Arkansas has its own emotional support animal law, so the details matter. Take the free screening, meet a clinician licensed in Arkansas by telehealth when appropriate, and pay only if an emotional support animal or psychiatric service dog letter is supported.
A short, confidential screening tells a clinician licensed in Arkansas about your health, your animal and your home. There is no cost to start, and nothing to pay unless a letter is supported.
Answer a few questions from anywhere in Arkansas.
An Arkansas-licensed clinician reviews your answers and meets you by telehealth when appropriate.
If a letter is supported and you choose a plan, it is delivered digitally; dog letters follow Arkansas's 30-day rule.
Act 268 of 2023, now Ark. Code 20-14-1001 to 1004, defines emotional support animals and sets rules for anyone who sells ESA gear or writes emotional support dog letters. Our Arkansas guide and Arkansas ESA law page cover each section.
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For apartments, rental homes, condos and campus housing.
Send your landlord a written request with your clinician's letter attached. Since May 2026 HUD no longer presumes requests for untrained animals reasonable, so a clear letter matters. Photo: Acasouk, CC BY-SA 4.0
For dogs trained to do tasks such as interrupting a panic attack.
Arkansas uses the federal ADA definition of a service animal. Passing off an emotional support dog as one can bring civil penalties of $500 to $2,500. Photo: Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers, U.S. Marine Corps, Public domain
Local license, rabies and housing details for each city, plus guides for common conditions.
Prices come straight from our live checkout. The screening is free, and you pay only if a clinician licensed in Arkansas supports a letter and you choose to continue.
For most Arkansas renters with one emotional support animal
For Arkansas households with more than one emotional support animal
For Arkansans whose dog is trained to do tasks for a psychiatric disability
Letters with a matching certificate or ID card
ESA letter plus a certificate in one package
PSD letter, certificate and ID card together
"At American Service Animals, providing compassionate support at scale is essential. With our licensed professionals, we assist individuals across multiple states, delivering timely evaluations and trusted guidance, reducing uncertainty and simplifying the certification process, so our team can focus on meaningful, high-quality care for every client."
We work exclusively with licensed mental health professionals authorized to practice in Arkansas and most states
Generic online registries or certificates, without a clinical evaluation, do not replace a legitimate ESA letter from a nationally licensed provider.
Serving clients in Little Rock, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Springdale, Jonesboro, Conway, Rogers, Bentonville, Pine Bluff, Hot Springs, and all cities across Arkansas.
An ESA housing letter for one pet is $149 at today's checkout, and the screening is free. You pay only if a clinician supports a letter.
A healthcare provider with a valid, active license in the jurisdiction where the letter is provided, who lists the license's effective date, number, jurisdiction and type on the letter.
Ark. Code 20-14-1003 requires a client-provider relationship of at least 30 days before a provider documents the need for an emotional support dog, except for people verified as homeless.
Those documentation rules are written for emotional support dogs. Any letter should still come from a licensed clinician who has evaluated you.
You ask in writing with the letter attached. Act 268 leaves fair housing rights in place, and since May 2026 HUD no longer presumes untrained-animal requests reasonable, so the facts in your request matter.
Yes. Evaluations are by telehealth, so Arkansans can screen from the Ozarks to the Delta and from Fort Smith to Texarkana.
General information for Arkansas residents, current as of October 2026, and not legal advice. Screening does not guarantee a letter. In a crisis, call or text 988.
A clinician licensed in Arkansas will look at how your animal helps you and tell you whether an ESA letter or a psychiatric service dog letter fits, and when.
No registration fees. You pay only if a licensed clinician supports your letter.