"Since I lost my vision because of an aneurism, I could only go to one store by myself, and that's because I had it mapped," she told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle (http://bit.ly/2qrqRGE). When it comes to public facilities and private businesses, the Americans with Disabilities Act requires that people with service animals be admitted. The bill does make the owner of an assistance animal liable for damages to a rental or leased property cause by the animal. — If a person allows an animal into a public or private facility in good faith that the dog is a service animal, they are not liable for a resulting injury, such as a dog bite. According to the ADA, a service animal means any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability. Qualifying miniature horses can also be trained as service animals, but protections for handlers differ in many respects. "Assistance animal" is defined in the Fair Housing Act as an animal that works, provides assistance or performs tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability, or provides emotional support that alleviates one or more identified symptoms or effects of a person's disability. The ADA does not cover assistance animals for emotional support. [...] the bill does not allow for those animals to be brought into a public facility or private business under the premise of being a service animal. If a person responsible for a private business or public arena is unsure whether a dog is a true service animal protected by law, he said they can lean on two questions: