WI AB238

Hotels, inns, motels, and tourist rooming houses in Wisconsin are prohibited from refusing entry, charging extra fees or deposits, or publishing discriminatory communications against dog handlers accompanied by search and rescue dogs

Search and rescue dogs must be trained or in training by a state or nationally recognized search and rescue agency to locate lost, missing, or disaster victims; the dog must wear a harness or cape identifying it as a search and rescue dog and be leashed

Establishments may ask handlers for documentation from law enforcement, fire departments, or emergency management services verifying the dog's status, and may exclude dogs if accommodation would fundamentally alter services or jeopardize safe operation

Dog handlers remain liable for sanitation and any damage caused by their search and rescue dogs during their stay

Lodging establishments must modify policies to ensure handlers are not separated from their dogs, dogs may access all public areas, and handlers are not segregated from other patrons