Michigan protects service animals
According to UpNorthLive, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation that protects service animals and their owners in the state. In addition to adding protections for veterans with PTS and their animals, it makes it a misdemeanor to falsely represent your animal to be a service animal;
Senate Bill 298, sponsored by state Sen. David Knezek, now makes it a crime to refuse entry to a person using a service animal or to assault a service animal. The bill is now Public Act 144.
Senate Bill 299, sponsered by state Sen. Margaret O’Brien, exempts dogs from licensing fees if they are a serice animal to someone with a disability or veteran with a service-related disability. The bill is now Public Act 145.
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House Bill 4527, sponsored by state Rep. David Rutledge, makes it a misdemeanor to falsely represent a service animal, and brings state law more in line with the Americans with Disabilities Act with respect to the definitions of “person with a disability” and “service animal”. It also specifically permits veterans to possess a service animal for post-traumatic stress disorder, a traumatic brain injury, or other service-related disability.
According to the bill, falsely representing your animal as a service animal, will earn you a $500 fine (the fine was $10), 90 days in jail and 30 days of community service.
We’ve seen an explosion of valor thieves who use a service to validate their claims, so maybe if more states enacted these types of laws, that would reduce stolen valor, somewhat. Every little bit helps.
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I remember this POS, in fact I had a long conversation with the owner of the restraunt where he made a big scene with his fido.
There should be a law about “therapy” dogs too. Last week returning from a LE conference, a rich socialite in first class had a scruffy, smelly, lil’ shit of a dog sitting on her lap and walking around the cabin as if the dog was the second officer.
That dog was as much a therapy dog as I am a rocket surgeon. And she needed therapy, yes, but nothing a dog could help.
That’s why I carry my “therapy” Glock. It prevents my panic attacks…….
Dang cellphone, should be “prevents panic attacks”
Now they need to stop the beggars on the exit ramp. Wearing a booney hat or field jacket and a scrufy beard doesn’t make them vets. sign “Will work for Food” works well….. but try to offer them a days work. Tried to offer one of them a Big Mac once (had it in my hand) he said he had to keep his weight down for his begger scam. He said he made more begging. (I pay $18 an hour for a good day laborer. More for a skilled hand)
A lot of dogs running around the VA— well behaved little pups.
I wonder if my “Service Cat” would be welcome.
I remember seeing those critters when I was an OTR Trucker, offer them food and they cuss you out! I remember one contract I did near Memphis, on weekends I’d go there to play around, and one Tey Motorman told me that there were three stories that the “Professional Panhandlers” used, one was that they just got out of prison and had no money or food, the other was that some Judge had given them until
midnight to be out of town and they were just a few dollars away from getting a bus ticket, and I can’t remember the third one right now, but damned if he wasn’t right on the money! Most of them anywhere will use those bullshit lines to get money handed to them in any town, a number of them said the same sh!t when I did a contract in Daytona!
I wish I had a dog.
But, with my limited fixed income, I barely make it from month to month, so how would I properly care for the poor mutt?
Actually, I’ve had lots of dogs, but I always ate them with mustard, chili, and cheese.
Many years ago, I was walking to my apartment in Salt Lake City and passed a Catholic church, where some children were selling candy bars.
A beggar was standing nearby, claiming to be a wounded Panama veteran, and that the VA wasn’t helping him.
I offered to give him a candy bar that I’d purchased, but he declined.
I said I had no money, but he was welcome to come with me to my apartment and have a hot meal.
He also declined that offer.
Something about his story didn’t quite add up, but I just wasn’t sure.
I’m a disabled war veteran, and the VA takes pretty good care of me, even though my financial income is a mere pittance.
I’ve had beggars ask me for food. I’ve gotten them something to eat and they have been thankful. I won’t give money to panhandlers though.
I’ll offer food, but if they decline and keep asking for money that’s it, they’ve failed my litmus test.
I should get my cat a little jacket that says ‘Service Cat’. He’s quite friendly, but he’s also well-mannered and does not meow unnecessarily or smell like a scruffy little dog. And no one can discriminate against him, because he’s black.
“And no one can discriminate against him, because he’s black.”
Now that’s funny. Thank you for the chuckle.
What sucks is that this will be hard to enforce. There are no National standards/laws regarding service animals and even the ADA law doesn’t require ID or proof of training. Only the individual’s word. If anything, this may have just given the fakers more leeway to keep up the funk.
The entire Service Animal/Comfort Animal thing is so incredibly abused.
There is no requirement under the ADA for anyone with a Service Animal to provide any proof that their dog is a trained service dog. The person with the dog may only be asked if he or she has a disability, and what function does the dog perform to assist.
Emotional Support animals are not covered by the ADA, but because the airlines decided they could fly free people abuse the hell out of it to avoid paying the fees associated with transporting your pet.
My dog has a natural ability to calm me down, but he is neither a Service Dog nor an Emotional Support Animal.
Cats cannot be a Service Animal, nor can your pet snake, or any other pet.
Tell that to my cat. He knows when I am starting to get worked up and will start rubbing on my leg and then hop up into my lap to distract me from whatever is causing me to have anxiety issues.
I have written about this subject before. So, due to blood pressure, I will take my leave of this thread today.
Snyder can kiss my ass. Now Michigan residents have to pay sales tax on Internet orders including digital goods. Fucking government just can’t take enough.
Fuck these rino shits.
Hey, I’ve always been “Live”.