2720                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 929

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.

(c) Any person or persons, firm, or corporation, or
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 blind or visually
handicapped person OR A DEAF OR AUDIO HANDICAPPED PERSON
under this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject
upon conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars for
each offense.

(i) (4) Every blind or visually handicapped person
OR DEAF OR AUDIO HANDICAPPED 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 AUDIO HANDICAPPED
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.

Article 56 — Licenses

192.

If the application shall disclose and the clerk be
satisfied that the dog for which the license is sought is a
"dog guide," trained to aid the blind OR DEAF OR AUDIO
HANDICAPPED, AS THE CASE MAY BE, and actually in use for
such purpose, the license therefor shall be issued without
the payment of any fee and the clerk shall inscribe across
the face of the license in red ink the words "dog guide".

IF THE DOG, FOR WHICH THE LICENSE IS SOUGHT, IS TO AID THE

DEAF OR AUDIO HANDICAPPED, THE "DOG GUIDE" MUST HAVE

RECEIVED AT LEAST 3 MONTHS TRAINING IN A PROFESSIONAL

TRAINING SCHOOL FOR GUIDE DOGS TO ASSIST THE DEAF OR AUDIO

HANDICAPPED. IN LIEU OF A CERTIFICATE FROM A PROFESSIONAL

TRAINING SCHOOL, AN AFFIDAVIT MAY BE FILED WITH THE

APPLICATION THAT THE DOG FOR WHICH THE LICENSE IS SOUGHT HAS

RECEIVED THE REQUIRED TRAINING TO AID THE DEAF OR AUDIO

HANDICAPPED. A "DOG GUIDE" LICENSE FOR THE DEAF OR AUDIO

HANDICAPPED SHALL BE ORANGE IN COLOR.

Article - Transportation

21-511.

(a) (1) At any highway crossing or intersection
where traffic is not regulated by a police officer or
traffic control signal, a blind or partially blind
pedestrian has the right-of-way if:

(i) Before attempting to cross, he
extends before him at arm's length, a white cane, a cane