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The state is taking steps to make it easier for those who use service dogs to enter public facilities without being hassled.
A new law takes effect next week that Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley, whose brother uses a service dog, says clarifies rules regarding use of service animals and brings the state in line with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Under the law, those who register their service animal with the state Department of Civil Rights will receive a service animal patch and I-D card to help ensure they are not denied entry to a business, school, hospital or other public facility.
State Senator David Knezek sponsored the legislation he says was at first directed toward veterans who suffer from invisible wounds of war like post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, but the measure was expanded to include all people who use service animals.
