I hope I can phrase this question correctly to get my point across (and that I haven't asked before and forgotten the answer, because it's always on my mind in these threads).
I know there are those two questions that can be asked of a person who brings a service dog or "service dog" into an establishment. There is no certification. There is no right to ask what the disability is, or ask for proof of it. There is no badge or patch. How are the laws supposed to be enforced in a reasonable way?
If I am driving and don't have a license, it is something that can be checked by the police. If I am speeding, they can check with radar. If I'm under age and drinking, they can ask for ID. I'm trying to think of a situation where, when breaking the law, it is so unclear how evidence can show that, and I'm drawing a blank. It seems like, until you are in court, there's no real way to tell if someone is genuinely faking or not.
I would think there would be some huge benefits to having some sort of "license" to have a service dog be required, even if it wasn't something where the actual disability was made public, but rather recorded privately (like medical records or sealed court records). With all the anger, justified or not, directed at those who don't have prescribed service dogs - what is the answer? And no, "People just shouldn't do it" isn't an answer - we all know that. How should this be monitored?