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Originally Posted by Gerald
First of all You don't have the right to question a person who has a service dog with him or her. Who do you think you are trying to challenge a handicap person.
If the dog has a service dog collar or a service ID attached to its collar. That is it! By LAW what you are doing is fighting with a handicap person. Guess who actually will have problems with the law.
You have not one clue why of how the dog was trained or what the service is nor is it even your business. Privacy laws. You should read laws first then talk. Before you make a fool of yourself.
They can be touched if the owner says ok. As for the store they can ask to see official Id. which is carried by the owner. If the store challenges and it is never done because if they are wrong it is a criminal offense to abuse handicap people the store will get a huge fine in the thousands of dollars plus have to deal with many handicap groups that follow treatment of handicap people and service dogs.
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Your right, you should read the law before making a fool of yourself
from ADA.gov:
3. Q: How can I tell if an animal is really a service animal and not just a pet?
A: Some, but not all, service animals wear special collars and harnesses. Some, but not all, are licensed or certified and have identification papers.
If you are not certain that an animal is a service animal, you may ask the person who has the animal if it is a service animal required because of a disability. However, an individual who is going to a restaurant or theater is not likely to be carrying documentation of his or her medical condition or disability. Therefore, such documentation generally may not be required as a condition for providing service to an individual accompanied by a service animal. Although a number of states have programs to certify service animals, you may not insist on proof of state certification before permitting the service animal to accompany the person with a disability.
There is no law against asking a question (at least not yet). Asking a question is NOT fighting with someone. And you are only asking the question of a handicapped person if they are indeed handicapped.
Don't get me wrong, I favor service animals that help those with a disability. I like dogs, own 2, and couldn't care less if someone, disabled or not, has a dog with them. But the question at hand was regarding people who fraudulently claim they have a service animal with them. I don't think your response hit the mark, given the facts from the ADA