Emotional support animals.
Summary
Existing law requires a person or business that sells or provides a dog for use as an emotional support dog, as defined, to provide a written notice to the buyer or recipient of the dog stating that the dog does not have the special training required to qualify as a guide, signal, or service dog and is not entitled to the rights and privileges accorded by law to a guide, signal, or service dog, and that knowingly and fraudulently representing oneself to be the owner or trainer of any canine licensed as, to be qualified as, or identified as, a guide, signal, or service dog is a misdemeanor. Existing law requires a person or business that sells or provides a certificate, identification, tag, vest, leash, or harness for an emotional support animal to provide a similar written notice, as specified, to the buyer or recipient. Existing law requires the written notices to be made in at least 12-point bold type. This bill would instead require those written notices to be made in at least 16-point bold type.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2022
Last action Feb 19, 2022
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Full legislative history
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Committee
1
Feb 19, 2022
Assembly · Reported by committee
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
Feb 18, 2022
Assembly · Introduced
Introduced. To print.
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Laura Friedman
DDemocratic
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