This card is a simple tool for service dog owners to assist you when entering a business. These cards were designed to ease the burden of having to remember and relay federal guidelines which go along with owning a service dog. Now you just hand business owners one of these. On one side it says "I'm a Service Dog" and indicates that your dog is a Service Dog - an animal individually trained to perform tasks for people with disabilities. It has the toll free phone number to the U.S. Department of Justice should the business owner have any questions. On the flip side of the card is a summary of the Americans with Disabilities Act as it relates to Service Dogs. It outlines the questions businesses can ask and what they can't do. When folded this card measures 3.5" x 2", the same size as a standard business card. You'll want to keep these tucked away in your service dog's vest.

Front of card:
I'm a Service Dog

In accordance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act

This person is accompanied by a Service Dog.
A Service Dog is trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities. Service Dogs are
working dogs, not pets.

Questions? Call the AA. 800.514.0301
An Agency of the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division

Back of card:

In accordance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act

Businesses May ask two questions:
1.    Is the Service Dog required because of a disability?
2.    What work or tasks has the dog been trained to perform?

Businesses May Not:
1.    Require special identification or training documentation for the dog.
2.    Ask about the person’s disability or require medical documentation.
3.    Ask that the dog perform work or task.
4.    Refuse admittance, isolate, segregate, or treat this person less favorably than
             other patrons.

A person with a disability cannot be asked to remove this service dog from the premises unless:
1.    The dog is out of control and the dog’s owner does not take effective action to control it.
2.    The dog is not housebroken.

Any business that sells or prepares food must allow service dogs in public areas even if state or local health codes prohibit animals on the premises. If a business requires a deposit or fee to be paid by patrons with pets, it must waive the charge for service dogs.

Refusal to provide equal access to people with disabilities with service dogs is a federal civil rights violation provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Violators of the ADA can be required to pay money damages and penalties.