Dogs on Campus

IV.    DEFINITIONS
Service Dog - a dog that has been trained to assist a person who has a mobility or health impairment, including guide dogs for those with visual impairments and hearing dogs for those with hearing impairments. Types of duties the dog may perform include carrying, fetching, opening doors, ringing doorbells, activating elevator buttons, steadying a person while walking, helping a person up after the person falls, etc. “Emotional support” dogs do not meet the criteria of a service dog under the ADA because they have not been trained to perform a specific job or task.
V.    POLICY
The policy applies primarily to dogs, with the exception of service dogs as defined in Section IV above. Other animals will be considered on a case-by-case basis, in accordance with Accomack County, Commonwealth of Virginia, and Federal regulations. No dogs will be allowed inside buildings on campus. Outside of buildings, on the grounds of ESCC, dogs must be leashed and under control at all times. This policy is consistent with the Accomack County Code of Ordinances Sec.10-127, which states that “It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog to allow or permit any such animal to run at large” in Accomack County.
VI.    PROCEDURES
The following rules apply to the college property outside of buildings.
1.    Dogs must be leashed and under control at all times.
2.    Dogs may not be left unattended outside of buildings or in vehicles, regardless of how they are secured.
3.    The owner must have a means to clean up after the pet, specifically, the owner or person(s) who possess or control the pet when appearing with the pet on any public walk, street, recreation area or other college property shall possess the means of removal of any fecal matter left by the dog. The owner is responsible for immediate cleanup and repairs of incidental damage caused by the dog.
4.    Cleanup should be thorough enough so as not to cause additional work for any College staff.