It’s the Law!

Effective August 1, 2018, it is illegal to pretend that a pet dog is a service dog in Minnesota. Can Do Canines brought the issue forward in 2017 and the Minnesota legislature voted to institute a new law during the 2018 session. It is now a petty misdemeanor on the first offense and increases to a misdemeanor on a second offense.

Pet dogs do not receive the rigorous training that true service dogs receive. Poorly trained or dangerous imposters are putting the public and legitimate service dogs at risk. Service Dog handlers are regularly confronted about their service dogs access rights. “Fake” Service Dogs contribute to this problem, creating reasons that the public might challenge access for their trained dog...

...A detailed description of the actual law is seen here.

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RSK: Yes, it is not related to CRE but it is a real problem...and my rescue group Golden Retriever Rescue of Wisconsin knows this. Time to have Wisconsin and other states follow suit. If you own, lease or manage real estate you know this has come up so many times and the people are faking that their dog is a service dog to gain entry.