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Committee hears HB424 on service‑animal documentation; Department advises against state form, panel discussion urged
Summary
Representative Jerry Stringham said HB424 would direct a state form for businesses and create a study committee to address fraudulent service‑animal claims, but witnesses and the Department said the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) restricts required documentation.
Representative Jerry Stringham introduced HB424, a bill that would direct the Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food to create forms businesses could use to request information about service animals and would establish a committee to study protection of business owners from accommodating customers who present fraudulent or untrained animals.
Stringham said the problem had arisen in hotel and restaurant settings and that businesses wanted a straightforward way to reduce confusion. "House bill 4 24 is called directing the Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food to create forms for businesses to request information about service animals and establishing a committee to study the…
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