AZ HB2276

Adds new provision making it illegal to fraudulently misrepresent an animal as a service animal or service animal in training to a person or entity operating a public place, with a minimum civil penalty of $50.

Defines "service animal" as a dog or miniature horse individually trained or in training to perform work or tasks for individuals with disabilities, explicitly excluding other animal species regardless of training.

Clarifies that crime deterrent effects and emotional support do not constitute work or tasks qualifying an animal as a service animal.

Maintains existing protections allowing public places to exclude service animals that pose direct threats to health/safety, fundamentally alter operations, are out of control, or are not housebroken.

Specifies that a public accommodation may ask whether an animal is a service animal or what tasks it has been trained to perform, but cannot require disability disclosure or service animal identification.