{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-rights-law-47","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 47","heading":"Use of public facilities by persons with a disability","body":"§ 47. Use of public facilities by persons with a disability. 1. No\nperson shall be denied admittance to and/or the equal use of and\nenjoyment of any public facility solely because said person is a person\nwith a disability and is accompanied by a guide dog, hearing dog or\nservice dog.\n  2. For the purposes of this section the term \"public facility\" shall\ninclude, but shall not be limited to, all modes of public and private\ntransportation, all forms of public and private housing accommodations\nwhether permanent or temporary, buildings to which the public is invited\nor permitted, including those maintained by the state or by any\npolitical subdivision thereof, all educational facilities and\ninstitutions, including those maintained by the state or by any\npolitical subdivision thereof, all places where food is offered for\nsale, all theatres, including both live playhouses and motion picture\nestablishments and all other places of public accommodations,\nconvenience, resort, entertainment, or business to which the general\npublic or any classification of persons therefrom is normally or\ncustomarily invited or permitted.","path":["Civil Rights Law","Article 4-B. Rights of Persons With a Disability Accompanied By Guide Dogs, Hearing Dogs or Service Dogs"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CVR/47","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"c5fad48c4e6e895f7b44936914294cdd68dc451198f9ad8938c83835877681c2","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-rights-law-45","next":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-rights-law-47-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}