Laws.
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, (ADA), the certification of service animals is not required under present federal law. Each state and each municipality of each state may have its own statutes regarding service animals, but again, federal law supercedes state law. For example, Alabama has no current state laws regarding service dogs or service dogs in training, while New Mexico has state laws pertaining to service dogs but no laws pertaining to service dogs in training, and Nevada has state laws addressing both service dogs and service dogs in training, requiring an identification card for the dog in question. Some states require a special vest for the dog and an identification card. Other states require no type of identification whatsoever. As you can see, there is still a lot of work to be done as far as the standardization process is concerned. We have found that a written record of registry and a laminated certification ID goes a long way towards making public access easier for our clients with service dogs and our trainers handling service dogs in training. It becomes quite tedious and annoying to debate state and federal law time and time again. Again, the registry process is not mandated under existing federal law, but by utilizing a certification resource you'll be sure to save time and spare yourself unneeded aggravation.
We maintain a database of every dog we have registered so that if there is a question of legitimacy we may verify that your dog is registered with us.
Please contact us for registration information.
