216C.10 Use of hearing dog.
1. A deaf or hard-of-hearing person has the right to be accompanied by a hearing dog, under control and especially trained to assist the deaf or hard-of-hearing by responding to sound, in any place listed in sections 216C.3 and 216C.4 without being required to make additional payment for the hearing dog. A landlord shall waive lease restrictions on the keeping of dogs for a deaf or hard-of-hearing person with a hearing dog. The deaf or hard-of-hearing person is liable for damage done to any premises or facility by a hearing dog.
2. A person who denies or interferes with the right of a deaf or hard-of-hearing person under this section is, upon conviction, guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
86 Acts, ch 1245, §1263
C87, §601D.10
C93, §216C.10
93 Acts, ch 75, §5; 2010 Acts, ch 1079, §8
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 216C - RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Section 216C.1 - Participation by persons with disabilities.
Section 216C.1A - Definitions.
Section 216C.2 - Public employment.
Section 216C.3 - Free use of public facilities.
Section 216C.4 - Accommodations.
Section 216C.5 - Use of guide dogs.
Section 216C.6 - Failure to use cane or dog not negligence.
Section 216C.7 - Penalty for denying rights.
Section 216C.8 - White cane safety day.
Section 216C.9 - Curb ramps and sloped areas for persons with disabilities.
Section 216C.10 - Use of hearing dog.
Section 216C.11 - Service animals and service-animals-in-training — penalty.