Washington Administrative Code
Title 504 - Washington State University
Chapter 504-36 - Health and safety regulations
Section 504-36-020 - Control of animals
Current through Register Vol. 24-24, December 15, 2024
This section governs the control of animals and pets on property owned or controlled by Washington State University.
(1) This section does not apply to animals owned by the university or under its care, custody, and/or control.
(2) Subsections (3) and (8) of this section do not apply to trained guide dogs or service animals that are being used by persons with disability.
(3) Animals are not permitted in university buildings, except in facilities that are the site of university-authorized events, such as stock shows, horse shows, parades, or demonstrations at sporting events, where the animals are participants in said events, or as allowed by university housing policies.
The executive vice president for finance and administration, the president, chancellor, or such other person as the president may designate, may waive this subsection for guide dogs in training or service animals in training, provided that such animals are present on campus with trainers or handlers who have a demonstrated history of training such animals.
(4) Animals are not permitted on university property unless under immediate control of their keeper, except as otherwise allowed under this rule. "Keeper" includes an owner, handler, trainer, or any person responsible for the control of an animal. "Under control" means the restraint of an animal by means of a leash or other device that physically restrains the animal to the keeper's immediate proximity. An animal which is otherwise securely confined while in or upon any motor vehicle, including a trailer, is deemed to be under control.
(5) The requirement that animals be under immediate control of their keeper does not apply to:
(6) Any stray dog or other animal that is running loose on university property is subject to impound by local authorities in accordance with the municipal or county ordinances that apply to each campus.
(7) The keeper of any animal must remove for disposal any fecal matter deposited by the animal on university premises before the keeper leaves the area where the matter was deposited. This requirement does not apply to an individual who, by reason of disability, is unable to comply, or to individuals bringing animals to university-authorized events where arrangements have been made for the removal of fecal matter.
(8) The executive vice president for finance and administration, the president, a chancellor, a service animal administrator, or such other person as designated by the president, may designate areas on a campus otherwise open to the public as restricted from access by dogs or other animals even when under the control of their keepers for safety reasons or where the presence of dogs or other animals conflicts with the educational or research missions of the university.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.30.150. 10-21-025, § 504-36-020, filed 10/11/10, effective 11/11/10; 08-24-026, § 504-36-020, filed 11/24/08, effective 12/25/08; Order 77-2, § 504-36-020, filed 8/3/77; Order 3, § 504-36-020, filed 8/5/71.