We personally love animals at CHIC Hair Studio, but wanted to let you know that per the Department of Business & Professional Regulation, and the Florida Board of Cosmetology, no animals, except for SERVICE ANIMALS, are allowed in hair salons. Emotional Support Animals are NOT considered Service Animals by these governing bodies. Florida Administrative Code Rule 61G5-20.002 states:

4. Animals: No animals or pets shall be allowed in a hair salon, with the exception of service animals, and fish kept in closed aquariums. We at CHIC Hair Studio understand the loving and emotional ties between humans and their pets, and we personally enjoy the happiness they bring. The current regulation does not make exceptions for emotional support animals, nor does the ADA. Per the Americans with Disability Act:

Service animals are, for example:
Dogs trained to perform a specific task directly related to a person’s vision, hearing, or physical disabilities, such as dogs that are trained to predict the onset of an epileptic seizure, dogs that sense that an anxiety attack is about to happen and are trained to take a specific action to help avoid the attack or lessen its impact. A person whose dog is trained to perform a specific task to remind them to take medication, a person with PTSD and a dog is trained to lick the hand to alert them to an oncoming panic attack, A person who is in a wheelchair may have a dog who is trained to retrieve objects for them, etc. This is not a complete list of examples of service animals, so please visit www.ADA.gov for further descriptions and examples of SERVICE ANIMALS.

Even though Service Animals are permitted in hair salons, they can be asked to leave if they are not housebroken or cannot be kept under control.

If you need to bring a Service Animal to the salon, simply fill out the service animal format reception.

Thank you for your cooperation in supporting a relaxing, enjoyable and luxurious experience for all of our guests.

Robert & Jennifer Maraia
CHIC Hair Studio Boca Raton