Settlers from Peoria, Illinois named this town in 1897, and it has grown to 190,985 people at the 2020 census, with the Padres and Mariners arriving every spring. If your animal helps you manage a mental health condition, take the free screening and a clinician licensed in Arizona will decide whether an emotional support animal letter or a psychiatric service dog letter is supported.
Three moments, up and down the line: the screening, the clinician and the result. Nothing is billed unless a letter is supported.
Describe your condition, your animal and your living situation online, at your own pace.
A clinician licensed in Arizona reviews it and talks with you by telehealth when appropriate.
A supported letter is emailed after you choose a plan; an unsupported one costs nothing.
Peoria's off-leash areas follow a short list of rules. Enter your plan to see whether you are ready to go through the gate at Pioneer Community Park.
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Peoria, Arizona
William John Murphy, who worked on the Arizona Canal, recruited settlers, many of them from Peoria, Illinois. Albert and Elizabeth Straw became the first residents in November 1886, and the town plat was filed with the Maricopa County recorder on May 24, 1897, carrying the name of their hometown.
Clear pricing for emotional support animal and psychiatric service dog letters written by a licensed mental health professional. Your screening is free, and you pay only if a clinician supports a letter and you decide to continue.
Best option for most renters with one emotional support animal
For people who have more than one emotional support animal in the home
For people who may qualify for a task-trained psychiatric service dog
Save more with combined document bundles
ESA letter and certificate in one package
Complete PSD documentation: letter, certificate and ID card
Four rules to wear on your wrist when you talk with a landlord, a venue or the state.
Since 2025, Arizona's housing definition includes untrained animals that give therapeutic or emotional support.
A.R.S. 33-1321 limits total security to one and one-half month's rent.
Misrepresenting a pet as a service animal in a public place can draw a civil penalty of up to $250.
Fair housing complaints go to the Attorney General within a year of the practice.
Six questions from Peoria renters and dog owners, each on its own plate.
Dogs are leashed until they are inside the fenced area, each handler brings no more than two, every dog must be licensed and vaccinated with a visible tag, and the handler stays with the dogs carrying a leash.
At 8755 N. 83rd Avenue in Peoria. The park is open from 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Most of Peoria is in Maricopa County, where Animal Care and Control licenses every dog over three months old. The northern part of the city is in Yavapai County, so check which county your address falls in.
Not as a matter of right. Arizona's A.R.S. 11-1024 says comfort and emotional support are not work or tasks, so public access rules cover trained service animals, and each venue sets its own pet policy.
It wrote emotional support into the state's fair housing definition of an assistance animal, so an untrained animal that gives therapeutic or emotional support to a person with a disability is covered by Arizona law.
A.R.S. 41-1491.22 gives one year from when the practice occurred or ended, whichever is later, to file with the Arizona Attorney General.
General information for Peoria residents, current as of October 2026, and not legal advice. Park rules come from the City of Peoria and dog licensing from your county, and both can change, so confirm before you rely on them. Screening does not guarantee a letter. In a crisis, call or text 988; the Arizona Statewide Crisis Line is 1-844-534-4673.
From the 1897 town site to the north end of the city, a clinician licensed in Arizona can review how your animal helps and recommend the right letter, if one fits.
