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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fairfax County defines service animal really narrowly. An emotional support dog is not a service animal. Has her dog been specifically trained to perform tasks to help with her disability?

Service animal means any dog or miniature horse that is individually trained to
do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a
physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. Other species of
animals, whether wild or domestic, trained or untrained, are not service animals for the
purposes of this definition. The work or tasks performed by a service animal must be
directly related to the handler's disability. Examples of work or tasks include, but are not
limited to, assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and
other tasks, alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of
people or sounds, providing non-violent protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair,
assisting an individual during a seizure, alerting individuals to the presence of allergens,
retrieving items such as medicine or the telephone, providing physical support and
assistance with balance and stability to individuals with mobility disabilities, and helping
persons with psychiatric and neurological disabilities by preventing or interrupting
impulsive or destructive behaviors. The crime deterrent effects of an animal's presence
and the provision of emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship do not
constitute work or tasks for the purposes of this definition.

(from here: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/health/sites/health/files/assets/documents/pdf/animal-control-ordinance.pdf)[/quote]

This is irrelevant because both ESA's and Service Animals are protected in housing.  [/quote]

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