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Crimes and offenses; change references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16, Chapter 4 of Title 30, and Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, rights of persons with disabilities, and uniform rules of the road, respectively, so as to change references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs; to provide for definitions and conforming changes; to provide for a criminal penalty for a person who causes death or physical harm to a service dog; to provide for excepti…
Source: OpenStates · fetched April 10, 2026
Changes the terminology used for assistance and guide dogs to 'service dogs', which may impact how individuals with disabilities are perceived and how their rights are legally recognized.
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Changes the terminology used for assistance and guide dogs to 'service dogs', which may impact how individuals with disabilities are perceived and how their rights are legally recognized.
“so as to change references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs”· Title 16, Chapter 4 of Title 30, and Chapter 6 of Title 40
- Amends existing Georgia Code to change references from 'assistance and guide dogs' to 'service dogs'.
- Provides definitions and makes conforming changes to reflect the new terminology.
- Establishes a criminal penalty for causing death or physical harm to a service dog.
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