Marvin Mandel, Governor                           799

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 33 of Article 30 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1969 Supplement), title "Deaf, Mute or Blind," subtitle "Miscel-
laneous," be and it is hereby repealed; and that said subtitle be and
it is hereby repealed; and that new Section 33 be and it is hereby
enacted in lieu thereof, to stand in the place of the section repealed,
to be under the new subtitle "White Cane Law," and to read as
follows:

[Miscellaneous]
[33. Right of blind person to public facilities; guide dog.

(a)    Blind persons entitled to public facilities.—The blind are
entitled to full accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges
of all common carriers, airplanes, motor vehicles, railroad trains,
motor buses, streetcars, boats or any other public conveyances or
modes of transportation, hotels, lodging places, places of public
accommodation, amusement or resort, and other places to which
the general public is invited, subject only to the conditions and
limitations established by law and applicable to all persons.

(b)     Right of blind person to be accompanied by guide dog.—
Every blind person shall have the right to be accompanied by a guide
dog, especially trained for the purpose, in any of the places listed in
subsection (a) without being required to pay an extra charge for the
guide dog, provided that he shall be liable for any damage done to
the premises or facilities by such dog.

(c)    Denial or interference with blind person's rights under sec-
tion.—Any person or persons, firm or corporation, to the agent of
any person or persons, firm or corporation who denies or interferes
with admittance to or enjoyment of the public facilities enumerated
in this section or otherwise interferes with the rights of a totally or
partially blind person under this section shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine not
exceeding fifty dollars for each offense.]

White Cane Law
S3.

(a)    It is the policy of this State to encourage and enable the blind
and OR the visually handicapped to participate fully in the social and
economic life of the State and to engage in remunerative employment.

(b)    It is the policy of this State that the blind and OR visually
handicapped shall be employed in the State service, the service of the
political subdivisions of the State, in the public schools, and in all
other employment supported in whole or in part by public funds on
the same terms and conditions as the able-bodied PERSONS NOT
SO HANDICAPPED, unless it is shown that the particular disability
HANDICAP prevents the performances of the work involved.

(c)    The blind and OR the visually handicapped have the same
right as the able-bodied PERSONS NOT SO HANDICAPPED to
the full and free use of the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways,
public buildings, public facilities, and other public places.

(d) (1) The blind and OR the visually handicapped are entitled to
full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges