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Governor's Commission on Disability. (2009). // Service animals //. Retrieved from http://www.nh.gov/disability/information/community/serviceanimals.htm

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1.Assistance dogs are trained to perform tasks that assist a life-functioning need 2.An individual need not have a visible or discernible disability in order to be partnered and benefit from the use of an Assistance Dog. 3.You may not ask to be shown certification or a special ID card as proof of the animal’s training. 4.Although public identification is not required, most dogs wear some form of visible identification to represent them as Assistance Dogs. You may see equipment such as a tag, vest, coat, harness, or backpack. 5.No person shall bring any animal into any restaurant or any store that sells food; and no person shall allow any animal to enter or remain in any restaurant or in any store that sells food, except for guide dogs leading blind persons, and the hearing ear dog and the service dog as provided in RSA 167-D 6. If the service dog’s behavior is disruptive or destructive you may ask the handler to remove it from the premises. The handler is responsible for any damage done by his or her service dog. 7. Remember that service dogs are NOT pets.Therefore, local laws that restrict pets from restaurants, housing, and theaters, for example, are not applicable to service dogs 8. The ADA requires businesses and places of public accommodation to admit people with disabilities who have service dogs to their premises. 9. If you refuse to admit any other type of service animal on the basis of local health department regulations or other state or local laws. 10. Don't attempt to grab or steer the person while the dog is guiding him or her attempt to hold the dog's harness. 11. Do ask if the owner needs your assistance and, if so, offer your left arm. 12. Don't give the dog table scraps. Do respect the master's need to give the dog a balanced diet and to maintain its good habits. 13. Do allow it to rest undisturbed. 14. Don't allow your pets to challenge or intimidate a guide dog.. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">15. If permission is granted, Don't pat the dog on the head. Do stroke the dog on the shoulder area.