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Committee backs declaration of a New Hampshire Service Dog Week after multiple witnesses testify
Summary
Senate Bill 198 would designate the third week in September as New Hampshire Service Dog Week; veterans, trainers and nonprofit leaders testified in support, saying a designated week would help public education and reduce confusion between service dogs and emotional-support animals.
Sen. David Waters introduced Senate Bill 198, which would declare the third week of September as New Hampshire Service Dog Week. Witnesses—including representatives of training nonprofits, handlers and beneficiaries—testified in favor of the designation, urging that a state observance could improve public awareness of the legal differences between service dogs (covered by the ADA) and emotional-support animals.
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