[NAGDU] IS: Two Legal Questions WAS: “service dog” off leash

[Wayne & Harley]

*Hi Cindy,
Actually, unless you are the "gatekeeper" at a place of public 
accommodation, you can't ask the two questions.
For example, if I approached you at a store, and I am not an employee of 
the establishment, I cannot ask you those two legal questions, nor do 
you have to answer me if I did ask them.

Wayne And Harley D
*On 10/11/2017 9:21 AM, Cindy Ray via NAGDU wrote:
> The only two questions you can legitimately ask are is this a service dog? What service does it perform? That does seem weird to me. I should think you would want it on a leash to be cetain of contact.
> Cindy Lou Ray
> cindyray at gmail.com
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> Subject: [NAGDU] “service dog” off leash
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> Hi all,
> I encountered something odd & concerning in the grocery store.  A woman came up to me accompanied by a dog that was wearing a vest.  I did not have my dog with me at the time because I had taken an Uber and I was getting groceries.  Her  dog comes up and starts sniffing my pants. I noticed that the space between her and the dog was quite large so I out of curiosity asked if the dog was on a leash. She said no the dog was not and that it was a service dog that detected seizures.
>
> I was concerned because it’s a dog after-all and having no leash in a crowded grocery store seemed odd.  My husband said later I should have asked where she got the dog but she could’ve said it was owner trained.
>
> It may actually be a service dog and be legitimate but the reason I am even mentioning this in the first place is that I don’t see how she can claim to have full control of the dog when it is not on a leash. Someone actually said that they thought that the leash ordinance would come into affect in the situation and the police could be called but I have a funny feeling they would hesitate to do anything because she could sue.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Nancy
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> Please forgive the typos as this message was most likely generated using voice dictation Nancy Irwin
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