AB 752

Under current law, every dog specifically trained to lead blind or deaf persons

or to provide support for mobility-impaired persons is exempt from the dog license

tax, and every person owning such a dog receives a free dog license annually from

the local collecting officer upon application.

This bill provides that any dog that is a service animal is exempt from the dog

license tax, and every person owning such a dog receives a free dog license annually

from the local collecting officer upon application. Under the bill, a service animal is

a guide dog, signal dog, or other animal that is individually trained or is being trained

to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including

the work or task of guiding a person with impaired vision, alerting a person with

impaired hearing to intruders or sound, providing minimal protection or rescue

work, pulling a wheelchair, or fetching dropped items.