Some areas cracking down on fake service animals

I wonder what form their "crack down" will take?  requirements to carry proof of certification for service animal... or more stringent screening and criteria for certifying the animal and its owner in the first place?

Yep, or yelp! might have known it was a purse dog. I feel the need to weigh in on this as besides having an Airbnb listing on my property I also board dogs and have been doing so for about 10 years. I fell into this little venture almost by accident through the local vet in town (small town of Winslow, AZ) who is also a large animal Vet and the only Vet that we use on the family ranch where we have to have state certified inspections and weighings for all of our livestock. Some very good friends of mine were going to Austraila for a month and the closest kennel is 55 miles away. So he recommended me and the rest has been great history as I love dogs and have a very large dog proof backyard. Make a long story short over the course of these many dog sitting experiences I have run into the occasional person who claims to have a "very special service dog" and they have all been un-registered and without exception purse-sized dogs belonging to needy demanding individuals who fall into the same category of the Airbnb guest you never want to host! The Narcissistic Wound with 4 legs. The dogs are always scared to death and just waiting for someone to come and take them away from their captors!

I recently read the last version of the airbnb rules on service dogs and was appalled, as they apply the very large American interpretation of therapeutic or emotional support animal as being a service dog. That does not exist in Europe, but we should accept such guests with their pets without any proof that they have a medical need being serviced by the dog. And without any cleaning fee for this kind of pet either.
I did accept one once, not knowing that emotional support dogs even exist. It caused a lot of damage, ruined sheets, other damage due to the actions of the unstable and unreasonable owner. If anyone ever again ask for that, I would refuse because of the person, not the pet.
If it’s a real handicap, I would rather admit the person with the pet. (Most really handicapped people would not find my place easy to live in)
You can only escape sanctions for cancelling, if you claim danger for your own health, inhabitants or pets. If the animal is not under control, you can evict the pet, but still not the owner.
If you rent a full unit, it’s even harder.
Instable people should not be allowed to own animals any way, it’s torture for the animal. Or maybe a trained dog the size of a doberman or bigger. Trained to close its fangs on the owner’s arm and growl in response of a hysteric fit. “Calm down or I aply pressure! Not, like it was explained to me by my guest, to put a paw on her knee and give a soulful look if it feels sadness.

Here's another story about how many people are exploiting loopholes in the Service Animal laws to try to take what amount to ordinary pets, just everywhere:


www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/20/pets-allowed