[NAGDU] HB2992

[Dan Weiner]

misdemeanor offense, it will probably have the same enforcement value as 
our access laws, in short pretty much nothing, any time I've had access 
law violations the police tell me that it's a civil matter and they 
can't do anything.

Such is the state of affairs almost ninety years after the beginning of 
the guide dog movement.


Dan



On 4/14/2017 1:55 AM, Jessica N. Naert via NAGDU wrote:
> Some of us have discussed this a little bit before. On Monday in Texas, HB 2992 is going to committee to be discussed. Victoria Neave's office authored this bill. Here is what it hopes to accomplish:
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> Would provide that a person commits a misdemeanor offense when they falsely represent their animal as a service animal in order to gain access, permission, or benefits reserved for people with disabilities who use service animals. False representation would occur when a person fits an animal with a harness, collar, vest, sign, tag, or leash of the type commonly used by service animals when the animal has not in fact been specially trained.
>
> For the actual language of the bill:
> http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/85R/billtext/html/HB02992I.htm
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> What do you all think?
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