(A) No person may enter a city building when accompanied by an animal unless authorized by this section.
(B) Before a person accompanied by an animal is permitted into the city buildings, any authorized security person or other city department head or his or her designee, shall make inquiry as to:
(1) Whether the animal is required because of a disability; and
(2) Whether the animal has been trained to perform specific work or tasks to assist the person with their disability.
(C) Upon receiving a satisfactory affirmative answer to the above questions, the animal may accompany its handler into the part of the city building available to the general public.
(D) The animal must be under the handler’s control by a harness, leash or other tether.
(E) If the individual is unable to use a harness, leash or tether because use would interfere with the safe and effective performance or task by the handler, the animal must otherwise be under the control by voice control signals or other effective means of the disabled individual, as approved by the city department head or his or her designee.
(Prior Code, § 10-23) (Ord. 21-32, passed 7-12-2021) Penalty, see § 90.99