Service Animals FAQ’s

Do commercial airlines have to comply with ADA on service animals?

Do federal agencies have to comply with ADA on service animals?

Do apartments, mobile home parks, and other residential properties have to comply with the ADA?

Are churches, temples, synagogues, mosques, and other places of worship required to allow service animals?

Do pools and gyms have to allow service dogs in the pool area?

Do restaurants have to allow service dogs at the table?

Do stores have to allow service dogs in shopping carts?

What can I do if I feel a store discriminated against my service dog?

Are hotel guests allowed to leave service animals in their room?

What can my staff do if a service animal is disruptive?

Do service dogs have to be leashed?

When might service animals interfere with a public event or service?

When can service animals be banned?

Do city ordinances that ban certain dog breeds apply to service dogs?

Can stores refuse entry of service dog due to the breed of dog?

Can any dog breed be a service dog?

Is a college registry program for service animals legal and recognized?

Can a city require you to register your service animal?

Do service dogs have to be licensed and registered to local city laws?

Do service animals have to be vaccinated?

Do service animals have to registered as service animals?

Are service animals allowed in ambulances?

What happens if a person with service animal is hospitalized and cannot care for their animal?

Must a hospital allow an in-patient with disability to keep a service dog in room?

Can someone bring more than one service animal to public place?

Can hotels designate rooms for guests who have service dogs?

Can service dogs go through salad bar or other self-service food lines?

Who is responsible for welfare and feeding of service dogs?

Do service dogs have to wear special vests, IDs, or patch to identify them?

What are the ONLY two questions stores can ask about service dogs?

Are service animals-in-training considered to be service animals?

Do service dogs have to be professionally trained?

If a dog calms someone’s anxiety attack is he a service animal?

Are emotional support, therapy, comfort, or companion animals considered service animals?

What defines “do work or perform tasks” for service animals?

What defines a “service animal”?