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  1. Service Dog in Training

    Service Dog in Training

    (b)(1) A service animal in training that is a dog shall wear a harness, collar, leash, cape, or backpack that identifies in writing that the dog is a service animal in training. (2) Other service animals in training shall be identifiable by written identification as a service animal in...
  2. Service Animals in Alabama Housing

    Service Animals in Alabama Housing

    It's against the law in Alabama to discriminate against anyone with a physical disability in leased or purchased housing accommodations. You must be allowed full and equal access to all housing facilities. But Alabama's law on service animals in housing applies only to guide dogs that assist...
  3. Alabama Rules for Having Your Service Animal in Public

    Alabama Rules for Having Your Service Animal in Public

    Under the ADA, a public accommodation can't ask you questions about your disability or demand to see certification or other proof of your animal's training or status. If what your service animal does isn't apparent, the establishment can ask you only two questions: Is the animal a service...
  4. Which Public Accommodations Must Allow Service Animals in Alabama

    Which Public Accommodations Must Allow Service Animals in Alabama

    Both Alabama law and the ADA require all public accommodations to allow you to have your service animal with you. But each law defines public accommodation somewhat differently. Under the ADA, the definition of public accommodations is very broad. It includes: hotels and other lodging...
  5. Emotional Support Animals Under Alabama Law

    Emotional Support Animals Under Alabama Law

    Neither the ADA nor Alabama's service animal law covers emotional support animals (ESAs). Emotional support animals provide a sense of safety, companionship, or comfort to those with emotional or psychiatric disabilities or conditions. Unlike psychiatric service dogs, ESAs aren't individually...
  6. Service Animals Defined in Alabama

    Service Animals Defined in Alabama

    Under Alabama law and the ADA, a service animal is any dog individually trained to perform tasks or do work for the benefit of a person with a disability. In addition, the ADA covers miniature horses that are individually trained. To be covered under these laws, the tasks or work your service...
  7. Alabama Code Title 21. Handicapped Persons § 21-7-4

    Alabama Code Title 21. Handicapped Persons § 21-7-4

    Current as of December 30, 2022 (a) An individual with a disability has the right to be accompanied by a service animal in all areas of a public accommodation, including a public or private school, that the public or customers are normally permitted to occupy. (b) A service animal shall be...
  8. Abhean

    Outside Article Alabama animal service law raises issues

    ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WDHN) — It's now a crime in Alabama for a business to prohibit a person and his or her service animals from entering. It's a misdemeanor. Recently, a Geneva County man says he was told by an area dentist not ever to bring his service dog back to his office. Jeff Sheler and...
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    Service Dogsz

    This thread is for the general discussion of the link Service Dogsz. Please add to the discussion here.
  10. Service Dogsz

    Alabama Service Dogsz

    Service dogs are seen as important medical tools that can help people with physical or psychological disabilities. They undergo a rigorous training program and must all meet the same standards. The process, for any breed—pure or mixed—it can take up to 2 years and costs around $25,000. Our...
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    Huntsville Dog Training Elite

    This thread is for the general discussion of the link Huntsville Dog Training Elite. Please add to the discussion here.
  12. Huntsville Dog Training Elite

    Alabama Huntsville Dog Training Elite

    The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines a service dog as "a dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability." Disabilities include mental or physical impairments that affect an individual's ability to perform one or more major life activities...
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    Alabama Dog Academy

    This thread is for the general discussion of the link Alabama Dog Academy. Please add to the discussion here.
  14. Alabama Dog Academy

    Alabama Alabama Dog Academy

    Service dogs can be invaluable companions for people with disabilities who need the confidence and independence that a well trained dog can bring. Through 10 Years' experience training service dogs with a large nonprofit organization, Elizabeth has the knowledge and experience to walk you...
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    Service Dogs Alabama

    This thread is for the general discussion of the link Service Dogs Alabama. Please add to the discussion here.
  16. Service Dogs Alabama

    Alabama Service Dogs Alabama

    Service Dogs Alabama provides medical and psychiatric assistance dogs to children, adults, and Veterans with disabilities as well as Facility Dogs trained in intervention and behavior disruption for schools, courtrooms, and State Departments where stress is prevalent. The organization dates...
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