Pet Policy
No pets are allowed at NA Alameda County meetings or events.
Our insurance policy does not provide coverage for pets of any kind at meetings or events. The only exception is if a person needs the assistance of a service dog as defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act (see below). Unless your dog meets the requirements for service animals as per the description below, please do not bring them or any other pet to meetings. Thank you.
THE TEXT OF THE REVISED TITLE III REGULATIONS OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT, Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities (as amended by the final rule published on September 15, 2010) § 36.104 Definitions:
"Service animal means any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. Other species of animals, whether wild or domestic, trained or untrained, are not service animals for the purposes of this definition. The work or tasks performed by a service animal must be directly related to the handler´s disability. Examples of work or tasks include, but are not limited to, assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and other tasks, alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or sounds, providing non-violent protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, assisting an individual during a seizure, alerting individuals to the presence of allergens, retrieving items such as medicine or the telephone, providing physical support and assistance with balance and stability to individuals with mobility disabilities, and helping persons with psychiatric and neurological disabilities by preventing or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviors. The crime deterrent effects of an animal presence and the provision of emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship do not constitute work or tasks for the purposes of this definition."