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ESA law guides for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

AL Alabama Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · Federal FHA only AK Alaska Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · AS 18.80.240 AZ Arizona Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · A.R.S. § 41-1491.19 AR Arkansas Emotional Support Animal Laws 30-day rule · Act 1013 of 2021 (HB 1420) CA California Emotional Support Animal Laws 30-day rule · Cal. Health & Safety Code § 122318 CO Colorado Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · C.R.S. § 24-34-502 CT Connecticut Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-64c DE Delaware Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · 6 Del. C. § 4603A DC District of Columbia Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · D.C. Code § 2-1402.21 FL Florida Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · Fla. Stat. § 760.27 GA Georgia Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · O.C.G.A. § 8-3-202 HI Hawaii Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · HRS § 515-3 ID Idaho Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · Idaho Code § 67-5909 IL Illinois Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · 775 ILCS 5/3-104 IN Indiana Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · Ind. Code § 22-9.5-5 IA Iowa Emotional Support Animal Laws 30-day rule · SF 2268 (2020) KS Kansas Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · K.S.A. § 44-1016 KY Kentucky Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · KRS § 344.360 LA Louisiana Emotional Support Animal Laws 30-day rule · HB 407 (2021) ME Maine Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · 5 M.R.S. § 4582-A MD Maryland Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · Md. Code MA Massachusetts Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · M.G.L. c. 151B MI Michigan Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · MCL § 37.1506a MN Minnesota Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · Minn. Stat. § 363A.09 MS Mississippi Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · Federal FHA only MO Missouri Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · RSMo § 213.040 MT Montana Emotional Support Animal Laws 30-day rule · HB 703 (2023) NE Nebraska Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-318 NV Nevada Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · NRS § 118.105 NH New Hampshire Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · RSA § 354-A:8 NJ New Jersey Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 et seq. NM New Mexico Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · NMSA § 28-1-7 NY New York Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · N.Y. Exec. Law § 296(18) NC North Carolina Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · N.C.G.S. § 41A-6 ND North Dakota Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · N.D.C.C. § 14-02.5 OH Ohio Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · Ohio Rev. Code § 4112.02(H) OK Oklahoma Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · 25 O.S. § 1452 OR Oregon Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · ORS § 659A.145 PA Pennsylvania Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · 43 P.S. § 955(h) RI Rhode Island Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-37-4 SC South Carolina Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · S.C. Code § 31-21-40 SD South Dakota Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · SDCL § 20-13-20 TN Tennessee Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · T.C.A. § 4-21-601 TX Texas Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · Tex. Prop. Code § 92.026 UT Utah Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · Utah Code § 57-21-5 VT Vermont Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · 9 V.S.A. § 4503 VA Virginia Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · Va. Code § 36-96.3:1 WA Washington Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · RCW § 49.60.222 WV West Virginia Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · W. Va. Code § 5-11A-5 WI Wisconsin Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · Wis. Stat. § 106.50(2r) WY Wyoming Emotional Support Animal Laws No waiting period · Federal FHA only