{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-1314-a","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17 M.R.S. §1314-A","heading":"Misrepresentation as service animal or assistance animal","body":"A person who knowingly misrepresents as a service animal any animal that does not meet the definition of \"service animal,\" as defined in Title 5, section 4553, subsection 9‑E, commits a civil violation.  A person who knowingly misrepresents as an assistance animal any animal that does not meet the definition of \"assistance animal,\" as defined in Title 5, section 4553, subsection 1‑H, commits a civil violation.  Misrepresentation as a service animal or an assistance animal includes, but is not limited to:\n1.  False documents.  Knowingly creating documents that falsely represent that an animal is a service animal or an assistance animal;\n2.  Providing false documents.  Knowingly providing to another person documents falsely stating that an animal is a service animal or an assistance animal;\n3.  Harness, collar, vest or sign.  Knowingly fitting an animal, when the animal is not a service animal, with a harness, collar, vest or sign of the type commonly used by a person with a disability to indicate an animal is a service animal; or\n4.  Falsely representing animal as service animal.  Knowingly representing that an animal is a service animal, when the animal has not completed training to perform disability-related tasks or do disability-related work for a person with a disability.\nFor a civil violation under this section a fine of not more than $1,000 for each occurrence may be adjudged.","path":["TITLE 17: CRIMES","CHAPTER 47: DISCRIMINATION","SUBCHAPTER 2: MODEL WHITE CANE LAW"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17/title17sec1314-A.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"27eb47f23b8d8c505bfe166e3f7a44f5a1cc7f50eac71e1a991997d789ddfcdc","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-1314","next":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-1315"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}