752.61 Definitions.

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752.61 Definitions.

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

(a)"Person with a disability" means a person who has a disability as defined in section 12102 of the Americans with disabilities act of 1990, 42 USC 12102 and 28 CFR 36.104.

(b)As used in subdivision (a), "person with a disability" includes a veteran who has been diagnosed with 1 or more of the following:

(i)Post-traumatic stress disorder.

(ii)Traumatic brain injury.

(iii)Other service-related disabilities.

(c)"Service animal" means all of the following:

(i)That term as defined in 28 CFR 36.104.

(ii)A miniature horse that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks as described in 28 CFR 36.104 for the benefit of a person with a disability.

(d)"Veteran" means any of the following:

(i)A person who performed military service in the armed forces for a period of more than 90 days and separated from the armed forces in a manner other than a dishonorable discharge.

(ii)A person discharged or released from military service because of a service-related disability.

(iii)A member of a reserve branch of the armed forces at the time he or she was ordered to military service during a period of war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge is authorized, and was released from military service in a manner other than a dishonorable discharge.

History: 1981, Act 82, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1981 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 111, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1984 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 147 , Eff. Jan. 18, 2016