Service Dog Laws in the USA

A fully trained service dog has several rights in the USA, depending on the circumstances of your situation and the location this takes place in. As I am not a lawyer, it is inappropriate of me to provide legal advice, but I will provide several sources to specific laws for your viewing below.

 

Public Access

Americans with Disabilities Act

Americans with Disabilities Act Frequently Asked Questions

 

Employment

AskJAN - Accommodation and Compliance: Service Animals as Workplace Accommodations

AskJAN - Dogs in the Workplace: A Paw-sible Solution

AskJAN - A Guide for Coworker Interaction with Service Animals in the Workplace: Consultants' Corner on service animal etiquette

AskJAN - Taking a Service Dog to a Job interview - Public Access or Reasonable Accommodation?: Learn more about how service animals are treated under different titles of the ADA

AskJAN - Service Dog Breed Exclusions and the ADA: Learn more about service dogs as an accommodation

AskJAN - Emotional Support Animals in the Workplace: A Practical Approach, Volume 12, Issue 04

 

Housing

Fair Housing Act

Notice FHEO-2020-01: Assessing a Person’s Request to Have an Animal as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the Fair Housing Act (January 28, 2020)

Joint Statement of HUD and DOJ on Reasonable Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Act

Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications

 

Air Travel

American Carrier Access Act

U.S. Department of Transportation Service Animal Air Transportation Form - Sample

U.S. Department of Transportation Service Animal Relief Attestation Form - Sample

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Final Rule on Traveling by Air with Service Animals

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Amendments to Federal Laws

Code of Federal Regulations. Title 28. Chapter I. Part 35. Subpart B. § 35.136.

 

A Table of State Laws

Table of State Service Dog Laws by Michigan University's Animal Legal and Historical Center