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title: "What You Need To Know About Having Service Animals in Your Restaurant"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f33f622d-b4fb-491a-b797-d81be35d7d02
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-having-service-animals-in-your-restaurant-2720466
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2022-11-23T15:10:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:10:04.774Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/fe77f0c710a2f63b0ad6321ce113f0ee4704.jpg
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# What You Need To Know About Having Service Animals in Your Restaurant

**TL;DR:** Restaurant owners and operators must know how to handle service animals in their restaurants. They should ensure employees understand the laws around service dogs.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-11-23. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-having-service-animals-in-your-restaurant-2720466).*

## Story

Restaurant owners and operators must know how to handle service animals in their restaurants. They also should ensure that each of their employees understands the laws around service dogs.

What can I say to an individual with a service animal who comes into my restaurant?

Who is entitled to use a service animal under the ADA?

What if I have a "no pets" policy that applies to all persons who enter my establishment? Do I still have to admit a service animal?

Are there any services that I have to provide for service animals while they are in my business or public facility?

How do you report a fake service animal?

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- ADA (regulator)
- service animals (topic)
- ada law (topic)
- restaurant policy (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-having-service-animals-in-your-restaurant-2720466). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f33f622d-b4fb-491a-b797-d81be35d7d02).