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Abraham wrote:What about service monkeys?

I would think they'd be a lot more helpful than a dog.

They have hands and a prehensile tail.

O.K., back on topic: Someone, a few posts back asked denied entrance by a 30.06 sign how could they give the business their card.

Answer: Mail them the card.

No, it's not as satisfying as handing them a card personally, but sometimes it better to light a candle than curse the darkness.

Mahzik wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:

scokill wrote:Not that I'm for increased 30.06 signs... but freedom also applies to private property owners. There shouldn't be a question of it's freedom for CHL holders or tyranny if property owners exercise their rights under the law. Just my 2 cents.

Since 1997 when HB2909 passed, I've never seen a single 30.06 sign on a private residence. Realistically, we talking about private business property. How do you feel about the new Texas law (effective 1/1/2014) that requires businesses to allow veterans to enter with their service dogs? I'm not talking about blind customers, but all veterans with service dogs such as those that some PTSD patients use.

Chas.

In general, I do not have a problem with legitimate, certified service dogs being allowed access to any business. My only issue is that I have seen many people abuse the service dog rules and get their little purse dog "certified" as a service dog because it helps them with their "anxiety." These tend to be to people who just want to take their dogs everywhere with them. I have even seen one woman insist that her two poorly groomed Bichons were "service dogs" and demanded that the airline gate agent allow them on board with her loose - no paperwork, no vests, no nothing. But then again, I have the same issue with many of the people with handicap parking permits....

Mahzik wrote:Question for the group: If a business is properly posted and you are carrying, you cannot lawfully enter the business. How do you give the card to the manager?

BAW1967 wrote:

MoJo wrote:I keep some of these cards in my wallet. 50 for seven bucks from TSRA.

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Looks close to the ones on Handgunlaw.us that you can print out yourself under the state of Texas section.

Keith B wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:

cb1000rider wrote:I didn't know that you *could* deny access to service dogs, regardless of type.

Until 1/1/14, a business could deny entry by any dog other than those helping the blind.

Chas.

Charles,

Can you give me a reference on that change? I would like to see the revision. Prior there were regulations that prohibited denial of entry to public facilities (definition below). We raised a service dog and had to challenge the local DPS license office Sargent because she threatened to have my wife arrested if she didn't leave the office with the dog.

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(5) "Public facilities" includes a street, highway, sidewalk, walkway, common carrier, airplane, motor vehicle, railroad train, motor bus, streetcar, boat, or any other public conveyance or mode of transportation; a hotel, motel, or other place of lodging; a public building maintained by any unit or subdivision of government; a building to which the general public is invited; a college dormitory or other educational facility; a restaurant or other place where food is offered for sale to the public; and any other place of public accommodation, amusement, convenience, or resort to which the general public or any classification of persons from the general public is regularly, normally, or customarily invited.