[KeepingItReal]

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.

Emotional support dogs or comfort dogs never qualify as service animals. Managers that care will make it work, those too afraid to ask won't...