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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I am pasting the text of the newly signed law in California that is related to emotional support animals. I just briefly glanced at it but it looks pretty good. I would like to hear comments from other members.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'>This bill would require a person or business that sells or provides a dog for use as an </span><b><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#111111;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:yellow'>emotional</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'> </span><b><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#111111;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:yellow'>support</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'> dog, as defined, to provide a written notice to the buyer or recipient of the dog stating that the dog does not have the special training required to qualify as a guide, signal, or service dog and is not entitled to the rights and privileges accorded by law to a guide, signal, or service dog, and that knowingly and fraudulently representing oneself to be the owner or trainer of any canine licensed as, to be qualified as, or identified as, a guide, signal, or service dog is a misdemeanor. The bill would require a person or business that sells or provides a certificate, identification, tag, vest, leash, or harness for an </span><b><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#111111;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:yellow'>emotional</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'> </span><b><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#111111;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:yellow'>support</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'> animal to provide a written notice, as specified, to the buyer or recipient. The bill would also prohibit a health care practitioner from providing documentation relating to an individual’s need for an </span><b><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#111111;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:yellow'>emotional</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'> </span><b><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#111111;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:yellow'>support</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'> dog unless the health care practitioner complies with specified requirements, including holding a valid license, establishing a client-provider relationship with the individual for at least 30 days prior to providing the documentation, and completing a clinical evaluation of the individual regarding the need for an </span><b><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#111111;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:yellow'>emotional</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'> </span><b><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#111111;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:yellow'>support</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'> dog. The bill would make a violation of the written notice requirements or knowingly and fraudulently representing, selling, or offering for sale, or attempting to represent, sell, or offer for sale, an </span><b><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#111111;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:yellow'>emotional</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'> </span><b><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#111111;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:yellow'>support</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'> dog as being entitled to the rights and privileges accorded by law to a guide, signal, or service dog, subject to a civil penalty, as specified. The bill would state that this provision is not to be construed to restrict or change existing federal and state law related to a person’s rights for reasonable accommodation and equal access to housing, as specified.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>