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                                          SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1259

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Scott, Cole, Heavey, Padden, Crane, P. King, R. Meyers, Belcher, Schmidt, Moyer, Tate, Patrick, Anderson, Jacobsen, Kremen, Todd, G. Fisher, Doty, Winsley, Baugher and Silver)

Read first time 2/17/89.

AN ACT Relating to license fees for guide and service dogs; and adding a new section to chapter 70.84 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 70.84 RCW to read as follows:

          A county, city, or town shall honor a request by a blind person or hearing impaired person not to be charged a fee to license his or her guide dog, or a request by a physically disabled person not to be charged a fee to license his or her service dog.

                                                                                                                           Passed the House March 2, 1989.

                                                                                                                                         Speaker of the House.

                                                                                                                             Passed the Senate April 3, 1989.

                                                                                                                                       President of the Senate.