Fake Service Animals California
The service dog reputation is at stake and its because some pet owners think no pet policies shouldnt apply.
Fake service animals california. It is a misdemeanor offense to pretend your pet is a service animal in California. The concerns about fake or problematic service animals voiced by palacio and others have drawn attention from officials as well. A service dog is not required to be registered certified or identified as a service dog.
About a third of the states have enacted anti-fake service animal. Still that doesnt seem to stop some people from trying to game the system. The crime is punishable by up to six months in jail andor a fine of up to 1000.
The problem is that many people are saying their animals are service dogs in order to take. Having a fake service animal is a misdemeanor according to legislation that became effective Jan. In February a powerful Chicago alderman introduced an ordinance that would ban illegitimate service animals from the citys two main airports and since the start of the year Delta and United.
The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. Polsky on February 26 2014. Fake service animals california.
Badly behaved fake service dogs are hugely damaging to public perceptions of service animals. The problem isnt people who legitimately need the assistance. Many states have passed laws that make it illegal to fake having a service dog.
This was not a proposal for a fake service dog law but an exploration of the need for one. The penalty for this violation is a fine of up to 1000. On January 30 2012 a six-year-old boy was killed at Fort Campbell in Oak Grove Tennessee by a German Shepherd medical service dog.