[nagdu] A Man Walks into a Bar

[Marion Gwizdala]

Sheila,
    In the state of Florida, this will be the law of the land, effective 
July 1, unless either the house had the good sense to not pass it or we can 
convince the governor of the error of the legislature's ways and get him to 
veto it. Whether we have a snowballs chance in Florida to do this remains to 
be seen. We will keep you posted on our efforts and progress.
    As a matter of constitutional law, state's have the right to make laws 
that offer broader protections, but may not make laws that are more 
restrictive. In other words, since this law offers a broader definition than 
federal law, it is not unconstitutional. If, on the other hand, the previous 
implementing regulations in federal law defining a service animal as "any 
animal" were still in effect, Florida could not say that a service animal is 
only a dog.

fraternally yours,
Marion
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sheila Leigland" <sleigland at bresnan.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] A Man Walks into a Bar


> How weird is that? So, do you still go by federal law or because that law 
> seems brader will you go by Florida's law? Just want to know because the 
> law seems to change so much.
>
> Sheila Leigland
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