[NAGDU] FW: [seeing-eye] New law in Michigan: Service dogs can be registered

[Wayne And Harley]

In this case, as in California, or any other state, the law that grants the most protection to the Service Dog Owner will apply. In the case of someone going through Michigan with an unpatched Service Dog,  the protections of the ADA would pertain.

Yours, Very Sincerely And Respectfully,

Wayne M. Scace 

-------- Original message --------
From: Marianne Denning via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
Date: 1/16/2016  15:42  (GMT-06:00) 
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,	the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
Cc: Marianne Denning <marianne at denningweb.com>, Tina Thomas <judotina48kg at gmail.com> 
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] FW: [seeing-eye] New law in Michigan: Service dogs can
 	be registered 

This concerns me because if I travel to MI and don't have one of those
patches will I be harassed by business owners?  What happens then?  I
know it says "people can," but that may be interpreted by business
owners as "people must."

Thanks for this update.

On 1/16/16, Tina Thomas via NAGDU  wrote:
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> From: seeing-eye at googlegroups.com [mailto:seeing-eye at googlegroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Sue Martin
> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2016 10:22 AM
> To: seeing-eye at googlegroups.com
> Subject: [seeing-eye] New law in Michigan: Service dogs can be registered
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> From:
> http://www.wzzm13.com/story/news/local/2016/01/14/new-law-updating-service-animal-rules-takes-effect-soon/78812092/
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> GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) -- Next week, a new state law goes into effect
> updating Michigan's rules on service animals.
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> The state's Department of Civil Rights held a news conference in Grand
> Rapids Thursday to outline the new law. It provides a chance for people who
> use service animals to register them with the state. Once registered, those
> people will receive an official state patch that can be attached to the
> harness.
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> That will make it easier for businesses to determine who is entitled to a
> service animal accommodation, said the state's Americans with Disabilities
> Act compliance director Sharon Ellis.
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> "It's going to be so much easier not only to have your service animal by
> your side, but you'll have the peace of mind to have the state of Michigan
> by your side also," Ellis said.
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> The law also stiffens penalties for people who falsely say their pet is a
> service animal.
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> It takes effect on Monday.
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053

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