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Home » US Law » 2022 Code of Virginia » Title 51.5 - Persons with Disabilities » Chapter 9 - Rights of Persons with Disabilities » § 51.5-44.1. Fraudulent representation of a service dog or hearing dog; penalty

Any person who knowingly and willfully fits a dog with a harness, collar, vest, or sign, or uses an identification card commonly used by a person with a disability, in order to represent that the dog is a service dog or hearing dog to fraudulently gain public access for such dog pursuant to provisions in § 51.5-44 is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.

2016, c. 575.