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Connecticut

http://www.cga.ct.gov/2003/pub/titles.htm

Applies to	Guide, Hearing, and Service Dogs
Accessibility	“. . . may travel on a train or on any other mode of public transportation, and may enter any other place of public accommodation which caters or offers its services or facilities or goods to the general public, including but not limited to, any public building, inn, restaurant, hotel, motel, tourist cabin, place of amusement, resort or any facility of any such public accommodation, accompanied by his guide dog or assistance dog, and he may keep such dog with him at all times . . .”
Interference	Class C misdemeanor
Housing	all except rooms in owner-occupied single family home
Licenses/Fees	issued by town clerk on written proof of special training; no fee required
Identification	must wear a “harness or an orange-colored leash and collar which makes it readily-identifiable as a guide dog” that is licensed
Misrepresentation	“Use of white canes by others than blind persons prohibited.”
Trainers	must be “employed by and authorized to engage in designated training activities by a guide dog organization or assistance dog . . . and who carries photographic identification indicating such employment and authorization;” allowed in same places as disabled.
White Cane	White Cane Safety Day is October 15; statute of precaution
Injury to Dog	liable for damage “done to such guide dog, and such liability shall include liability for any costs incurred . . . for the veterinary care, rehabilitation or replacement of the injured guide dog and for reasonable attorney's fees.”
Penalties	Class C misdemeanor
Summary	Connecticut law requires that a specially trained dog be allowed to accompany a blind, deaf, mentally or physically disabled person in housing, in public accommodations, and on all common carriers. The dog must be identified by wearing an orange-colored harness or leash. Extra charges cannot be made due to the presence of the dog, but if the dog causes damage to the premises, the dog user is liable.

Accessibility	46a-814B-46a-44(1997); 46a-814C-46a-64(l997)
Interference	46a-814B-46a-44(c)(l997)
Housing	46a-814B-46a-44(b)(l997)
Licenses/Fees	22-435-22-345(1993)
Identification	22-435-22-364b(1996)
Misrepresentation	53-953-53-211(a)
Trainers	46a-814B-46a-44(1997); 46a-814C-46a-64(1997)
White Cane	53-943-53-211(1965); 46a-814B-46a-41(1991)
Injury to Dog	22-435-22-364b(1998)
Penalties	46a-814C-46a-64(1997)