Ask the Appeal: Can You Ask Someone For Service Animal "Proof?"

[Kirsten]

Ask the Appeal: Can You Ask Someone For Service Animal "Proof?"

http://sfappeal.com/news/2010/09/ask-the-appeal-can-you-ask-someone-for-service-animal-proof.php

[fledchen]

Linda, a SF Animal Care and Control  representative, told me a person can prove his or her pet is a service animal with at least one of three things: the required tag, an affidavit from the city shelter, and/or a doctor's letter. While any one of these should suffice, Linda said a doctor's letter is the only mandated item according to the Americans With Disabilities Act and therefore a service animal owner's best bet.

This is why you should not ask random people for legal advice. I wonder where she got these ridiculous ideas?

[state_of_nowhere]

Probably from the same "lawyer" that told a property rental agency they can charge a "clean up fee" for disabled service dog handlers because dander and fur that could cause an allergic reaction is considered "damage" to the unit. Riiiiight.