Announcements
Posted: Tuesday, April 24, 2012Animals Prohibited within State Facilities
From the Interim Vice President for Finance and Management
There have been recent reports of employees bringing dogs, cats, and other pets to their workplace. Please be advised that animals are prohibited at Buffalo State College, and within all state facilities. Section 300-3.1 (k) of the New York State Codes, Rules, and Regulations states, “No person shall introduce or possess any animals within a state facility except for service animals and police and fire dogs under the control of their handler, without authorization from the commissioner. No person shall abandon an animal on state property.”
Subdivisions (o) and (e) of section 300-1.2 state: “(o) Service animal shall mean any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability. (e) Disability shall mean (i) a physical, mental, or medical impairment resulting from anatomical, physiological, genetic, or neurological condition that prevents the exercise of a normal bodily function or is demonstrable by medically accepted clinical or laboratory diagnostic techniques; (ii) a record of such an impairment; or (iii) a condition regarded by others as such an impairment.”
Questions about this policy may be directed to the Vice President for Finance and Management's Office, Cleveland Hall 505, ext. 4311.
