(a) As used in this section, “service animal” and “support animal” have the same meanings as the terms are defined in § 66-7-111(a).

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class B misdemeanorup to 6 monthsup to $500
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 39-16-304

  • Person: includes the singular and the plural and means and includes any individual, firm, partnership, copartnership, association, corporation, governmental subdivision or agency, or other organization or other legal entity, or any agent or servant thereof. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106
  • Property: means anything of value, including, but not limited to, money, real estate, tangible or intangible personal property, including anything severed from land, library material, contract rights, choses-in-action, interests in or claims to wealth, credit, admission or transportation tickets, captured or domestic animals, food and drink, electric or other power. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106
(b) A person commits the offense of misrepresentation of a service animal or support animal who knowingly:

(1) Fraudulently represents, as a part of a request to maintain a service animal or support animal in residential rental property under § 66-7-111 or § 66-28-406, that the person has a disability or disability-related need for the use of a service animal or support animal;
(2) Provides documentation to a landlord under § 66-7-111(c) or § 66-28-406(c) that falsely states an animal is a service animal or support animal; or
(3) Fraudulently represents or provides documentation that falsely states that an animal is a service animal or service animal in training to an employee of a public accommodation.
(c) Misrepresentation of a service animal or support animal is a Class B misdemeanor. In addition to the penalty provided under this subsection (c), a person who commits the offense of misrepresentation of a service animal shall perform one hundred (100) hours of community service for an organization that serves individuals with disabilities, or for another entity or organization, at the discretion of the court, to be completed within six (6) months of an order issued by the court.
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