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Vs. Service Animal Distinctions Flashcards

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  1. Which federal regulation historically allowed ESAs on airline flights, and what is its current status?

    Answer: The Air Carrier Access Act, under which the DOT eliminated the ESA category for air travel in 2021

    In 2021, the DOT revised its rules under the ACAA, removing ESAs from the protected category and allowing airlines to treat them as pets.

  2. Under the Fair Housing Act, who is considered a qualified individual entitled to request an ESA accommodation?

    Answer: A person with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities

    FHA ESA protections apply to individuals with disabilities — physical or mental impairments that substantially limit major life activities.

  3. A service dog handler enters a grocery store. Staff ask for the dog's certification papers. Is this request permissible under the ADA?

    Answer: No, the ADA prohibits requiring documentation, certification, or ID cards for service animals

    The ADA explicitly prohibits businesses from requiring service animal certification, documentation, or ID cards.

  4. Which situation would most likely NOT qualify as a reasonable accommodation denial for an ESA under the FHA?

    Answer: The specific ESA poses a direct threat to other residents that cannot be mitigated

    A landlord may deny an ESA accommodation if the specific animal poses a direct, documented threat to others that cannot be reduced.

  5. A psychiatric service dog (PSD) is trained to interrupt self-harming behavior. How does the PSD differ from an ESA in legal standing?

    Answer: A PSD qualifies as a service animal under the ADA because it performs a specific trained task

    Because a PSD performs a specific trained task related to a psychiatric disability, it qualifies as a service animal under the ADA with full public access rights.

  6. Which of the following is NOT a legal requirement for obtaining an ESA letter?

    Answer: The animal must pass an obedience certification test

    ESAs are not required to pass any obedience or certification test; they are not trained assistance animals.

  7. How does handler identification differ between service animals and ESAs in public settings?

    Answer: Service animal handlers cannot be required to identify their disability; ESA handlers cannot demand public access without FHA-qualifying housing context

    ADA service animal handlers cannot be asked about their disability, and ESA protections apply in housing — not general public spaces — under the FHA.