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The federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Housing Act provide legal protections for disabled people with service animals by regulating access to public accommodations and preventing discrimination in housing. The ADA defines service animals as dogs individually trained to perform tasks for people with disabilities, while the Fair Housing Act applies a broader definition that includes emotional support animals (ESAs).

In addition to these laws, which apply no matter where in the United States you are, individual states often have their own rules that might extend additional protections to people with service dogs or emotional support animals.

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