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Emotional support animals on private property or business premises — Liability.

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-14-1005
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(a)(1) Unless prohibited by the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2025, or other existing federal law, a private property owner may ban an emotional support animal from his or her private property. (2) If the private property is a business, the business owner may ban an emotional support animal from the business premises by: (A) Verbally telling a customer or visitor that the emotional support animal is not allowed on the business premises; or (B) Posting a sign in a conspicuous place at the entrance of the business premises stating that emotional support animals are prohibited. (b) A private property owner or business owner shall not be held liable for an injury to a customer or visitor by an emotional support animal except in a case of gross negligence by the private property owner or business owner.
Source: Arkansas General Assembly, Acts of 2021-2026 (arkleg.state.ar.us)URL: https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=819.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025RFetched: 11/8/2026

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