[NAGDU] HB2992

[Danielle Sykora]

As far as I can tell, assistance dog is the ADI term for service dog.
So some people refer to service dogs as assistance dogs. Some people
also use the term "assistance dog" to mean any dog that performs tasks
to mitigate a disability, but use "service dog" to refer to either 1:
non-guiding service dogs or 2: dogs that perform mobility tasks.

It's really confusing sometimes, and I wish people would stick to the
ADA definition of service dog, because it's the only one that legally
matters.

Danielle and Thai

On 4/14/17, NAGDU President via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Dan,
>
> 	We are working to change some of these misconceptions about the law
> among our law enforcement and state's attorneys. I am of the opinion that
> we
> need to be on the front lines and push for enforcement and prosecution. At
> this very writing, we are attempting to press the State Attorney of the
> 13th
> Judicial Circuit in Hillsborough County (Tampa), Florida to prosecute a
> case
> of clear and unambiguous access denial with obvious criminal intent and
> full
> knowledge. Our SAO is asserting that all previous cases have been null
> proxed (dismissed) telling him the law is unenforceable. He is refusing to
> do any further research to get the details which would demonstrate that the
> law is, indeed, enforceable and all the dismissals came after the dfendants
> performed up to 40 hours of community service. I believe it is now time for
> us to urge prosecution and refuse plea bargains that give the appearance of
> poor legislation. In addition, NAGDU is completing work on a toolkit that
> will help law enforcement and prosecutors understand the law better.
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion
>
>
>
> Marion Gwizdala, President
> National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc. (NAGDU)
> National Federation of the Blind
> (813) 626-2789
> President at NAGDU.ORG
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dan Weiner via
> NAGDU
> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2017 7:49 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Cc: Dan Weiner
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] HB2992
>
> 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:
>>
>> 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
>>
>> What do you all think?
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