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Cooper microscopic mutt     Barked: Tue Jun 18, '13 12:34pm PST  Sixteen states have so-called "faker laws": they are California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Utah and Washington. These laws make it a misdemeanor or other minor crime to falsely represent that a dog is an SD; the details of what is considered faking, and penalties for it, vary widely. Source: http://animallaw.info/articles/State%20Tables/tbusassistanceanimals. htm (close up spaces) As far as reporting fake SDs goes... good luck. You could either call the police or contact your local district attorney's office, but you might have trouble getting either to take you seriously. I have to say I've been looking for several years now for any case in which someone was prosecuted under a faking law but have yet to hear of one. Maybe someone will prove me wrong here, though! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

U I miss you, U     Barked: Sat Mar 23, '13 11:07pm PST  Thanks, Charlie! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Service & Therapy Dogs > A Few Questions - My Dog A Psychiatric Service Dog?

Cooper microscopic mutt     Barked: Sat Mar 2, '13 11:26am PST  Link, that's correct. The ADA says that a service dog is one "that is individually TRAINED to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability." So if the dog is just doing things it figured out on its own they don't count as tasks or work. There is a lot of case law in this area that substantiates this. See, for instance, Timberlane Mobile Home Park v. Washington State Human Rights Commission, http://caselaw.findlaw.com/wa-court-of-appeals/1003929.html Howev er, shaping, reinforcing and proofing are all types of training, so if any of them have been done to strengthen a behavior that mitigates a disability then a case can be made that the dog has been individually trained to do tasks or work. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Service & Therapy Dogs > Landlord wants to refuse us a service dog

Cooper microscopic mutt     Barked: Thu Feb 28, '13 2:05pm PST  Um, not to belabor what is probably obvious to everyone reading this topic, but what Reno said was incorrect; the ADA does not apply to housing. If you feel the need to confirm that for yourself, call the ADA Information Line at 800-514-0301. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Service & Therapy Dogs > Let people pet your service dog

Cooper microscopic mutt     Barked: Tue Feb 5, '13 11:32am PST  Does your county grant public access rights to handlers accompanied by unleashed dogs? I sincerely doubt it; it's a rare enough situation that I doubt a county would think to regulate it. Therefore if your dog is doing any kind of work in no-dogs-allowed areas - stores, restaurants, malls, grocery stores, doctors' offices, public transit, just to name a few - then the ADA is least restrictive and a leash is required. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Cooper microscopic mutt     Barked: Wed Jan 30, '13 9:09pm PST  From the Americans with Disabilities Act, section 36.302(c)(4): (4) Animal under handler´s control. A service animal shall be under the control of its handler. A service animal shall have a harness, leash, or other tether, unless either the handler is unable because of a disability to use a harness, leash, or other tether, or the use of a harness, leash, or other tether would interfere with the service animal´s safe, effective performance of work or tasks, in which case the service animal must be otherwise under the handler´s control (e.g., voice control, signals, or other effective means). So unless you can't handle a leash due to your disability, or a leash would interfere with your dog's job, you're not in compliance with the law. If that's the case, good luck to you if you ever get an access denial or end up in court for any similar reason - you'd lose. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Service & Therapy Dogs > emotional support sevice dog

Cooper microscopic mutt     Barked: Wed Oct 31, '12 4:33pm PST  Charlie, the current version of the law is here: http://www.ada.gov/regs2010/titleIII_2010/titleIII_2010_regulati ons.htm (omit spaces) If you read it, you'll find that it says nothing about three tasks. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Service & Therapy Dogs > SD laws NC?

Cooper microscopic mutt     Barked: Mon Oct 22, '12 7:29pm PST  California's statewide SD/SDiT licensing is unique, as far as I know. The state laws for North Carolina are here: http://www.animallaw.info/statutes/stusncguidedoglaws.htm Hope that helps! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Service & Therapy Dogs > Two SDs OK?

Cooper microscopic mutt     Barked: Fri Oct 19, '12 2:18pm PST  Personally I think the ADA is quite clear on this matter. It says Generally, a public accommodation shall modify policies, practices, or procedures to permit the use of a service animal by an individual with a disability. Again, the pertinent phrase here is a service animal Now, I don't know how people get from "a service animal" (which means one animal, singular) to "two or more service animals". If the intent was to make multiple animals acceptable, the phrase "service animals" would be used in place of "a service animal", don't you think? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Cooper microscopic mutt     Barked: Thu Oct 11, '12 5:00pm PST  Funny, you hear all this stuff in the media against government regulation, then you come someplace like this and find people begging for more of it. I'm not trying to interject my own politics into this; I just find the discrepancy interesting. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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