Sadly, establishments won't be allowed to ask for certification -- federal law does not have it, so states don't have it. All that can be asked is whether the individual has a disability and what is the animal trained to do. ESAs generally do not qualify as service animals, so can be banned. The odds of a restaurant or store risking bad publicity or a lawsuit pretty much guaranties that the questions won't be asked and that the cheats will continue to abuse this right of the disabled.
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Army/embassy brat - traveled too much to mention
Moved here from SF Bay Area (East Bay)
"There are only two ways to live your life: One is as though nothing is a miracle; the other is as though everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein
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