Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section 98A of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 3 to 5, inclusive, the words ", if such dog is properly and safely muzzled, if requested by a person in control of a place of public accommodation,".