Pet Fees Apply to Emotional Support Animals, which are not protected under the ADA Regulations; Title II and Title III, effective March 15, 2011.

~Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA

In addition, the dog must be able to remain behaviorally stable in a wide range of environments; gentle and non-reactive (no barking, growling, etc.). The dog must be able to remain focused, quiet, and dutiful to its handler versus wandering or becoming distractible.

*If these qualifications are not met, a pet fee will will apply.*

ADA Definition and Regulations are as follows:

Beginning on March 15, 2011, only dogs are recognized as service animals under titles II and III of the ADA.

• A service animal is a dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability.
• Generally, title II and title III entities must permit service animals to accompany people with disabilities in all areas where members of the public are allowed to go.
Service animals are defined as dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities. Examples of such work or tasks include guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling a wheelchair, alerting and protecting a person who is having a seizure, reminding a person with mental illness to take prescribed medications, calming a person with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) during an anxiety attack, or performing other duties. Service animals are working animals, not pets. The work or task a dog has been trained to provide must be directly related to the person’s disability. Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA.