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<DIV>News From the Department of Justice Concerning Service Animals</DIV>
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<P>FYI. The Department of Justice finally released the revised
ADA<BR>regulations implementing Title II and Title III which includes<BR>the new
definition of a service animal at:<BR><<A
href="http://www.ada.gov/regs2010/ADAregs2010.htm">http://www.ada.<WBR>gov/regs2010/<WBR>ADAregs2010.<WBR>htm</A>><BR><A
href="http://www.ada.gov/regs2010/ADAregs2010.htm">http://www.ada.<WBR>gov/regs2010/<WBR>ADAregs2010.<WBR>htm</A><BR><BR>Service
animal means any dog that is individually trained to do<BR>work or perform tasks
for the benefit of an individual with a<BR>disability, including a physical,
sensory, psychiatric,<BR>intellectual, or other mental disability. Other species
of<BR>animals, whether wild or domestic, trained or untrained, are
not<BR>service animals for the purposes of this definition. The work or<BR>tasks
performed by a service animal must be directly related to<BR>the handlerīs
disability. Examples of work or tasks include, but<BR>are not limited to,
assisting individuals who are blind or have<BR>low vision with navigation and
other tasks, alerting individuals<BR>who are deaf or hard of hearing to the
presence of people or<BR>sounds, providing non-violent protection or rescue
work, pulling<BR>a wheelchair, assisting an individual during a seizure,
alerting<BR>individuals to the presence of allergens, retrieving items
such<BR>as medicine or the telephone, providing physical support
and<BR>assistance with balance and stability to individuals with<BR>mobility
disabilities, and helping persons with psychiatric and<BR>neurological
disabilities by preventing or interrupting impulsive<BR>or destructive
behaviors. The crime deterrent effects of an<BR>animalīs presence and the
provision of emotional support,<BR>well-being, comfort, or companionship do not
constitute work or<BR>tasks for the purposes of this
definition.<BR><BR>*****<BR>§ 36.302 Modifications in policies, practices, or
procedures.<BR>(c) * * *<BR><BR>(2) Exceptions. A public accommodation may ask
an individual with<BR>a disability to remove a service animal from the premises
if:<BR><BR>(i) The animal is out of control and the animalīs handler does<BR>not
take effective action to control it; or<BR><BR>(ii) The animal is not
housebroken.<BR><BR>(3) If an animal is properly excluded. If a public
accommodation<BR>properly excludes a service animal under § 36.302(c)(2)<WBR>,
it shall<BR>give the individual with a disability the opportunity to
obtain<BR>goods, services, and accommodations without having the
service<BR>animal on the premises.<BR><BR>(4) Animal under handlerīs control. A
service animal shall be<BR>under the control of its handler. A service animal
shall have a<BR>harness, leash, or other tether, unless either the handler
is<BR>unable because of a disability to use a harness, leash, or
other<BR>tether, or the use of a harness, leash, or other tether
would<BR>interfere with the service animalīs safe, effective performance<BR>of
work or tasks, in which case the service animal must be<BR>otherwise under the
handlerīs control (e.g., voice control,<BR>signals, or other effective
means).<BR><BR>(5) Care or supervision. A public accommodation is
not<BR>responsible for the care or supervision of a service animal.<BR><BR>(6)
Inquiries. A public accommodation shall not ask about the<BR>nature or extent of
a personīs disability, but may make two<BR>inquiries to determine whether an
animal qualifies as a service<BR>animal. A public accommodation may ask if the
animal is required<BR>because of a disability and what work or task the animal
has been<BR>trained to perform. A public accommodation shall not
require<BR>documentation, such as proof that the animal has been
certified,<BR>trained, or licensed as a service animal. Generally, a
public<BR>accommodation may not make these inquiries about a service
animal<BR>when it is readily apparent that an animal is trained to do work<BR>or
perform tasks for an individual with a disability (e.g., the<BR>dog is observed
guiding an individual who is blind or has low<BR>vision, pulling a personīs
wheelchair, or providing assistance<BR>with stability or balance to an
individual with an observable<BR>mobility disability).<BR><BR>(7) Access to
areas of a public accommodation. Individuals with<BR>disabilities shall be
permitted to be accompanied by their<BR>service animals in all areas of a place
of public accommodation<BR>where members of the public, program participants,
clients,<BR>customers, patrons, or invitees, as relevant, are allowed to
go.<BR><BR>(8) Surcharges. A public accommodation shall not ask or require<BR>an
individual with a disability to pay a surcharge, even if<BR>people accompanied
by pets are required to pay fees, or to comply<BR>with other requirements
generally not applicable to people<BR>without pets. If a public accommodation
normally charges<BR>individuals for the damage they cause, an individual with
a<BR>disability may be charged for damage caused by his or her
service<BR>animal.<BR><BR>(9) Miniature horses. (i) A public accommodation shall
make<BR>reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures
to<BR>permit the use of a miniature horse by an individual with a<BR>disability
if the miniature horse has been individually trained<BR>to do work or perform
tasks for the benefit of the individual<BR>with a disability.<BR><BR>(ii)
Assessment factors. In determining whether reasonable<BR>modifications in
policies, practices, or procedures can be made<BR>to allow a miniature horse
into a specific facility, a public<BR>accommodation shall consider--<BR><BR>(A)
The type, size, and weight of the miniature horse and whether<BR>the facility
can accommodate these features;<BR><BR>(B) Whether the handler has sufficient
control of the miniature<BR>horse;<BR><BR>(C) Whether the miniature horse is
housebroken; and<BR><BR>(D) Whether the miniature horseīs presence in a specific
facility<BR>compromises legitimate safety requirements that are necessary
for<BR>safe operation.<BR><BR>(iii) Other requirements. Sections 36.302(c)(3)
through (c)(8),<BR>which apply to service animals, shall also apply to
miniature<BR>horses.<BR><BR>____________<WBR>_________<WBR>_________<WBR>_________<WBR>________<BR><BR></P></DIV><!-- end group email -->
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