HI SB612

Requires sellers or providers of emotional support animals to deliver written disclaimers stating the animal does not have training required for service animals, users are not entitled to service animal legal rights, and misrepresentation as a service animal is unlawful.

Requires sellers or providers of certificates, identifications, tags, vests, leashes, and harnesses identifying an animal as an emotional support animal to provide the same written disclaimers.

Disclaimers must be in at least 12-point bold type and provided on the receipt or attached to the receipt for the emotional support animal or product.

Establishes civil penalties of $100-$250 for first violation and minimum $500 for second and subsequent violations for failing to provide required disclaimers.

Effective July 1, 2050.