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pay an extra charge.” 4
The law also says, “any person who intentionally interferes with the use of a guide,
signal, or service dog or mobility aid by harassing or obstructing is guilty of a
misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail up to 6 months, or fine of
not less than $1,500 nor more than $2,500, or both.” 3
For a valid service dog license a person must sign an affidavit stating that the dog is a
trained assistance dog. A person who makes a false affidavit faces 6 months in jail
and/or a $1,000 fine. 3
The consequences for fraudulent representation including “any person who wrongfully
represents himself or herself, through verbal or written notice, to be the owner or
trainer of any canine licensed/qualified/identified as a guide, signal, or service dog is
guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 6
months, by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.” 3
NEVADA LAW:
Nevada law states, “It is unlawful for a place of public accommodation to refuse
admittance or service to a person with a disability because he or she is accompanied by
a service animal, refuse admittance or service to a person training a service animal, or
refuse to permit an employee of the place of public accommodation who is training a
service animal to bring the service animal.” 3
The law also states that a place of public accommodation cannot charge additional fees
or require the proof that an animal is a service animal or service animal in training.
The interference with a service dog can result in a misdemeanor and the fraudulent
representation of a service animal can result in a person being jailed for 6 months, fined
for $100-$500, or both fined and imprisoned. 3
4 Wisch, Rebecca F. "Table of State Assistance Animal Laws." Table of State Assistance Animal Laws.
Michigan State University, 2014. Web. 24 Sept. 2015. .
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