person renting, leasing, or providing real property for compensation shall not refuse to accept a person with a disability as a tenant due to the fact that the person with a disability has a guide dog that assists the person with a disability in overcoming a particular disability. I.C. 22-9-6-5

 

A voter who requires the assistance of a service animal is entitled to bring the animal into the polls and the voting booth. I.C. 3-11-9-5

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HARASSMENT OF INTERFERENCE WITH SERVICE DOGS

A person who knowingly or intentionally:

• interferes with the actions of a service animal; or

• strikes, torments, injures, or otherwise mistreats a service animal;

 

while the service animal is engaged in assisting an impaired person commits a Class misdemeanor.

 

Level 6 felony if the act results in the serious permanent disfigurement; unconsciousness; permanent or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ; or death of the service animal. I.C. 35-46-3-11.5

 

DRIVING LAW

A person who drives a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a blind pedestrian carrying a clearly visible white cane or accompanied by a guide dog. I.C. 9-21-17-21

 

A person not totally blind who:

• approaches a totally or partially blind pedestrian carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without a red tip, or using a service animal; and

• fails to take all necessary precautions to avoid injury to the blind pedestrian commits a Class C infraction. I.C. 16-32-3-3