Subd. 1. Definitions.
- (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
- (b) "Assistance animal" means an animal that assists, supports, or provides a service to a person with a disability.
- (c) "Owner" means the owner of real property, a contract for deed vendee, receiver, personal representative, trustee, lessor, lessee, agent, or other person directly or indirectly in control of the real property.
- (d) "Real property" includes any physical location or portion of real property that federal or state law or local ordinance requires to be accessible to a person with a disability who is using an assistance animal.
Subd. 2. Immunity.
An owner of real property is not liable for any injury or damage caused by an assistance animal if:
- (1) the owner believes in good faith that the animal is an assistance animal or the individual using the assistance animal represents that the animal is an assistance animal; and
- (2) the injury or damage is not caused by the negligence of the owner of the real property and the owner is not liable under section 347.22.