A bill for an act relating to the offense of intentional misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal or service-animal-in-training.

SF 234 modifies the existing law concerning the intentional misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal or service-animal-in-training. The bill removes two elements previously required to establish this offense. Under SF 234, a person commits the offense if they intentionally misrepresent an animal as a service animal to obtain associated rights or privileges. It eliminates the need to prove the person received a prior warning or knew the animal was not a service animal. This change affects individuals who falsely claim an animal is a service animal, with the offense remaining a simple misdemeanor.