Disabled person in Wal-Mart thrown out!

[DrKym]

Even if the breed is banned in a city or a county, if the animal is a CERTIFIED service animal, the Federal Act takes precedence. Federal law supercedes all state and county and town laws Period.

[animal_rescue]

Even if the breed is banned in a city or a county, if the animal is a CERTIFIED service animal, the Federal Act takes precedence. Federal law supercedes all state and county and town laws Period.

Hmm I've always wondered about that. Thanks for letting us know!

[DrKym]

Your welcome.

Now that I have given you that info do I get rewarded with Maggie pics??

See I am shameless, I will beg for maggie pics on any thread

Kym

[Lady's Human]

Federal law does NOT always trump state law.

Little thing called the 10th amendment.

If it were so cut and dry a large % of USSC cases would never have been needed.

[DrKym]

Federal law does NOT always trump state law.

Little thing called the 10th amendment.

If it were so cut and dry a large % of USSC cases would never have been needed.

In this instance it does as it has been upheld by the supreme court several times over.

The ADA Service animal law will trump state and local laws even in regards to breed bans.

I am not knowledgable enough to know about police work etc but I do have many years of experience with this law, and the way it is seen and dealt with by the courts.

this is one link that is helpful and I will go through my data base for other court cases supporting this information.

http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/animal.htm

[Lady's Human]

That comment was in reference to your blanket statement about federal law trumping state, county and local laws. In this case it may, but in many cases it doesn't.

[DrKym]

That comment was in reference to your blanket statement about federal law trumping state, county and local laws. In this case it may, but in many cases it doesn't.

I am sorry if it came off as a blanket statement LH, it was intended for reference to this thread only. I never meant it to be taken in reference to any other laws , as I said I am not knowledgable enough to speak on the Federal laws regarding USSC or police work or even health or welfare laws. Just this one. Please accept my apology if it came off as all encompassing comment.