Prejudice, intolerance, bigotry, and discrimination occasioned thereby threaten the rights and privileges of the county’s inhabitants and menace the institutions and foundation of a free democratic state. It is the policy of the county to reject discrimination which denies equal treatment to any individual because of his or her race, creed, color, national origin, families with children, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, as provided in the law against discrimination, chapter 49.60 RCW, and this chapter. This ordinance is adopted to assure that persons within unincorporated Snohomish County are protected in the enjoyment of their civil rights and to promote mutual understanding and respect among all who live or work within the county. This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purpose. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit rights granted under the laws of the state of Washington or the United States. (Added by Amended Ord. 10-021, June 7, 2010, Eff date Aug. 21, 2010; Amended by Amended Ord. 16-034, June 1, 2016, Eff date June 15, 2016).