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Service Animal Definition

The ADA defines a service animal as any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability. If they meet this definition, animals are considered service animals under the ADA regardless of whether they have been licensed or certified by a state or local government.

Examples of Service Animal Tasks

Service animals perform some of the functions and tasks that the individual with a disability cannot perform for themself. 鈥淪eeing eye dogs鈥� are one type of service animal used by some individuals who are blind. There are also service animals that assist persons with other kinds of disabilities in their day-to-day activities. Examples include:

1. Alerting persons with hearing impairments to sounds.
2. Pulling wheelchairs or carrying and picking up things for persons with mobility impairments.
3. Assisting persons with mobility impairments with balance.

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Purpose

The purpose of this procedure is to provide guidelines for students requesting permission to have a pet or animal in College facilities. Employees requesting a disability accommodation of a service animal must contact the Director of Human Resources.

Definitions

Federal regulations define a 鈥渟ervice animal鈥� as 鈥渄ogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities.鈥� A service animal is permitted to be in a College facility, unless the animal鈥檚 behavior necessitates removal. Service animals must be harnessed, leashed, or tethered, unless these devices interfere with the service animal鈥檚 work or the individual鈥檚 disability prevents using these devices.

Service animals are working animals, not pets. The work or task a dog has been trained to provide must be directly related to the person鈥檚 disability. Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Procedure

国产AV is committed to complying with state and federal laws regarding individuals with disabilities. A special accommodation request is made through the Disability Office, located in Student Support Services (SSS), and required documentation must be provided.

A committee will review each student鈥檚 documentation and request for special accommodations. The committee will approve or deny accommodations for each student requesting services and notify the student in writing.

Service Animals in College Housing

A service animal may be permitted in a College housing facility as a reasonable accommodation only if approved by the committee and based on the following:

• The service animal, as defined by the ADA, is trained to provide work or a task that is required because of a disability.
• Any required documentation, as requested by the Disability Office, has been provided.
• Proof of up-to-date vaccinations has been provided.

Upon approval of special accommodations by the committee, a student who desires to have a service animal in College housing must submit the appropriate residence hall application paperwork and the $175 deposit required of all students. Availability of campus housing is not guaranteed as campus housing is available on a first-come, first-served basis to all students upon submission of the required application paperwork and $175 deposit.

When a Service Animal May Not Be Permitted

A service animal will not be permitted in a College facility if the animal:

• Poses a direct threat to the health and safety of others;
• Causes substantial physical damage to the property of others;
• Poses an undue financial or administrative burden; or
• Fundamentally alters the nature of College operations.

A service animal that is disruptive, or that is not housebroken, will not be permitted in College facilities. Disruptive behavior includes, but is not limited to, barking, jumping on individuals, growling at individuals, or the owner鈥檚 failure to have the animal on a leash when in common or shared areas of the College campus.

Student Responsibilities for Service Animals

A student who is permitted to have a service animal in a College facility is financially responsible for any property damage caused by the animal. The student is responsible for the care of a service animal and for cleaning up any waste the animal produces.

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Emotional Support Animals (ESA)

Emotional Support Animals are not permitted on the CCC campus. However, requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to determine if the animal may be a service animal. Before bringing a support animal onto campus grounds, the requesting individual must submit a request and appropriate supporting documentation.

Requests for a support animal will be evaluated by the Disability Office, Director of Counseling, and Residence Life staff. All paperwork and documentation must be on file before requests will be evaluated.

Should an emotional support animal be approved, the following policies and procedures are in place to ensure the protection and comfort of all students:

Annual ESA Requirements

Annually, students with Emotional Support Animals (ESA) must:

1. Register their ESA with the Disability Office before the animal is brought to campus, including all paperwork and deposit. All completed paperwork must be submitted at least 90 days prior to the start of each semester in order to make housing changes or accommodations.
2. Pay a $350 damage deposit. This deposit may be refundable upon checkout.
3. Provide all updated ESA vaccination paperwork to Residence Life.
4. Agree to keep the ESA in the student鈥檚 room. ESAs are not allowed to be loose in lobbies or hallways. ESAs are not allowed to be kept in other students鈥� rooms.
5. Maintain the animal鈥檚 health and well-being. Students must keep animals up to date on all shots and proper grooming.
6. Pay for any damage to 国产AV property caused by their animal.
7. Clean up after their ESA inside and outside.
8. Keep their animal on a leash or in a secure kennel when the animal is outside their room.
9. Students must take their ESA with them when leaving campus overnight, including breaks and when halls are closed.
10. ESAs are not permitted in the classroom, meeting areas, cafeteria, or any other College facility or event.
11. All students with an ESA must live in Living Center East or Living Center North in a single unit.

Emotional Support Animal Registration Requirements

Emotional Support Animal (ESA) registration at 国产AV includes:

• Signed 国产AV ESA contract;
• Proof of liability insurance for the animal;
• Up-to-date vaccination record and proof of spay or neuter for the ESA;
• Letter from a mental health professional noting a minimum of three months of observation between the student and ESA;
• City of 国产AV registration form signed by the city clerk for dogs only; and
• $350 damage deposit.

Students must submit all completed paperwork to the Disability Office at least 90 days before the start of the semester and before an animal is brought to campus.

Emotional Support Animal Deposit

Students must pay a $350 deposit to the Student Accounts office before they are allowed to bring their ESA onto campus. This deposit may be refundable if the student checks out of the residence hall and no damage to 国产AV property has been assessed by housing staff. If the ESA damages property at a value that exceeds the deposit, the student will be billed for the remaining cost to cover repairs.

Emotional Support Animal Standards

Emotional Support Animals must:

1. Be at least one year of age or older. Students and emotional support animals live closely together in the residence halls. Disease can spread if the animal does not have all of its vaccinations. Animals that are too young for all vaccinations may be susceptible to disease and illness.
2. Be spayed or neutered. Animals must be fixed to prevent behavior issues, pregnancy, and accidents.
3. Have certification as a Registered Emotional Support Animal.
4. Be house trained.
5. Dogs must be registered with the City of 国产AV and comply with the City of 国产AV鈥檚 dog breed restrictions.
6. Must be friendly with both people and animals.

If mistreatment or neglect is occurring to either the animal or 国产AV property, 国产AV has the right to have the animal removed from campus. If a residential student does not follow policy, 国产AV has the right to remove the animal from campus immediately.

Policy Dates

• Adopted: December 2019
• Reviewed: September 2021
• Revised: June 2026; effective Fall 2026