Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 291 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Division 127 - VISITING
Section 291-127-0490 - Service Animals
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 291-127-0490
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Visitors arriving with a service animal will be responsible to ensure that the service animal is properly controlled and behaved at all times.
(2) Visitors may be asked the following in relation to the service animal:
(a) To remove
any apparel the service animal is wearing;
(b) If the animal is required because of a
disability; and
(c) What work or
task the animal has been trained to perform.
(3) Inmates are not allowed to touch service animals.
(4) A person will not be asked to remove the service animal from the premises unless:
(a) The animal is out of control and the
handler does not take effective action to control it.
(b) The animal is not housebroken.
(c) Where there is a legitimate reason to ask
that the service animal be removed, staff shall offer the person with the
disability the opportunity to visit without the animal's presence.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 179.040, 423.020, 423.030 & 423.075
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 179.040, 423.020, 423.030 & 423.075
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