[nagdu] In My Defense

[Marion Gwizdala]

Dear All,
    In Florida it is a misdemeanor to intentionally distract a service dog 
from its work. Here is what our law states.


A person who, with reckless disregard, interferes with, or permits a dog 
that he or she owns or is in the immediate control of to interfere with the 
use of a service animal by obstructing, intimidating, or otherwise 
jeopardizing the safety of the service animal or its user commits a 
misdemeanor of the second degree for the first offense and a misdemeanor of 
the first degree for each subsequent offense, punishable as provided in s. 
775.082 or s. 775.083. (413.081(1))



The penalty for a second degree misdemeanor is incarceration for up to 60 
days and/or a fine of up to $500. For a first degree misdemeanor, the 
penalty is incarceration for up to 180 days and/or a fine of up to $1000.



Fraternally yours,

Marion Gwizdala







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Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 8:15 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] In My Defense


>
> Hi Larry,
> I would have called the police in both matters. Last Aug when I was on 
> vacation I was in RI visiting a friend. No problems in that state anywhere 
> I went with my dog. I got home and was meeting friends doing some day 
> things here in my county. 3 of my friends and I decided to go to an old 
> town out on the east end of  Long Island called  Greenport. My friends 
> were sighted and we were walking around and just came out of shop . While 
> standing in front of the store my friends were telling me tbe other stores 
> around . All of a sudden a man comes over and starts petting Anna. I asked 
> him in a nice way to not to pet her she is working. His reply was I like 
> dogs. He kept petting her and the second time in a firm voice I said the 
> dog is working please don't pet her. So I got in front of my dog to block 
> him from petting her and he walked away.
> Marilyn and Anna
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry D. Keeler"
> Date: Sunday, October 16, 2011 7:26 pm
> Subject: [nagdu] In My Defense
> To: doggie
>
>> Julie, no, this was resorted to twice. In both cases the
>> persons were being overly aggressive. They were blocking my way
>> and were not listening to anything I was trying to tell them.
>> One person jumped in front of me and began to pet Holly. I
>> explained to him the usual and he told me he was a vet and
>> basically in more colorful terms he'd do whatever he wanted! He
>> then threatened to kill my dog if he couldn't pet her so that's
>> why he got the response he got! The other was a woman who was
>> being so persistant that I couldn't shake her. Everywhere I
>> turned she kept trying to touch Holly and get in my way. I did
>> have another woman who didn't touch Holly but kneeled down in
>> front of us and would move every time we did so we couldn't get
>> around her. She wouldn't let me pass until I told her what kind
>> of dog Holly was. When I did she called me a liar and I
>> actually had to step in the street to go around her! No, that
>> one only got some really goofy looks!
>> Intelligence is always claimed but rarely proven!
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