Legal Question in Disability Law in California

Assuming you have a legitimate service dog, you have a good case. The last case I handled like this (seeing-eye dog refused entry to chain fast-food restaurant) resulted in a mid five figure settlement and an order to post signs at all the chain's restaurants, "Service animals welcome." Keep calling attorneys. Watch out for legal time limits.

If you are a disabled person properly certified by your physicians for need of a service dog, AND your service dog is a properly state certified with vest or other indication of that, and you have documentation of that available and provided on request to the store or business, and you were refused access in a public facility, then yes, you have a valid claim under state law, not ADA. Your service dog certification paperwork explains those rules and laws to you. If you thus qualify and are serious about pursuing this, feel free to contact me for the legal help you'll need. If successful in your claim, you are entitled to your attorney fees in addition to any recovery to you for the 'public interest violation'. If you had actually suffered 'harm', such as one of my similar clients who was refused medical treatment in an emergency, the case value could be substantial.