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256C.04 PROCLAMATION BY GOVERNOR.
Each year, the governor may take suitable public notice of October 15 as white cane safety
day and may issue a proclamation in which the governor:
(1) comments upon the significance of the white cane,
(2) calls upon the citizens of the state to observe the provisions of the White Cane Law and
to take precautions necessary to the safety of the disabled,
(3) reminds the citizens of the state of the policies with respect to the disabled herein
declared and urges the citizens to cooperate in giving effect to them, and
(4) emphasizes the need of the citizens to be aware of the presence of disabled persons in
the community and to keep safe and functional for the disabled the streets, highways, sidewalks,
walkways, public buildings, public facilities, other public places, places of public accommodation,
amusement and resort, and other places to which the public is invited, and to offer assistance to
disabled persons upon appropriate occasions.
History: 1969 c 900 s 4; 1986 c 444

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