MICHIGAN

Michigan Statutes, 1953, Section 750.502c (last amended in 1984 by
Public Act 110)

Michigan statutory law guarantees a blind person the legal right to be
accompanied by a dog guide in harness in all public accommodations and
educational institutions and on all public conveyances.

The dog guide user can be required to produce identification such as the
I.D. card furnished by the dog guide school from which the dog was
obtained.

Public accommodations include stores, theaters, movies, hotels,
restaurants, barber shops, places of recreation and other places to
which the public is invited. (750.502c)

Public conveyances include trains, buses, taxis, elevators, boats, and
other common carriers. (750.502c)

Violation: Any person who interferes with the above enumerated rights
is guilty of a misdemeanor and therefore punishable under Michigan law.
(750.502c)
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