1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; making certain fraudulent conduct relating to service 
1.3 	animals a crime; imposing criminal penalties;proposing coding for new law in 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [609.833] FRAUDULENT CONDUCT; SERVICE ANIMALS.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in this section:
1.8 	(1) "place of public accommodation" has the meaning given in section 363A.03, 
1.9 	subdivision 34; and
1.10 	(2) "service animal" has the meaning given in section 343.20, subdivision 7.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Crime described. A person who, with the intent of wrongfully obtaining money, 
1.12 	property, access to a place of public accommodation, or any other tangible benefit, falsely 
1.13 	represents to another through statements or conduct that an animal the person owns or 
1.14 	controls is a service animal when the animal is not, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2018, and applies to crimes 
1.16 	committed on or after that date.