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NEWFOUNDLAND AND

LABRADOR

REGULATION 52/22

Service Animal Regulations

under the

Service Animal Act

(O.C.2022-196)

(Filed August 19, 2022)

Under the authority of

section 9 of the Service Animal Act

, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations.

Dated at St. Johns, August 19, 2022.

Krista Quinlan

Clerk of the Executive Council

REGULATIONS

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Definitions

Qualifications

Persons who may provide letter

Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Service Animal Regulations

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Definitions

In these regulations

(a)

"accredited training school" means an organization that

(

i) provides training programs respecting service animals and that is accredited by, or has been accepted into an accreditation program by,

(

A) Assistance Dogs International, or

(

B) International Guide Dog Federation, or

(ii)

is approved or recognized under the legislation of another jurisdiction in Canada as an organization providing training programs respecting service animals; and

(b)

"Act" means the Service Animal Act

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Qualifications

An animal has the qualifications of a service animal for the purposes of the Act where the animal

(

a) has successfully completed a service animal training program delivered by an accredited training school; or

(

b) is registered or certified as a service animal under the legislation of another jurisdiction in Canada.

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Persons who may provide letter

In addition to the persons referred to in subparagraph 2(c)(ii) of the Act, a psychologist registered under the Psychologists Act, 2005

may provide a letter confirming that a person requires a service animal for reasons relating to a disability.

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