MCL - Section 37.301

IDENTIFICATION AND PATCH FOR SERVICE ANIMAL (EXCERPT)
Act 146 of 2015


37.301 Definitions.

Sec. 1.

    As used in this act:
    (a) "Department" means the department of civil rights.
    (b) "Person with a disability" means a person who has a disability as defined in section 12102 of the Americans with disabilities act of 1990, 42 USC 12102, and 28 CFR 36.104.
    (c) As used in subdivision (b), "person with a disability" includes a veteran who has been diagnosed with 1 or more of the following:
    (i) Post-traumatic stress disorder.
    (ii) Traumatic brain injury.
    (iii) Other service-related disabilities.
    (d) "Service animal" means all of the following:
    (i) That term as defined in 28 CFR 36.104.
    (ii) A miniature horse that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks as described in 28 CFR 36.104 for the benefit of a person with a disability.
    (e) "Veteran" means any of the following:
    (i) A person who performed military service in the armed forces for a period of more than 90 days and separated from the armed forces in a manner other than a dishonorable discharge.
    (ii) A person discharged or released from military service because of a service-related disability.
    (iii) A member of a reserve branch of the armed forces at the time he or she was ordered to military service during a period of war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge is authorized, and was released from military service in a manner other than a dishonorable discharge.


History: 2015, Act 146, Eff. Jan. 18, 2016