Florida

The following statutes establish rights of access for blind persons, including guide dog users, in the state of Florida:

Florida Statute 413.08

This legislation makes it an offence under Florida State Law to deny access to disabled persons who use service animals, or those engaged in the act of training service animals. Housing, public transportation, and other places to which the general public is invited are covered under this legislation. ?/Furthermore the legislation prohibits owners of such facilities from charging owners of service animals a deposits foradmitence of the animal to these facilities, (Wrenting an apartment for example.) The bill goes on to state that it is the responsibility of the animal's owner to attend to its needs, and permits the operator of such accommodations to remove such animals from the premises if the animal behaves or is managed in a way that jeopardises the safety of others and the normal operation of the facility.

The legislation prohibits employment discrimination based ondisability unless it is shown that the particular disability prevents one from doing the work involved. The regulation covers state agencies, public schools, or other entities supported by public funds.

Section 413.081of this legislation establishes penalties for those who knowingly injure, or kill a service animal and establishes a disabled persons right to collect punitive damages resulting from the injury or death of their animal from another person, or an animal under such person's imediate control.

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