A restriction on dog access to shared indoor guest areas arising from applicable law, regulation, food hygiene legislation, or licensing conditions in the jurisdiction where the accommodation operates. Where shared indoor access is prohibited by law, a provider can still meet the shared access certification requirement as long as the legal restriction is publicly disclosed and all other requirements are met.
RDFRG-02 · Defined Term 10
Legal Prohibition
A restriction on shared indoor dog access arising from law, food hygiene legislation, or licensing conditions in the operating jurisdiction.
Definition
A restriction on shared indoor dog access arising from law, food hygiene legislation, or licensing conditions in the operating jurisdiction.
Part of the Roch Dog Standard (RDFS-02) · Published by Roch Dog
Legal Prohibition
Roch Interpretation
If the law in that country or city bans dogs from food service areas, the hotel does not fail R3 for complying with that law. But the restriction must be written into the published policy, not left for guests to discover at check in.
Examples
Compliant
A hotel in France where local food hygiene regulations prohibit dogs in the dining room states this clearly on its pet policy page and directs guests with dogs to its residents' lounge instead.
Not compliant
A hotel in a jurisdiction where dogs are restricted from restaurant areas tells guests with dogs they cannot use any indoor shared space but discloses no legal basis for this anywhere in its published policy.
Published by Roch Dog
RDFRG-02 · Last updated 17 March 2026