Animals may be excluded from areas due to a direct threat to the health and safety of others, when their use fundamentally alters a service or program, where service animals may be in danger, or where their use may compromise the integrity of research. Examples of these areas may include, but are not limited to, the following:
If a service animal is restricted from certain areas, the designated disability services offices are available to assist in evaluating reasonable accommodations for the owner.
Service animals must be harnessed, leashed, or tethered, unless these devices interfere with the service animal's work or the handler's disability prevents using these devices. In that case, the handler must maintain control of the animal through voice, signal, or other effective controls.
Service animals must be accompanied by their handlers at all times and remain in close proximity to their handlers.
Service animals must be housebroken.
Service animals must have all vaccinations and licenses required by state law and/or local ordinances and kept current, and must be produced to the University upon request.
Service animals should be responsive to its handler's commands at all times.
To the extent possible, service animals should be non-disruptive to other individuals and the learning, living, and working environment.
The care and feeding of service animals is the responsibility of the handler.
Waste removal and cleanup is the responsibility of the handler.
Service animal handlers residing in a University Housing Residence are financially responsible for the actions of the service animal, and will be assessed a fee for any property damage resulting from damage caused by the service animal.
Handlers who are found to be in violation of any of the above-listed responsibilities will be placed on a 2-tier warning system. The handler will receive an initial email from the Office of Housing and Residence Life, or its designated employee, regarding the initial violation. If a handler receives a second violation, he or she will be asked to meet with Housing and Residence Life, or its designated employee, and assessed a $100 fine. After a second violation, the handler will be asked to remove the animal from campus for the remainder of the term, if deemed necessary.
A handler may request to bring the animal back to campus the following term. Requests will need to be made through Housing and Residence Life. If a handler is asked to remove the animal from campus a second time due