This text of Indiana § 22-9-7-12 (Misrepresentation of animal as an emotional support animal; Class A
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This section applies to an individual
described in section 9 of this chapter who has a disability that is not
readily apparent, and the health service provider who verifies the
individual's disability status and need for an emotional support animal.
An individual who submits a request to maintain an emotional support
animal in a dwelling, or a health service provider who verifies the
individual's need for an emotional support animal, and:
(1)misrepresents to a person who offers to rent or otherwise make
available a dwelling that the individual is an individual with a
disability or has a disability related need that requires the use of
an emotional support animal in a dwelling;
(2)makes a materially false statement to the individual's health
service provider to obtain documentation to sub
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This section applies to an individual
described in section 9 of this chapter who has a disability that is not
readily apparent, and the health service provider who verifies the
individual's disability status and need for an emotional support animal.
An individual who submits a request to maintain an emotional support
animal in a dwelling, or a health service provider who verifies the
individual's need for an emotional support animal, and:
(1) misrepresents to a person who offers to rent or otherwise make
available a dwelling that the individual is an individual with a
disability or has a disability related need that requires the use of
an emotional support animal in a dwelling;
(2) makes a materially false statement to the individual's health
service provider to obtain documentation to substantiate the
individual's need for an emotional support animal in a dwelling;
(3) provides a document to a person who offers to rent or
otherwise make available a dwelling that misrepresents that the
animal is an emotional support animal;
(4) fits an animal that is not an emotional support animal with a
harness, collar, vest, or sign that would cause a reasonable person
to believe the animal is an emotional support animal; or
(5) in the case of a health service provider:
(A) verifies an individual's disability status and need for an
emotional support animal without adequate professional
knowledge of the individual's condition to provide a reliable
verification; or
(B) charges a fee for providing a written verification for an
individual's disability status and need for an emotional support
animal, and provides no other service to the individual;
commits a Class A infraction.