10 DIGIT ID CODE

UTAH SERVICE DOG LAWS

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UNDER CHAPTER 5B - RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY

DEFINITIONS AS USED IN THIS CHAPTER:

“Disability” has the same meaning as defined in 42 U.S.C. 12102 of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, as may be amended in the future, and 28 C.F.R. 36.104 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as may be amended in the future.

“Service Animal” is a trained dog to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability that are directly related to the individual's disability, including:

1. Assisting an individual who is blind or has low vision with navigation or other tasks;

2. Alerting an individual who is deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or sounds;

3. Providing non-violent protection or rescue work;

4. Pulling a wheelchair;

5. Assisting an individual during a seizure;

6. Alerting an individual to the presence of an allergen;

7.  Retrieving an item for the individual;

8.  Providing physical support and assistance with balance and stability to an individual with a mobility

    disability; or

9. Helping an individual with a psychiatric or neurological disability by preventing impulsive or destructive              behaviors.

 

ACCOMMODATION LAW

Any person with a disability has the right to be accompanied by a service animal, unless the service animal causes a danger or nuisance to others as interpreted under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 12102:

A person with a disability has the right to be accompanied by an animal that is in training to become a service animal or a police service canine as defined in Section 53-16-102:

A person with a disability is liable for any loss or damage caused or inflicted to the premises by the person's service animal. U.C.A. 1953 § 62A-5b-104

 

DRIVING LAW

The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a blind or visually impaired pedestrian accompanied by a guide dog. A driver who fails to yield the right-of-way is liable for any loss or damage which results as a proximate cause of the failure to blind or visually impaired persons. U.C.A. 1953 § 41-6a-1007