[nagdu] it's not about the money

Julie J. julielj at neb.rr.com
Thu Jul 30 20:16:11 UTC 2015


On the idea of the dog license issue, I have read most of the messages and there is a lot of, it’s only$10 or $15,  We should just pay it and some places it’s free or discounted. That’s all well and good, but it misses my point entirely.  It’s not about the money.  Here the license is $5 for a spayed or neutered dog.  I can certainly afford $5.   My point is, and always has been, that it is a fee for having a service dog.  The law is specific that no additional fees or taxes can be charged for a service dog.  The context is hotels and the like, but I don’t see how it’s not a fee if the city charges it.   I would not have a guide dog if I wasn’t blind.   I am being charged because I have a guide dog.   To me that seems a contradiction in the law.  I get that the DOJ has now stated that I am in fact wrong and cities can charge service dog users dog license fees.  I’ll obey the law, but that doesn’t mean I agree with it or that it makes any sense what-so-ever.

Julie 
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