From: "My NYC.gov News" <MyNYC@nyc.gov>
Subject: Service Animals Are Welcome in all TLC-Licensed Vehicles!
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:52:56 -0500 (EST)
To All Interested Parties:
Industry Notice #10-28
November 30, 2010
For Immediate Release
REMINDER TO TLC DRIVER LICENSEES:
SERVICE ANIMALS MUST BE WELCOMED IN ALL TLC-LICENSED VEHICLES
TLC-licensed drivers are reminded that service animals are required to be welcomed in all medallion taxicabs and For-Hire Vehicles.
If a passenger states that an accompanying animal is a service animal, the driver must, regardless of whether the animal is or is not secured, allow them in the taxicab or For-Hire Vehicle.
Refusal to transport a passenger with a service animal is classified as a service refusal and carries penalties, upon conviction, up to and including TLC license suspension or revocation!
Visit Taxi and Limousine Commission Web site at:http://www.nyc.gov/taxi
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