A bill for an act relating to assistance animals and service animals, including reasonable accommodations for housing and requirements for findings of disabilities. Effective date: 07/01/2024.
A bill for an act relating to assistance animals in residential rental housing, including damage reimbursement, refundable income tax credits, and a landlord insurance risk pool, and providing penalties and effective date provisions.
Definitions associated with assistance animals and disability documentation for a service or assistance animal in a rental dwelling; and to provide a penalty.
A BILL for an Act to create and enact two new sections to chapter 25-13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the certification and sale of assistance animals; to amend and reenact sections 25-13-01.1 and 47-16-07.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to definitions associated with assistance animals and disability documentation for a service or assistance animal in a rental dwelling; and to provide a penalty.
Distinguishes the terms "service animal" and "emotional support animal"; provides that persons with a disability shall be entitled to reasonable housing accommodations for a service animal or emotional support animal, provided that they obtain documentation from a qualified practitioner; provides that certain privileges are restricted to persons with a service animal; provides that a person who fraudulently obtains documentation for a reasonable housing accommodation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine and community service.
A bill for an act relating to the offense of intentional misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal or service-animal-in-training. (Formerly HF 244.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.
Prohibits the adjustment of maximum allowable rent where any modification, increase or improvement is made to accommodate the needs of a disabled tenant; defines disabled tenant.