Everyone loves a puppy! We’ll learn about your rights with a service animal with guest Robert Schwinn the National Legal Administrator at Canine Companions and disability attorney Rick Courtney whose daughter has a service animal.
Canine companions website: https://canine.org/
From their website anyone can pre-order their 2024 puppy calendar, sponsor a puppy, or learn how to donate or volunteer.
National Headquarters:
1-866-CCI-DOGS (224-3647)
P.O. Box 446
Santa Rosa, CA 95402-0446
If you’d like to read up on Mississippi law, check out
2013 Mississippi Code
Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE
Chapter 6 - RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
Article 5 - MISSISSIPPI SUPPORT ANIMAL ACT
§ 43-6-155 - Support animals' access to public places; limitations
https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2013/title-43/chapter-6/article-5/section-43-6-155
It’s always best to go to the official source for information. https://www.ada.gov/resources/service-animals-2010-requirements/
US Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division: ADA requirements: service animals page where you can learn how “service animals are defined, where they are allowed, and how they must behave. According to their website:
Staff may ask two questions: (1) is the dog a service animal required because of a disability, and (2) what work or task has the dog been trained to perform.
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