MINNESOTA

Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 256C, Sections 256C.01 through 256C.06,
amended 1986

Minnesota statutes guarantee a blind person the legal right to be
accompanied by a dog guide in all public accommodations and on all
public conveyances.  A dog guide user is also guaranteed the right to
equal accommodation in housing.  No extra charge can be levied because
of the dog guide's presence, but the dog guide user is liable for any
damage the dog guide causes to the premises.  A landlord is not required
to modify his property nor to maintain a higher standard of care than
that provided other persons.  Minnesota state policy also insures equal
employment opportunity to blind persons in its state service, or the
service of its political subdivisions, in public schools and in all
employment supported in whole or in part by public funds, except when
the particular disability prevents performance of the work involved.

Public accommodations include hotels, public buildings, restaurants,
places of resort and amusement, stores, and all other places to which
the public is invited.  (*256C.02)

Public conveyances include airplanes, boats, taxis, trains, buses, and
all other modes of transportation offered for public use.  (*256C.02)

Housing includes any real property offered for rent, lease or
compensation.  (*256C.025)

Violation: Any person or agent thereof who interferes with the above
enumerated rights is guilty of a misdemeanor and therefore punishable
under Minnesota law.  (*256C.05)'
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