(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind in whom enforcement of this chapter is vested. The board shall consist of seven members...
Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever...
The board shall have exclusive authority in this state to issue licenses for the instruction of blind persons in the use of guide dogs and for the training of guide dogs for use by blind persons....
A fee equal to 0.004 of all school expenses incurred in the most recently concluded school calendar year, as specified in the audit required under Section 7217, shall be paid for renewal...
No person shall be eligible to membership in the board who is a stockholder in, or an owner of, or financially interested directly or indirectly, in any company, organization, or...
Each of the appointed members of the board shall hold office for a term of four years and until his successor is appointed and qualified or until one year shall have elapsed since...
The board shall organize and elect from its membership a president and vice president and secretary who shall hold office for one year or until the election and qualification of a successor....
The secretary shall keep all the records of the board and discharge such other duties as the board shall, from time to time, prescribe....
Each member of the board, except the Director of Rehabilitation or his or her designated representative, shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103. The...
The board shall hold regular meetings at least once a year at which an examination of applicants for certificates of registration shall be given. Special meetings shall be held upon request...
The board shall keep an accurate record of all its proceedings and of all its meetings....
Pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act the board may make such rules and regulations as are reasonably necessary to: (a) Govern the procedure of the board. (b)...
A person to be eligible for examination as an instructor must (1) have a knowledge of the special problems of the blind and how to teach them, (2) be able to demonstrate by actual...
Except as the context otherwise requires, as used in this chapter the term instructor means a person who instructs blind persons in the use of guide dogs or who engages in the...
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, give, hire or furnish under any other arrangement, any guide dog or seeing-eye dog or to engage in the business or occupation...
It is unlawful to solicit funds for any person purporting to provide guide dogs for the blind in this state unless the person for whose benefit the solicitation is made holds a valid...
A person desiring to establish a licensed guide dog school in this state, whose plan of operation has been approved by the State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind and who has furnished to...
The board may authorize schools licensed by the board or instructors employed by those schools to provide home training in the use of guide dogs. If a school desires to provide home training...
(a) Each applicant for an instructor's license shall file an application with the secretary of the board at least 10 days before the date fixed for examination, and shall pay to the secretary...
(a) Each applicant for an instructor's license shall file an application with the secretary of the board at least 10 days before the date fixed for examination, and shall pay to the secretary...
(a) As a condition of renewal of an instructor's license, the instructor shall provide proof of completion of not less than 8 hours of continuing education. The board shall determine the...
A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this article. The board may order the license...
The board may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter if it determines that the licensee or its manager or responsible directing officer has: (a) Made any false statements or...
The proceedings for the revocation or suspension of a license shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the board shall have...
Violation of any provision of this chapter is a misdemeanor....
The license of a school shall be automatically suspended if there is no licensed instructor in charge of the training of guide dogs and in the instruction of persons in the use of guide...
No person shall sell, give, or furnish any guide dog or seeing-eye dog to a blind person unless the following requirements have been met: (a) The dog has been immunized against distemper...
During the first year following the successful training of each person-dog unit, and release from a guide dog training school of the trained person supplied with a guide dog, the school...
(a) In order to provide a procedure for the resolution of disputes between guide dog users and guide dog schools relating to the continued physical custody and use of a guide dog, in...
The board may refuse to issue a license to a school or instructor if the applicant, if an individual, or any officer or partner, if the applicant is other than an individual, has committed any...
(a) Within 60 days after the end of a calendar year or after the termination of the fiscal year of a school, there shall be furnished to the board the following: (1) A list of students...