Emotional support animals on private property or business premises — Liability

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-14-1005 — under Individuals With Disabilities.

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-14-1005

(a) (1) Unless prohibited by the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2025, or other existing federal law, a private property owner may ban an emotional support animal from his or her private property.(2) If the private property is a business, the business owner may ban an emotional support animal from the business premises by:(A) Verbally telling a customer or visitor that the emotional support animal is not allowed on the business premises; or(B) Posting a sign in a conspicuous place at the entrance of the business premises stating that emotional support animals are prohibited.

(1) Unless prohibited by the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2025, or other existing federal law, a private property owner may ban an emotional support animal from his or her private property.

(2) If the private property is a business, the business owner may ban an emotional support animal from the business premises by:(A) Verbally telling a customer or visitor that the emotional support animal is not allowed on the business premises; or(B) Posting a sign in a conspicuous place at the entrance of the business premises stating that emotional support animals are prohibited.

(A) Verbally telling a customer or visitor that the emotional support animal is not allowed on the business premises; or

(B) Posting a sign in a conspicuous place at the entrance of the business premises stating that emotional support animals are prohibited.

(b) A private property owner or business owner shall not be held liable for an injury to a customer or visitor by an emotional support animal except in a case of gross negligence by the private property owner or business owner.