Animals on College Property

State Technical College of Missouri allows individuals to bring animals on college property, but not within college-owned buildings, as long as:

• Animals are under the control of an adult (i.e., 18 years or older). Exceptions: Animals trained to assist persons with disabilities; Fish in residence halls.
• Animals (e.g. dogs, cats, monkeys, etc.) are leashed. Exceptions: Animals trained to provide ADA accommodation for people with disabilities.

A service animal assisting an individual with a disability is permitted on campus grounds and within college buildings, including college housing. This practice follows Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADAAA).

An emotional support animal is permitted on campus grounds and to accompany an individual into his or her college assigned residence in accordance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. However, a support animal is not allowed to accompany the individual into his or her residential dining center or into any other college building.

Accommodation must be requested by contacting Counseling Services. Written approval by the Dean of Students must be received prior to bringing a service animal on campus.

Should the service/support animal become aggressive or a distraction to learning, State Tech has the discretion to ask that the animal be removed from campus.

Definitions (specific to this policy)
Person With A Disability: an individual with a disability is a person with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; has a record of such impairment; or is regarded as having such impairment.

Service Animal: an animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability. Examples of such work or tasks include guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling a wheelchair, and alerting/protecting a person who is having a seizure. The provision of emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship does not constitute work or tasks for the purposes of defining a service animal.

Emotional Support Animal: an animal that is necessary to afford a person with a disability an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling when there is an identifiable relationship or nexus between the person’s disability and the assistance the animal provides.

LINE OF AUTHORITY
Responsible Office: Student Affairs
Contact person in that office: Vice President of Student Affairs
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 20, 2025
Approved by President: June 20, 2025