Psychiatric Service and Emotional Support Animals（动物精神服务和情感支持）.pdf

California’s Protection Advocacy System Toll-Free (800) 776-5746 Psychiatric Service and Emotional Support Animals June 2014, Pub #5483.01 This publication discusses the difference between psychiatric service and emotional support animals and their treatment under the law in the context of housing, public accommodations (restaurants, hotels, or other places of business that are open to the public), public entities (places operated by the government), and air travel.1 The right of an individual with a disability to a service or emotional support animal depends on the type of animal, the function that the animal performs, and the setting in which the right is asserted. Different state and/or federal laws will apply to different situations.2 Under federal law, service animals are covered by the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA), and the Air Carriers Access Act (ACAA). Emotional support animals are covered by the FHAA and the ACAA. The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and Unruh Act offer equal or greater protection to federal law for people using service or emotional support animals. 1 For information about the treatment of service animals in employment, please refer to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regulations, available online at /laws/regulations/index.cfm. Additional resources and publications are also available through the Disability Rights California website, . 2 The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has published a chart comparing California and federal laws regarding the right to service animals in vari