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Posted by Leslie | Posted in Dog Apparel | Posted on 31-08-2010
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Vest Dog
Is it actually "illegal" to buy a service dog vest/patch to fly with a dog?
Is it illegal (a "felony" or "fraud" that you could do jail time for) to buy a service dog vest and patch for transporting your pet with you in the cab of a plane? Further, is it illegal to obtain a "service dog" certificate for your dog if he doesn't go through school or whatever?
I know that it is not allowed to require someone disclose what the ailment of the person is (Oh yeah---I'm psychotic!).
Just wondering.
Wow! Who knew dog people would get so hot and ASSuming under the collar?! ha ha ha
Anyway, I was just ASKING, you fools, I don't even own a dog.
And the dog in question is in training to be a search and rescue dog.
Thanks for your answers, those of you that weren't jackholes.
Misrepresenting yourself for air travel be it as a terrorist or lying pet owner can get you detained, prosecuted and jailed. Since 9/11 the TSA tends to take misrepresentation pretty seriously. It can also get you banned from all future air travel.
Claiming a dog as a service dog when you aren't disabled or the dog isn't trained can cost you future benefits, such as social security even when you would normally qualify (ie when you retire). In some states, like mine, it is also a criminal offense that can result in fines and/or jail time.
In some states the fine is up to $20,000. I won't name which ones. Jail time is typically up to one year.
Search and rescue dogs do not qualify under federal law to fly in cabins as service dogs or to be taken in stores or other public places where pets are not permitted unless invited. Some airlines permit them, but they are not required to.
Remember that the legal definition of service animal, the law that gives the owner rights to fly or visit other public places with that animal, applies only to people who are disabled and use fully trained service dogs. While other animals may informally be called "service animals" they are not legally service animals unless they meet this definition.
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Jail time in Missouri is up to a year. I helped lobby for this law.
Airlines are not required to permit SDITs (service dogs in training) in the cabin. Federal law doesn't address them at all because the laws are written to protect the person with a disability, not the dog, and not the trainer of the dog. Only fully trained service dogs, accompanying their disabled owner, must be permitted in cabin on a flight, and then only if it is possible to fit the dog on the plane.
A German Shepherd can in fact fit in the foot space on an airplane, provided the dog is trained to curl up small and stuff his butt in the underseat storage of the seat in front. (Bulkhead isn't always the best choice for a larger dog because you may need that underseat storage area.) I've done it many times with my German Shepherd service dog.
Naturally real service dogs are trained to tuck their tails in so as not to be a hazard to others or to cause injury to themselves from being stepped on. It's a pretty basic thing to teach a dog to do, far easier than teaching him to heel properly.
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