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Indiana State Service Dog Laws
This is a summarized version of state laws regarding service dogs in Indiana. Please refer to the full statutes for detailed information
Public Accommodation
(a) As used in this section, "public accommodation" means an establishment that caters or offers services, facilities, or goods to the general public.
(b) A person who:
(1) refuses access to a public accommodation; or
(2) charges a fee for access to a public accommodation;
to an individual with a disability because that individual is accompanied by a service animal commits a Class C infraction.
SDiT Access
Service dogs in training have equal access to public spaces as trained service dogs
Indiana only recognizes dogs and miniature horses as service animals, but protect any species of service animal from harassment, interference, or cruelty
Harassment or Interference
(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) interferes with the actions of a service animal; or
(2) strikes, torments, injures, or otherwise mistreats a service animal;
while the service animal is engaged in assisting an impaired person described in subsection (a) commits a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) An offense under subsection (b)(2) is a Level 6 felony if the act results in the:
(1) serious permanent disfigurement;
(2) unconsciousness;
(3) permanent or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ; or
(4) death;
of the service animal.
(d) It is a defense that the accused person:
(1) engaged in a reasonable act of training, handling, or disciplining the service animal; or
(2) reasonably believed the conduct was necessary to prevent injury to the accused person or another person.
Health Codes
(b) Live animals shall be excluded from areas where tattooing or body piercing is being conducted. This exclusion does not apply to the following:
(1) Patrol dogs accompanying security or police officers.
(2) Guide dogs accompanying the following:
(A) Blind persons.
(B) Partially blind persons.
(C) Physically disabled persons.
(D) Guide dog trainers.
(E) Persons with impaired hearing.