ST. PAUL, Minn. - People who pass their pets off as service animals in Minnesota will soon face a $100 fine.
On Thursday, Governor Mark Dayton signed into law a bill that makes misrepresenting pets as trained service animals a petty misdemeanor.
The bill easily cleared the Senate and House earlier this session.
Supporters of the fines say untrained animals are causing problems in places they're not allowed and are distracting trained animals used by people with disabilities.
The measure does not apply inside airports because they have different policies about service animals.
More than a dozen other states are considering or have passed similar policies.
The new law goes into effect on August 1st.
