SOUTH CAROLINA

South Carolina Statutes, 1976, Chapter 33, Sections
43-33-10 through 43-33-70, amended 1987

South Carolina statutes guarantee a blind person the
legal right to be accompanied by a dog guide in all
public accommodations and on all public
transportation.  Dog guide users are also guaranteed
equal housing accommodations.  No extra charge can be
levied because of the dog guide's presence, but the
dog guide user is liable for any damage the dog might
cause to the premises.  Landlords are not required to
modify their property, nor to provide a higher degree
of care than that provided other tenants.  State
policy also endorses the right of a blind person to
equal employment opportunity in state service, or in
service of its political subdivisions and public
schools, and in employment supported in whole or in
part by public funds, except when the visual
disability prevents performance of the work involved.

Public accommodations include stores, hotels,
restaurants, places of resort and amusement, and all
other places to which the public is invited.  (*43-33-
20)

Public transportation includes taxis, trains,
airplanes, buses, and all other forms of
transportation offered for public use.  (*43-33-20)

Housing accommodations include all real property
offered for rent or lease as a residence or sleeping
place, except for a single-family dwelling, whose
occupants offer no more than one room for rent.

Violation: Any person who interferes with the legal
rights enumerated above is guilty of a misdemeanor. 
(*43-33-40)