{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-168-4.2","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 168-4.2","heading":"May be accompanied by service animal.","body":"(a)\tEvery person with a disability has the right to be accompanied by a service animal trained to assist the person with his or her specific disability in any of the places listed in G.S. 168-3, and has the right to keep the service animal on any premises the person leases, rents, or uses. The person qualifies for these rights upon the showing of a tag, issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, under G.S. 168-4.3, stamped \"NORTH CAROLINA SERVICE ANIMAL PERMANENT REGISTRATION\" and stamped with a registration number, or upon a showing that the animal is being trained or has been trained as a service animal. The service animal may accompany a person in any of the places listed in G.S. 168-3.\n(b)\tAn animal in training to become a service animal may be taken into any of the places listed in G.S. 168-3 for the purpose of training when the animal is accompanied by a person who is training the service animal and the animal wears a collar and leash, harness, or cape that identifies the animal as a service animal in training. The trainer shall be liable for any damage caused by the animal while using a public conveyance or on the premises of a public facility or other place listed in G.S. 168-3. (1985, c. 514, s. 1; 1987, c. 401, s. 1; 1995, c. 276, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a); 2004-203, s. 62(a); 2005-450, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 168. Persons with Disabilities.","Article 1. Rights."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_168/GS_168-4.2.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:57Z","sha256":"0a9cf6fb68b87c17b11938e086f27fb8812d4693c0e3280a1d790cd700f9e974","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-168-4-through-168-4.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-168-4.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}