Are service dogs allowed in a no pet hotel?

Are they allowed and is there a law or some sort of official documentation stating they are allowed in a no pet hotel?Are service dogs allowed in a no pet hotel?
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, public accommodations, including motels, are generally required to modify polices to permit the use of their goods, services and facilities by a person with a disability even if that person is accompanied by a service animal.





Businesses are permitted to ask whether the animal is required because of a disability and if so what the dog is trained to do to mitigate that disability. The ADA does not apply to emotional support animals.





Any animal that behaves inappropriately, ie eliminates indoors, barks excessively, makes unwanted contact with other patrons, is out of control, or behaves in an aggressive manner can legally be excluded regardless of whether it is a service animal.





Passing a pet off as a service animal to avoid pet rules is a criminal offense in most states and can result in jail time and or fines. I've seen fines go up to $20,000.





For more information about the Americans with Disabilities Act, contact the ADA information line run by the U.S. Department of Justice at:


800 - 514 - 0301 (voice)


800 - 514 - 0383 (TTY)





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Service dogs are not allowed absolutely everywhere. I wish people would actually read the ADA before claiming they know what it says. There are exceptions. There are ALWAYS exceptions. The First Amendment to the Constitution requires that religious entities be exempt from the ADA, and there's more. Here are a few places service animals may be excluded:





-Sterile rooms, such as operating rooms, some areas of emergency rooms/departments, some ICU rooms, some ambulances, some delivery rooms (on a case-by-case basis)


-Clean rooms where microchips are manufactured


-Places where food is prepared (though they cannot generally be excluded from dining areas where food is present) (by order of most health departments)


-Open air zoological exhibits, such as open air aviaries (at the zoo's discretion)


-Churches (at the church's discretion)


-Native American Tribal Council Chambers (at the council's discretion)


-Federal Courts (at the judge's discretion)


-Private clubs (at the club's discretion)


-Private homes (at the home owner's discretion)





They can also be excluded in any instance where the proprietor can show that the presence of the service animal would constitute a direct threat or fundamental alteration. The Department of Justice's number is up there. Verify this for yourself.





Here's the REAL link to the ADA (at least the regulatory law version): http://www.ada.gov/reg3a.html The other person posted not the link to the ADA, but a link to a pamphlet put out by the U.S. Department of Justice giving an extremely brief overview of the ADA.Are service dogs allowed in a no pet hotel?
While service dogs are not allowed ';EVERYWHERE'; (as stated by some who answered), they are allowed to accompany their legally qualified disabled handler in areas of public accommodation that are open to the general public. This includes hotels that have a ';no pets'; policy. The US Department Of Justice under the Americans With Disabilities Act guarantees the rights of legally qualified disabled handlers of properly trained and behaved service dogs access to public venues. See: www.ada.gov/svcanimb.htm


Also, asking for ';documentation'; is a violation of the law. You and your employer can be civilly liable in a lawsuit if you require ';documentation';. See: www.ada.gov/qasrvc.htm
Yes, service dogs are absolutely allowed. Here is a link to the Americans with Disabilities Act (from the government site). Print this out and take it with you.





http://www.ada.gov/qasrvc.htm








Here are the first Q%26amp;A paragraphs from the link - but I would definitely print this and have it on hand with you. This applies to hotels, and according to this you do NOT have to have certification that your dog is a service dog.





1. Q: What are the laws that apply to my business?





A: Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), privately owned businesses that serve the public, such as restaurants, hotels, retail stores, taxicabs, theaters, concert halls, and sports facilities, are prohibited from discriminating against individuals with disabilities. The ADA requires these businesses to allow people with disabilities to bring their service animals onto business premises in whatever areas customers are generally allowed.





2. Q: What is a service animal?





A: The ADA defines a service animal as any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability. If they meet this definition, animals are considered service animals under the ADA regardless of whether they have been licensed or certified by a state or local government.





Service animals perform some of the functions and tasks that the individual with a disability cannot perform for him or herself. Guide dogs are one type of service animal, used by some individuals who are blind. This is the type of service animal with which most people are familiar. But there are service animals that assist persons with other kinds of disabilities in their day-to-day activities. Some examples include:


- Alerting persons with hearing impairments to sounds.


- Pulling wheelchairs or carrying and picking up things for persons with mobility impairments.


- Assisting persons with mobility impairments with balance.








Moe





(I understand they are not a pet but they are an animal but is there a law for this? Also, if they don't have documentation showing they are a service dog, can they still be allowed?)





Yes - see the link that I provided from the Department of Justice. You do not need documentation per the attached link.
Service dogs are allowed EVERYWHERE. Legally.





A service dog is NOT a pet.





A hotel, a restaurant, a movie theater, a hotel, a library - anywhere, everywhere. They are not allowed to refuse a service dog because that would be DISCRIMINATION against you, which is completely illegal.





They have no say in the matter.
I wanted to weigh in with a hotel perspective. From the hotel's perspective a service dog is still an animal. A service dog's hair and smell must still be removed from a room after they have stayed in it. Future guests can be just as allergic to a service dog as any other dog. That being said, hotels are not allowed to ask for documentation and must accept what is being presented to them verbally.





My experience is with a hotel that allowed pets, but the guests had to pay a fee. The issue of service animals came up almost weekly as people decided they could just say their family cat was a service animal and they didn't have to pay the fee. Some major hotel chains are looking into incidents like that to see if there is any recourse, so I definitely would not recommend misrepresenting your family pet as a service animal.





True service animals rarely present a major issue for hoteliers. They are usually well groomed and, by definition, well trained. Hotels request that you let them know a service animal is coming along so that they can block a room for you that is convenient for both you and the animal. You may be setting yourself up for disappointment/trouble if you just show up with an animal in tow. In addition, by letting the hotel know in advance, the hotel can plan for staffing to deep clean the room after your stay. This is not such a big deal for hotels who have procedures in place already (i.e. hotels that charge for animals), but for hotels who rarely see animals, deep cleaning the room after your stay can pose a staffing challenge.





That was a great question!
Service dogs are absolutely allowed into a no pet hotel. Discrimination or refusal to allow entry to somebody with a service dog could land that hotel into a serious lawsuit.
Service dogs are allowed by law to go wherever the person they're serving goes.





http://www.servicedogssavelives.org/laws鈥?/a>
I believe so
I think you would have to call the individual hotel and ask about their policy about service dogs. In most cases with the right Identifacation services dogs are allowed in all public places if they are servicing their owner.