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Minn. bill would bar HOAs from blocking homes that raise assistance dogs in training
Summary
A bill before the Minnesota House Housing Finance and Policy Committee would extend existing protections for fully trained assistance dogs to dogs still in training, aiming to expand volunteer puppy-raiser pools. Committee voted to refer the bill to the Committee on Human Services.
Representative Sam Frazier introduced legislation, House File 6808, to prohibit homeowners associations from enforcing rules that prevent volunteers from housing assistance dogs in training. The bill would extend existing protections that apply to fully trained assistance dogs to those still being raised and socialized, and would include language intended to prevent fraudulent claims that a pet is an assistance dog in training.
The proposal matters because assistance dog organizations rely heavily on volunteers who raise and socialize dogs for roughly two and a half to three years before final placement.…
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