Under ADA (and at least WA law):
You CAN...
1) Ask if it is a service animal
2) Ask what it is trained to do for them
3) Regardless of the answers to 1 & 2, you CAN bar the animal if it is acts in an 'untrained' manner. This includes aggressive behavior, yapping (it's always the tiny little yapping fuckers... and their dogs), urinating or defecating, annoying other customers, etc. It doesn't matter if they whip out a gold plated certificate of training from Bozo's School of Service Animals, if it is a nuisance, you can eject the animal.
You CAN NOT...
1) Ask what their disability is
2) Bar the human just for having an animal
But, of course, you can ban the human for being a shitty human.
Trust me, every person with a legit service animal knows this inside and out. Like you said, if they don't know, they're 99.9% not legit.
These entitled shitheads piss me off to no end. I have friends with service animals, and my aunt was blind with a seeing eye dog for years (RIP). They get the shit that rolls off these fucking assholes backs.
Oh, the kicker? The only two species that fall under ADA (federal) service animal designation? Dogs, and miniature horses. Cats, lizards, birds, and squirrels can step off. (Your state laws may differ, check.)
Last edited by Kickaha : 2019-09-09 at 13:11.
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