Wash. Admin. Code § 504-36-020 - Control of animals
This section governs the control of animals and pets on property owned or controlled by Washington State University.
(1) This section does not apply to animals
owned by the university or under its care, custody, and/or control.
(2) Subsections (3) and (8) of this section
do not apply to trained guide dogs or service animals that are being used by
persons with disability.
(3)
Animals are not permitted in university buildings, except in facilities that
are the site of university-authorized events, such as stock shows, horse shows,
parades, or demonstrations at sporting events, where the animals are
participants in said events, or as allowed by university housing policies. The
vice-president for business and finance, the president, the chancellor of a
branch campus, or such other person as the president may designate, may waive
this subsection for guide dogs in training or service animals in training,
provided that such animals are present on campus with trainers or handlers who
have a demonstrated history of training such animals.
(4) Animals are not permitted on university
property unless under immediate control of their keeper, except as otherwise
allowed under this rule. "Keeper" includes an owner, handler, trainer, or any
person responsible for the control of an animal. "Under control" means the
restraint of an animal by means of a leash or other device that physically
restrains the animal to the keeper's immediate proximity. An animal which is
otherwise securely confined while in or upon any motor vehicle, including a
trailer, is deemed to be under control.
(5) The requirement that animals be under
immediate control of their keeper does not apply to:
(a) A dog being exercised in any area
designated by the university as leash optional;
(b) A dog undergoing training at a certified
dog obedience class on the university campus and authorized by the dean of the
college of veterinary medicine, the vice-president for business and finance,
the president, or the president's designee;
(c) A dog while being exhibited in an
organized dog show on university property;
(d) A dog trained to aid law enforcement
officers while being used for law enforcement purposes or during demonstrations
to illustrate the dog's capabilities;
(e) A dog trained and under the control of a
university farm manager to aid farm managers while moving or handling
livestock; and
(f) An animal
participating in a university-authorized event, such as a stock show, horse
show, parade, extension or outreach event, or demonstrations at a sporting,
teaching, or agricultural event.
(6) Any stray dog or other animal that is
running loose on university property is subject to impound by local authorities
in accordance with the municipal or county ordinances that apply to each
campus.
(7) The keeper of any
animal must remove for disposal any fecal matter deposited by the animal on
university premises before the keeper leaves the area where the matter was
deposited. This requirement does not apply to an individual who, by reason of
disability, is unable to comply, or to individuals bringing animals to
university-authorized events where arrangements have been made for the removal
of fecal matter.
(8) The
vice-president for business and finance, the president, the chancellor of a
branch campus, or such other person as designated by the president, may
designate areas on a campus otherwise open to the public as restricted from
access by dogs or other animals even when under the control of their keepers
for safety reasons or where the presence of dogs or other animals conflicts
with the educational or research missions of the university.
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.30.150. 10-21-025, § 504-36-020, filed 10/11/10, effective 11/11/10; 08-24-026, § 504-36-020, filed 11/24/08, effective 12/25/08; Order 77-2, § 504-36-020, filed 8/3/77; Order 3, § 504-36-020, filed 8/5/71.
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