11/30 Summary: "States Crack Down on 'Fake Service Animals'"
From AARP
(Summary)
Massachusetts are creating a law about pets passed off as service animals. If the law is enacted, the state will become the 20th state to create the same law. One of the reasons behind this legislation is that some people get around bans in apartments, condos, and restaurants. They can also avoid paying an extra fee for airplane passenger cabins, knowing service animals are exempted from the fee. Another reason is to not give true service animals a bad reputation. This law, however, would rule out other kinds of support animals, since only a dog is defined as a service animal by the Americans with Disabilities Act. (107 words)
