Autism Hunter D
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Service dogs do not require an RX.
I usually lurk, but a large part of my career involves service and therapy dog law in the USA specifically, so I'm going to point out that a service dog, by law, is a dog that has been trained to perform at minimum three tasks in order to assist in mitigating a person's disability. There is no way to approve a service dog, this includes the requirement of an RX.
Certain situations, such as housing exceptions when moving into housing that usually disallows animals or which usually charges a pet rent fee, may request a note from the SD owner's doctor stating that they are disabled, but this is not an RX, it is simply confirmation of disability and they are not allowed to ask for details.
Service dogs are in no way, shape, or form 'issued', and in fact do not even require professional training under the ADA, they may be owner trained, so long as they behave to the standards of ADA law and are trained to perform a minimum of three tasks for their disabled handler, they have protections.
In some states, Service Dogs In Training are given these same protections, Florida is actually one of those states, as Florida Statute 413.08(8) specifically states: “Any trainer of a service animal, while engaged in the training of such an animal, has the same rights and privileges with respect to access to public facilities [as a fully trained Service Dog]"
An ESA has some rights in regards to housing and flight or travel, but is really just a pet. So it means very little that Trish claims to have one.
Therapy dogs do not have any rights the way an SD does. They are not allowed in non pet housing and do not have pet fees waived, nor are they allowed in any non pet friendly establishments with the exception of some hospitals and other buildings where they may be working or titling. Therapy Dog titles are given out under the American Kennel Club, so if she had a real therapy dog, it would be available to look up, as you cannot title a dog with the AKC unless it is registered with them, and registered animals are able to be searched.
I usually lurk, but a large part of my career involves service and therapy dog law in the USA specifically, so I'm going to point out that a service dog, by law, is a dog that has been trained to perform at minimum three tasks in order to assist in mitigating a person's disability. There is no way to approve a service dog, this includes the requirement of an RX.
Certain situations, such as housing exceptions when moving into housing that usually disallows animals or which usually charges a pet rent fee, may request a note from the SD owner's doctor stating that they are disabled, but this is not an RX, it is simply confirmation of disability and they are not allowed to ask for details.
Service dogs are in no way, shape, or form 'issued', and in fact do not even require professional training under the ADA, they may be owner trained, so long as they behave to the standards of ADA law and are trained to perform a minimum of three tasks for their disabled handler, they have protections.
In some states, Service Dogs In Training are given these same protections, Florida is actually one of those states, as Florida Statute 413.08(8) specifically states: “Any trainer of a service animal, while engaged in the training of such an animal, has the same rights and privileges with respect to access to public facilities [as a fully trained Service Dog]"
An ESA has some rights in regards to housing and flight or travel, but is really just a pet. So it means very little that Trish claims to have one.
Therapy dogs do not have any rights the way an SD does. They are not allowed in non pet housing and do not have pet fees waived, nor are they allowed in any non pet friendly establishments with the exception of some hospitals and other buildings where they may be working or titling. Therapy Dog titles are given out under the American Kennel Club, so if she had a real therapy dog, it would be available to look up, as you cannot title a dog with the AKC unless it is registered with them, and registered animals are able to be searched.
