WEBVTT FALSELY CLAIMTHEIR PETS ARE HIGHLY TRAINED TOSERVICE ANIMALS.rtTHIS IS SPENSER, WITH AN S, LIKETHE POET.>> SPENSER IS ASPECIALLY-TRAINED LEGITIMATESERVICE DOG, MEANING HE'SUNDERGONE TWO YEARS OF TRAININGrt>> WITHOUT SPENCER, I CAN'T WALKVERY FAST, HAVE TO US A CANE,AND I FALL DOWN A FAIR AMOrtUNT. >> SPENSER AND HIS OWNER LOWRYARE PART OF THIS LARGE GROUPADVOCATING FOR HOUSE BILL 22-77,WHICH WOULD MAKE IT ILLEGAL TOFALSELY REPRESENT A SERVICEANIMAL.>>rt IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT WEHAVE TO HAVE A BILL LIKE THISFILED DUE TO THEMISREPRESENTATION OF SERVICEANIMALS.>> EXAMPLES WOrtULD BE PURCHASINGA FRAUDULENT CERTIFICATE ORSERVICE VEST ONLINE.THE BILL ALSO APPLIES TOTHERAPY, COMFORT,rt OR EMOTIONALSUPPORT DOGS, ANY ANIMAL THAT ISNOT PROPERLY TRAINED TO ASSIST APERSON WITH A DISABILITY.>> OFTENTIMES THESE DOGS ARE NOTWELL-TRAINED AND THEY ACTUALLYrtINTERFERE WITH THE WORK OF ALLOF THESE FOLKS WHO ARE HERE ANDNEED THESE SERVICE DOGS EVERYDAYFOR THEIR INDEPENDENCE.>> SPENSER AND LOWRY HAD AFRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE JUST ArtFEW MONTHS AGO.>> I NARROWLY AVOIDED A VERY BADATTACK AT SAIL BOSTON.IF A POLICE OFFICER HADN'T BEENTHERE TOrt GRAB THE DOG ANDWRESTLE IT BEHIND A WALL, IMIGHT HAVE LOST MY SERVICE DOGCLEARLY THE DOG HAD BEENREPRESENTED AS A SERVICE DOG TOGET IT PAST THE BARRIERS.>>rt IF THIS BILL BECOMES LAW,FIRE LEADERS WOULD FACE A $500