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Senate committee advances bill to protect service-dog trainers from HOA rules
Summary
The Minnesota Senate Human Services Committee recommended passage of Senate File 1317, a bill to prevent homeowners associations and landlords from charging fees or enforcing pet bans against people hosting service dogs in training, after testimony from Can Do Canines and stakeholder groups.
The Minnesota Senate Human Services Committee on Feb. 24 recommended passage of Senate File 1317, a bill that would extend housing protections for people with fully trained assistance dogs to people who are hosting service dogs in training.
The bill’s supporters told the committee the change would remove a barrier to recruiting volunteer hosts who raise and socialize assistance dogs that later are placed with people with disabilities. Jeff Johnson, executive director of Can Do Canines, told the committee the nonprofit relies heavily on volunteers across Minnesota to raise and socialize dogs over a two- to three-year period and that those…
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