Service animals bill becomes Mo. law

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Service animals bill becomes Mo. law

Fri, 07/24/2020 - 03:51
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RICHMOND – Sen. Denny Hoskins’ service animals bill became law last week. The bill, passed late in the abbreviated legislative session that ended May 15, adds to what service animals can do and cracks down on people who pretend regular animals are service animals. “There’s been a spike in people that are claiming to have a service animal or an emotional support dog, and really it has not been trained; it has not been used for anything like that,” Hoskins said shortly after the bill had passed. “Many of those fake service animals are not trained to be in (social) situations, they’re not trained to bring into a restaurant, they’re not trained to bring into a hotel; and many times, they try to be passed off as a service animal and (that) really puts those who have legitimate needs for a service animal at a disadvantage.” The bill makes misrepresenting a dog as a service dog a misdemeanor. A service dog is protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act and trained to support a person…

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