Written by Sam Nelson in WestLast Updated April 30, 2022
Summary
Idaho law requires that a specially trained Assistance Dog be allowed to accompany a blind, deaf, or disabled person or trainer to all public accommodations and common carriers. Extra charges cannot be made due to the presence of the dog, but if the dog causes damage to the premises, the dog user is liable.
Injury to a Service Dog
Any person who, without justification, intentionally interferes with the use of an assistance dog or assistance device by obstructing, battering or intimidating the user or the dog, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Service Dog Trainers
Same access as trained dogs; shall carry and upon request display an identification card issued by a recognized school for assistance dogs or organization which serves disabled persons.
Accessibility
Entitled to full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of all common carriers, airplanes, motor vehicles, and railroad trains, motor uses, streetcars, boats or any other public conveyances or modes of transportation, hotels, lodging places, places of public accommodations, amusement or resort, and other places to which the general public is invited.
Register & Certify Your Service Dog in Idaho
The truth is that you are not legally required to register or certify a service dog in Idaho or any other state in the US. Service dogs are protected under the ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act. Registration and certification is possible – but completely optional – and does not convey any legal rights under the ADA or the Department of Justice.
Sam Nelson is an experienced writer, advocate for people with disabilities and mental health, dog lover, artist, philosopher, and generally complicated human being.
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