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Can I take my dog with me as an Uber driver, in the car, if she was enclosed in the back area of my van and not able to see the passengers?
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There are no rules "against" this behavior, but passengers may not be happy.
This question seems to be surprisingly popular recently. I wonder if there is a surge of dog lovers signing up for Uber these days.
There are no specific rules against thie behavior but the passengers may frown upon it, and this may not server you well as they may leave you low ratings. Check out this article that talks to it:
Can I bring along my dog as a driver?
The only rule from Uber is this, but it mentions "friends and family." You decide.
Can I bring someone with me while I'm online? In the interest of safety and comfort for riders, friends and family of driver-partners may not ride in their vehicle during a trip. When online, please do not allow other passengers to ride in your vehicle.
Here's a cute picture of a dog on a taxi. (for our dog lover audience)
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If passengers can have service animals then aesthetically, if done right, a driver should be able to have a service animal on board. Legally there is no question, if that animal is your service animal, God can't wrest it from you. And if a passenger gives you bad vibe or bad ratings because of that, they are suable (if you have to or want to make that big an issue of it.) I would also post a note in the vehicle.
NOTICE: This animal is my service animal and we are protected under these laws.
29 U.S.C. § 794, over 20 implementing regulations including 34 CFR Part 104 (Department of Education), 45 CFR Part 84 (Department of Health and Human Services), 28 CFR §§ 42.501 et seq.; over 95 implementing regulations for federally conducted programs including: 28 CFR Part 39 (Department of Justice).
49 U.S.C. &…
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If passengers can have service animals then aesthetically, if done right, a driver should be able to have a service animal on board. Legally there is no question, if that animal is your service animal, God can't wrest it from you. And if a passenger gives you bad vibe or bad ratings because of that, they are suable (if you have to or want to make that big an issue of it.) I would also post a note in the vehicle.
NOTICE: This animal is my service animal and we are protected under these laws.
29 U.S.C. § 794, over 20 implementing regulations including 34 CFR Part 104 (Department of Education), 45 CFR Part 84 (Department of Health and Human Services), 28 CFR §§ 42.501 et seq.; over 95 implementing regulations for federally conducted programs including: 28 CFR Part 39 (Department of Justice).
49 U.S.C. § 41705, 14 CFR Part 382
42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., Implementing regulations: 29 CFR Parts 1630, 1602 (Title I, EEOC), 28 CFR Part 35 (Title II, Department of Justice), 49 CFR Parts 27, 37, 38 (Title II, III, Department of Transportation), 28 CFR Part 36 (Title III, Department of Justice) and 47 CFR §§ 64.601 et seq. (Title IV, FCC)
Thank you for understanding.
If anyone wants to get topsy-turvy after you've told them all that. End the ride and put them out and send a message to Uber about the rider violating the service animal laws. Thanks for your upvote.
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I didn't even read the guru answer but I am upvoting this because of the pic.
Dogs are man's best friends. Hence "friends."
So I can bring my hedgehog? it's a pet. it craps all over, definitely not a friend.