AZ HB2401

Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 11-1024 to clarify that service animals must perform work or tasks directly related to an individual's disability, specifically listing examples such as assisting individuals who are blind or deaf, providing mobility assistance, alerting to allergens, and preventing or interrupting destructive behaviors in individuals with psychiatric or neurological disabilities.

Excludes emotional support animals from the definition of service animals, specifying that "crime deterrent effects of an animal's presence and the provision of emotional support, well-being, comfort or companionship do not constitute work or tasks."

Expands the definition of service animal to include miniature horses in addition to dogs, while removing references to unspecified "other animals" to create a more restrictive definition.

Maintains existing protections allowing public places to maintain no-pets policies without discriminating against legitimate service animals and establishes that service animal handlers are liable for any damage caused by their animals.

Preserves allowances for trainers and individuals with disabilities to take animals being trained as service animals to public places for training purposes under the same conditions as trained service animals.