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Commission reviews draft policy to limit comfort animals in county buildings, keep ADA service-animal exemption
Summary
A draft county policy would bar animals from county buildings with an exception for Americans with Disabilities Act-qualified service animals; commissioners discussed enforcement, lack of certification for comfort animals, and removal rules for aggressive animals.
Jackson County commissioners reviewed a draft policy on Oct. 27 that would prohibit animals in county buildings while preserving an ADA-compliant exception for service animals.
"Basically, designed to prevent animals of any kind to be in the county building," County Attorney (Speaker 4) explained, then described the ADA-limited exemption: "Only a dog. Only dogs are recognized under ADA and miniature…
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