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San Joaquin County DIRECTOR <br /> )OO,gUIN c0 <br /> Environmental Health Department Linda Turkatte,REHS <br /> c a 1868 E Hazelton Avenue ASSISTANT DIRECTOR <br /> ` Stockton, California 95205 Kasey Foley, REHS <br /> PROGRAM COORDINATORS <br /> v Robert McClellon, REHS <br /> ORN� Website: www.sjcehd.com Jeff Carruesco, REHS, RDI <br /> Phone: (209)468-3420 Rodney Estrada,REHS <br /> Fax: (209) 464-0138 Willy Ng, REHS <br /> January 9, 2017 <br /> TO: Walgreens#2961 <br /> 75 North Ham Lane <br /> Lodi, CA 95242 <br /> RE: Service Animals in facility. Complaint alleging the facility allows pets into the <br /> store. <br /> To Whom It May Concern: <br /> This letter will serve as an advisory to food facility operators regarding service animals in food <br /> facilities within San Joaquin County. <br /> According to California Retail Food Code, Section 113903: <br /> A "service animal' means any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the <br /> benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or <br /> other mental disability. Tasks performed can include, among other things, pulling a wheelchair, <br /> retrieving dropped items, alerting a person to a sound, reminding a person to take medication, or <br /> pressing an elevator button. <br /> Emotional support animals, comfort animals, and therapy dogs are not service animals under Title II <br /> and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Other species of animals, whether wild or <br /> domestic, trained or untrained, are not considered service animals either. <br /> The manager or operator of a food facility may only ask two questions of the handler to determine if <br /> the dog is a service animal: <br /> 1. Is the animal required because of a disability? <br /> 2. What work or task has the animal been trained to perform? <br /> A public accommodation facility is not permitted to ask for documentation, or proof, that the animal <br /> has been certified, trained, or licensed as a service animal. <br /> Titles II and III of the ADA make it clear that service animals are allowed in public facilities and <br /> accommodations. A service animal must be allowed to accompany the handler to any place in the <br /> building or facility where members of the public, program participants, customers, or clients are <br /> allowed. <br /> If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Ramirez, Senior Registered Environmental <br /> Health Specialist, at(209) 468-9851 <br /> Protecting Your Health-One Inspection at a Time <br />