Int. No. 524
By Council Member Lancman
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to required notice of the rights of people with disabilities to use service animals in public accommodations
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 5 of Title 20 of the administrative code is amended by adding a new subchapter 19 to read as follows:
Subchapter 19
Service Animals
? 20-824 Definitions. For the purposes of this subchapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
"Americans With Disabilities Act" or "ADA" means the Americans with Disabilities Act, title 42 United States code section 12101 et seq., and any regulations promulgated thereunder, as such act and regulations may be amended.
"Disability" means the same as defined in title 28 of the code of federal regulations at section 36.104 or successor provisions.
"Place or provider of public accommodation" means the same as defined in section 8-102, except that a club or place of accommodation shall not be considered in its nature distinctly private if it has more than one hundred members, provides regular meal service and regularly receives payment for dues, fees, use of space, facilities, services, meals or beverages directly or indirectly from or on behalf of a nonmember for the furtherance of trade or business.
"Service animal" means the same as defined in title 28 of the code of federal regulations section 36.104 or successor provisions.
? 20-825 Required notice. a. Every place or provider of public accommodation shall have posted in a conspicuous place easily accessible to all employees and customers, in a standardized form prescribed by the commissioner, written notice that pursuant to local, state and federal law persons with disabilities have the right to use and possess service animals while on the premises of such public accommodation, consistent with federal ...
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