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Please see the link below for Frequently Asked Questions about Service Animals and the ADA written by the Department of Justice.
https://www.ada.gov/regs2010/service_animal_qa.pdf
Also included is the link to the Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Service Dog information can be found in Subpart B, section 35.136.
https://www.ada.gov/regs2010/titleII_2010/titleII_2010_regulations.htm#a35136
Because support animals have not been trained to perform a specific job or task, they do not qualify as service animals under the ADA. Support animals and therapy dogs (excluding the dogs attached to the AOC Therapy Dog Program) are not permitted in the Courthouse and any other Court Spaces.