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Timeline: Students must register the service animal with the Office of Academic Access (OAA) 30 days before use on this form. The OAA will confirm receipt of registration within 7 days. The OAA will notify Campus Life if the student will reside in on-campus student housing. Campus Life will confirm approval within 14 days of notification.
To register the service animal, the owner/guardian must complete and submit the Service Animal Registration form.
After the OAA has confirmed The OAA will confirm receipt of the service animal’s registration and prior animal's registration prior to the first day of the animal’s the animal's presence in the classroom. Each semester in collaboration with the student/owner, the OAA shares the memo with the student’s class professors who will inform the class students of the animal’s presence and instructions to refrain from petting the animal or otherwise distracting the animal.
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The dog or miniature horse’s verification as a service animal is determined at the university level by the OAA, not the individual classroom instructor.
The service animal must be on a leash, harnessed and under the constant supervision and control of their owner/guardian at all times. All animals on campus must wear their license and have a current rabies vaccination as per requirements in Section 15-2-8 of the Harrisonburg City Code.
The service animal may or may not wear an identifying vest or harness.
The students are required to provide documentation, for the service animal, of all city, county and state required vaccinations and proof of a license.
Other people who may be in close contact (same room, etc.) with the service animal who are allergic or fearful of service animal is not a reason to exclude the animal; in that case, it is necessary to allow the animal into the area and find a way of accommodating or rescheduling the other student.
A student may have more than one service animal, each trained to perform a different task. Requests for more than three service animals will be reviewed for reasonable accommodation by EMU’s OAA team.
Under the ADA - the service animal registration request may be denied if the student/owner/handler is unable to answer both of the following two questions:
Is the service animal required because of a disability?
What work or task has the animal been trained to perform?
The service animal may be excluded prior to presence on campus or at any time while present on campus for any of the following reasons:
If the service animal is out of control (for example uncontrolled barking, jumping on other people, running away from the owner/handler);
If the service animal is not housebroken (housebroken means that the service animal has been trained to avoid excreting inside of buildings;
If its presence would “fundamentally alter” the nature of the service or program (for example disrupting or interfering with EMU programs and activities);
or if the service animal violates “legitimate safety requirements” (for example lunging or biting other people or animals, threatening the health or safety of others). EMU officials may ask an individual with a disability to remove a service animal from public areas if the animal is out of control, and the handler does not control it or the animal is not housebroken.
See EMU’s overall animal policy : EMU Animals on Campus Policy
No requirement exists that the service animal be registered with any organization or have any certification. A public accommodation site may not ask for documentation or proof that the animal has been certified, trained, or licensed as a service animal (ADA National Network).
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This policy is adapted from the UC Davis Department of Chemistry, accessed October 15, 2022.
https://chemistry.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk196/files/files/page/needs-assessment_0.pdf
APPENDIX
Needs Assessment
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