Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 51.5-44.1 as follows:

§51.5-44.1. Fraudulent representation of a service dog; penalty.

Any person who knowingly, willfully, and fraudulently fits a dog with a harness, collar, vest, or sign, or uses an identification card commonly used by a person with a disability, in order to represent that the dog is a service dog to fraudulently gain public access for such dog pursuant to provisions in§51.5-44 is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.