Knowing The Policy Series - bringing animals, other than lead dogs, into the building

Do you know Rowan Public Library's

 Disruptive Behavior Policy Statement???

For the next coming weeks I will be highlighting them on 
the Security Tips Blog.

Any comments or questions you may have you can email me at:

tara.greene@rowancountync.gov

15. Knowing The Policy Series - bringing animals, other than lead dogs, into the building;

Service Animals

The only species of service animal recognized under Title
II and Title III of the ADA are dogs and miniature horses. 

You may ask a patron two questions: 
(1) whether a service animal is required because of a disability, and
(2) what work or task has the animal been trained to perform.

Federal regulations have narrowed the definition of a “service animal” to mean ”any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability.”

The type of work or task a service animal performs must be related to the handler’s disability to be a service animal.

Under the revised ADA regulations, emotional support, well-being, comfort, companionship, or deterrence of criminal activity do not constitute work or tasks for the purposes of qualifying an
animal as a service animal.

There is no rule under the ADA that service animals must be registered or certified to be an official service animal. You cannot request any documentation (e.g. proof of certification,training, licensure, identification card, or registration) to prove that it is a service animal.

Below is a link that shares more information about service animals: 

http://www.disabilityrightsnc.org/sites/default/files/SelfAdvocacyPacket-Service%20AnimalsADA.pdf

Exceptions are made, but only if permitted by management!

Know this policy and be confident in enforcing it!

 Knowledge = Confidence