Kansas City Dude Confronts Service Dog Dispute At Hotel

An important story about accessibility, accommodation and the right to refuse service has emerged at the outset of Summer travel season.

There's a lot to consider in this debate but a passage about applicable laws seems like the best place to start . . . Check-it . . .

In Missouri, it’s now a Class C misdemeanor to “impersonate a person with a disability.” The law addresses false documents and outfitting dogs in vests to look like service dogs when they don’t provide a true task.

In 2019, Kansas defined service, guide and assistance dogs and made it clear. “The presence of a dog for comfort, protection or personal defense does not qualify a dog as being trained to mitigate an individual’s disability and therefore does not qualify the dog as an assistance dog covered under the provisions of this act.”

Complicating the issue is what you or your business can legally ask a person when determining the status of a service dog.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Definition of 'service dog' causes some confusion, tensions between owner and business

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - KCTV5 has looked into the issue after police were called to a local hotel over a service dog. Dominick Helveston checked into the Super 8 in Lawrence late one night. He had his dog Diesel with him at check-in. The hotel is listed as "pet-friendly."

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