Section 7325 - Discrimination on account of service, guide or support dog or other aid animal

18 PA Cons Stat § 7325 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of a summary offense if he, being the proprietor, manager or employee of a theatre, hotel, restaurant or other place of public accommodation, entertainment or amusement, refuses, withholds or denies any person, who is using a service, guide or support dog or other aid animal to assist an individual with a disability or who is training a service, guide or support dog or other aid animal for an individual with a disability, the use of or access to any accommodation, advantage, facility or privilege of such theatre, hotel, restaurant or other place of public entertainment or amusement.

(b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "service, guide or support dog" shall have the same meaning given it under section 5531 (relating to definitions).

(Dec. 18, 1980, P.L.1251, No.227, eff. 60 days; May 12, 1982, P.L.416, No.121, eff. imd.; May 31, 1990, P.L.219, No.47, eff. 60 days; Oct. 18, 2000, P.L.605, No.80, eff. 60 days; Oct. 24, 2018, P.L.685, No.104, eff. 60 days)