Service Animals

The U.S. Department of Justice enforces Championship II of the ADA and the associated regulations and standards that use to state and local governments. DOJ also enforces Title III of the ADA which applies to businesses, non-profits, and other public accommodations. Under the ADA, service animals are dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities. The Canton welcomes persons with disabilities who are accompanied by service animals in all of our buildings, programs and activities. No identification or special tags are required. Service animals must be harnessed or leashed unless those devices would interfere with the piece of work the service brute performs. In cases where the service animate being is not leashed or harnessed, the handler must take the service animal under voice or signal control. If a service fauna becomes disruptive a County staff person may inquire that the service creature be removed. The County will consider the use of miniature horses as a service animal on a instance-by-case basis. Contact the ADA Compliance Team to hash out this.

Service Animals

Service Animals

In Maryland, land law permits service creature trainers accompanied past a service animal in training to participate in Canton programs and events unless albeit the animal would create a clear danger of a disturbance or physical harm. For more information check:
law.justia.com/codes/maryland/2010/man-services/title-vii/subtitle-vii/7-705

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The Department of Justice has a comprehensive fact sheet on service animals and their use in both Title II and Championship III buildings and facilities:
world wide web.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm

The Federal Transit Assistants (FTA) enforces ADA regulations for transit services including Montgomery County'south Ride-On system. The FTA definition of service animal is broader than the definition used by DOJ and is non limited to dogs. For more than information check:
ftawebprod.fta.dot.gov/ContactUsTool/Public/FAQs.aspx?CategoryID=four

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Evolution (HUD) enforces the Fair Housing Act requirements in housing situations. The Fair Housing Act protects people with disabilities in housing and includes an even broader definition of service animate being. Requests for service and support animals can be made nether the reasonable accommodation process:
www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/library/huddojstatement.pdf