Ch. 569 LAWS OF MARYLAND
(1986 Replacement Volume and 1989 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 56 - Licenses
Section 192

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1988 Replacement Volume and 1989 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 30 - Deaf, Mute or Blind

33.

(d) (1) The blind or the visually handicapped and the deaf or hearing impaired
are entitled to full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of
all common carriers, airplanes, motor vehicles, railroad trains, motor buses, streetcars,
boats or other public conveyances or modes of transportation, hotels, lodging places,
places of public accommodations, amusement, or resort, or other places to which the
general public is invited, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by
law and applicable to all persons.

(2) A blind or visually handicapped pedestrian using a guide dog and not
carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color (with or without a red tip); or
a deaf or hearing impaired pedestrian using a guide dog not wearing an orange license
tag or orange collar and on a leash; or a blind or visually handicapped pedestrian or a
deaf or hearing impaired pedestrian using a guide dog in any of the places,
accommodations or conveyances listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection, has all the
rights and privileges conferred by law upon any other person.

(f) Every blind or visually handicapped person or deaf or hearing impaired
person has the right to be accompanied by a guide dog, especially trained for the
purpose, in any of the places listed in paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of this section,
without being required to pay an extra charge for the guide dog; however, he is liable
for any damage done to the premises or facilities by his dog.

(j) (4) Every blind or visually handicapped person or deaf or hearing impaired
person who has a guide dog, or who obtains a guide dog, or who may wish to obtain a
guide dog, is entitled to full and equal access to all housing accommodations provided
for in this section. Blind or visually handicapped persons or deaf or hearing impaired
persons shall not be required to pay extra compensation for guide dogs, provided he
may be liable for any damages done to the premises or facilities by his dog.

(J) (1) IN THIS SECTION, "MOBILITY IMPAIRED PERSONS" MEANS
A PERSON WHO IS UNABLE TO CARRY OBJECTS OR TO MOVE OR TRAVEL
ABOUT WITHOUT THE USE OF AN ASSISTIVE DEVICE OR GUIDE DOG.

(1) (2) (I) A MOBILITY IMPAIRED PERSON MAY BE
ACCOMPANIED BY A GUIDE DOG ESPECIALLY TRAINED FOR THE

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