In california can you ask for service dog idetification?

I work security in a mall and i have people who bring in "service dogs" however since there is a no dog policy i am wondering in california is it legal to ask for service dog identification papers

In the state of California, or any state, you are not dealing with state laws, first of all. We are talking about the ADA of 1990, which defines disabled people's rights, and that is Federal Law.

Federal law always supercedes state and local agency laws.

California is the easiest state in the USA to own and use a service dog in.

There are only 3 legal questions you can ask someone with a dog. Those are:

1. Are you disabled?
2. Is this a service dog?
3. What tasks does the dog do for you?

Here is the best advice I can give you. I tend to get very long-winded when it's about service animals, because it's what I live and breathe from the time I wake up till I go to bed.

The shortest answer for you is that no, you cannot request identification of any kind and that includes a vest, ID card, paperwork or anything. If you do, it is in violation of the citizen's legal rights.

In California, in addition, each violation can cost an employer up to $4k per violation, up to 2 violations.

A lot of people don't know this.

I really hope this helps, but I'd appreciate it if you could go to the US Department Of Justice to read the ADA Business Brief they ask businesses to read. On the bottom of this URL is the ADA # where you can call to ask any additional questions you may have.

Here is the URL:
http://www.ada.gov/svcanimb.htm

The first responder to your question is completely incorrect, and should not answer these questions unless they are informed properly, as his answer is very seriously incorrect, which could have cost you and your employer huge amounts of money.

There is NO ID required by law in any state.

You can ask for service animal verification in all 50 states.

No, you cannot! According to the ADA of 1990 the only two questions you are allowed to ask are:

1. Is this a Service Animal?; and

2. What services are the animal trained to provide you?

But, frankly, I believe the second question is intrusive & ridiculous. Some of the things a service animal can be trained to do for a person is rather private - whether because mentioning the tasks reveals details about a person's disabilities (things a person may not want anyone to know) or simply because the untrained person wouldn't know the difference between a legit task or not. I believe it's best to just ask the first question & leave it at that.

Some state laws are more limiting, including CA law - but they are not legally allowed to require more than federal law - so you are best to follow federal law & adhere to the above.

yes you can ask but there is no requirement for proof.
The dogs, actually service animals so it could be anything, are allowed by both state and federal AAD (Act for Disabled Americans)
The Delta Society offers a download-able card the explains the law to officials who ask but that is only for owner convenience to prevent arguments. What's more you are not allowed by law to ask the nature of the disability for which the dog is perscribed.
So as an official it is your responsibility to get the dog kicked out only if it "presents a danger or a nuissace." Beside that the dog stays.
There are people who bring dogs under cover of this act who are not entitled to do so. If they do, they very likely will have the copy of the law at hand because it is available to the public at large. So what? If the dog does not "present a danger or a nuissance" why not just let it be?
Many people have them for clinical depression, although there are other conditions that require them, and it is a hardship for them to be challenged. Life is difficult enough as it is, so they could be cut a bit of slack, don't you think?
You cannot get in trouble because the management should have included this in your training. If they call you on it, you can refer to the law as justification.