GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

S	1 

SENATE BILL 829

Short Title:  Permit Dogs in Inns and Hotels.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Kaplan and Hunt of Durham.
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Referred to:  Small Business.
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April 10, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PERMIT CERTAIN DOGS IN INNS AND HOTELS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 72-7 reads as rewritten:
"§ 72-7. Admittance of dogs to bedrooms.
Any dog accompanying a physically impaired person as provided in Chapter 168 of the General Statutes shall be permitted admittance to any bedroom or rooms used for sleeping purposes in any inn or hotel.  Any dog accompanying any other person may be permitted admittance in the innkeeper's discretion as long as the dog is restrained for the duration of its stay in the room.  For the purpose of this section, the term ‘restrained' means confined in an appropriately designed cage or crate.
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Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.