California State Parks

People with disabilities who bring service animals into California state parks and facilities will not be required to show proof of disability, nor are working service animals required to have special service animal licensing or wear special collars, harnesses, or jackets. Service animals are subject to the local dog licensing and registration requirements required of all dogs.

In situations where it is not obvious that the dog is a service animal, staff may ask only two specific questions:

• Is the dog a service animal required because of a disability; and

• What work or task has the dog been trained to perform

Service animals shall be under the control of the owner, and restrained or on a leash at all times with few exceptions.

Persons with service animals will not be asked to remove a service animal from the premises unless it is observed that:

• The animal is out of control and the owner does not take effective action to control it; or

• The animal is not housebroken

A person claiming to be training a service animal shall possess documentation that they are licensed/authorized to train service animals. The service animal-in-training must be leashed at all times and must be wearing some form of identification denoting that it is a service animal-in-training.

If you plan to visit a park unit with a miniature horse that has been trained as a service animal, please contact the park unit in advance so that staff may assess:

• • • Whether the miniature horse is housebroken;

    • Whether the minature horse is under the owner's control;

    • Whether the park facility can accommodate the minature horse's type, size, and weight; and

    • Whether the minature horse's presence will compromise legitimate safety requirements necessary for safe operation of the park facility