I. The work or tasks performed by a service animal shall be directly related to the handler's disability. Work and tasks may include, but is not limited to:
- (a) Assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and other tasks.
- (b) Alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or sounds.
- (c) Providing nonviolent protection or rescue work.
- (d) Pulling a wheelchair.
- (e) Assisting an individual during a seizure.
- (f) Alerting individuals to the presence of allergens.
- (g) Retrieving items such as medicine or a telephone.
- (h) Providing physical support and assistance with balance and stability to individuals with mobility disabilities.
- (i) Helping persons with psychiatric and neurological disability by preventing or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviors.
- (j) Alerting individuals with diabetes to a change in blood sugar levels.
- II. The crime determent effect of an animal's presence and the provision of emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship does not constitute work or tasks for the purposes of this chapter.
Source. 2011, 170:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2012. 2022, 26:1, eff. June 17, 2022.