39-1110. Use of professional therapy dog while training. Any qualified handler of a professional therapy dog when accompanied by such dog and when using any conveyance of public transportation available to all members of the general public, and when renting and using accommodations in motels, hotels and other temporary lodging places shall have the right to be accompanied by such dog in such places. Any owner or employee of a business or retail establishment to which the public is invited, including establishments which serve or sell food, shall admit a professional therapy dog, accompanied by its qualified handler, to the business. The qualified handler shall be liable for any damage done by the dog to any such conveyance or facility.
History: L. 2003, ch. 64, ยง 8; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare
Article 11 - Physically Disabled Persons
39-1101 Rights of persons with disabilities.
39-1102 Same; use of guide dog by legally blind person.
39-1103 Same; unlawful to interfere with rights.
39-1104 Same; safety day; proclamation; contents.
39-1106 Same; name and citation of act.
39-1107 Same; use of hearing assistance dog by person with hearing impairment.
39-1108 Same; use of service dog by person with disability.
39-1109 Use of assistance dog while training.
39-1110 Use of professional therapy dog while training.
39-1112 Unlawful misrepresentations.
39-1113 Assistance dogs and professional therapy dogs; definitions.