Student Handbook
Appendix A 107
Rules of Conduct All service and emotional support animal owners must abide by the Rules of Conduct outlined below. The Student Services Staff is responsible for ensuring that all animals and their owners abide by these guidelines. 1. Animal owner assumes all responsibility for animal actions regardless of circumstances. 2. Animals must be under the control of their owner and properly restrained at all times. Animals must be on a leash at all times when outside of their room, hall, and/or apartment. Under no circumstances are animals allowed to be unsupervised on Seminary property. 3. All animals must be crated, caged, stationed, or in terrarium/aquarium when left unattended in their room, hall, and/or apartment. 4. Animals may not be left on-campus unattended over any breaks. 5. Animal ID Tags must be worn at all times, along with a Vet issued Rabies Tag where applicable. 6. All Animals must reside with the person they are registered to. 7.
All Animals must be housebroken.
8. ESAs are only allowed in animal-friendly student housing and other areas designated by the Director of Student Services. 9. ESAs are not allowed in residence hall bathrooms. 10. Animal owners are responsible for feeding, grooming, veterinary care, and cleaning up the animal’s waste. Animal feces must be removed by placing the waste in a disposable/plastic bag and depositing it in an appropriate outdoor waste receptacle. 11. No animal may exhibit any aggressive behavior towards humans or other animals, as determined by the Student Services Staff on a case-by-case basis. Uncontrolled aggression will require removal of the animal by the owner. 12. Facilities Department staff will not enter a room to make repairs or spray for bugs if an animal is inside. Animal owners should call the Facilities Department at Ext. 2298 to arrange for any maintenance service. 13. Owner negligence or mistreatment of an animal will not be tolerated. The owner may be subject to disciplinary action, including the removal of the animal from campus. 14. No animal is allowed to cause undue disruption to Asbury Theological Seminary operations. Undue disruption may include, but is not limited to, excessive noise, physical harm to humans or other animals and destruction of property. The Student Services Staff reserves the right to deem any other act an undue disruption. 15. Animal owners are responsible for any damage to Seminary property that their animal may cause. This may include any flea treatment that may be needed in a residence room, hall, and/or apartment.
