[Wasagdu] New Law

[Kaye Kipp]

So, does that mean that anyone with a service animal or guide dog who visits
Michigan could get thrown out of an establishment because they don't have
one of those patches?  

 

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Throw me out of MI I dare you, Sharon.

Becky 

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From:
http://www.wzzm13.com/story/news/local/2016/01/14/new-law-updating-service-a
nimal-rules-takes-effect-soon/78812092/ 

 

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) -- Next week, a new state law goes into effect
updating Michigan's rules on service animals.

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.

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.

"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.

 

The law also stiffens penalties for people who falsely say their pet is a
service animal.

It takes effect on Monday.

 

 

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