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[My San Antonio] Texas residents with fake service dogs will be fined $1k under HB 4164 (www.mysanantonio.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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HB 4164, which passed both chambers and took effect on September 1, makes the false representation of animals as service animals a crime punishable by $1,000 and up to 30 hours of community service. Both locals and legislators alike are saying the misrepresentation of service dogs has increased challenges for those really in need.

“HB 5206 (a companion bill) should help restore the reputation that trained service dogs have earned and limit negative interactions that service dogs experience,” Texas Rep. Vikki Goodwin (R-47) told the Texas Council for Development Disabilities.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Service animals need a federal licensing program at this point with standardized IDs and tags.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Agreed, 100%. There needs to be some sort of system in place for this, because just letting people get away with such egregious violations does nothing but hurt people who actually need service animals.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hopefully this will squash the "pets everywhere" thing that has been going on over the past few years. Service animals are for the disabled, not so you can parade around your dog in public.