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Originally Posted by redwitch
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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Hopefully the new law will provide some support so that businesses would not fear negative publicity or lawsuits. More light does need to be put on the subject as IMHO, we should show more respect to both the person in need of a service animal and the animal who is busy working on behalf of their owner.
Should I see a situation arise where a person with a ESA makes a scene, I would have no problem with waiting for the authorities to inform them of what I saw and heard.