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San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery (Santa Nella, CA): No. Pets are not allowed; the VA rule bars non-service animals from VA property. Service animals are allowed, but VA can keep them out of open interment areas unless they are approved for an interment. Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, checked 2026-11-01. DogPolicies record: https://dogpolicies.com/places/san-joaquin-valley-national-cemetery/ (CC BY 4.0; cite with link).

# San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery

**No. Pets are not allowed; the VA rule bars non-service animals from VA property. Service animals are allowed, but VA can keep them out of open interment areas unless they are approved for an interment.**

Type: park. Location: Santa Nella, Merced County, California. Managed by National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

## Rules

| Rule | Value | Source | Verified | Freshness |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dogs allowed | No | [1] | 2026-11-01 | fresh, inferred from agency |
| Official restrictions | Pets are not allowed; the VA rule bars non-service animals from VA property. Service animals are allowed, but VA can keep them out of open interment areas unless they are approved for an interment. | [1] | 2026-11-01 | fresh, inferred from agency |

## Sources

1. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, "38 CFR 1.218(a)(11): Animals on VA property (2025 edition, Code of Federal Regulations)" (government, checked 2026-11-01): https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2025-title38-vol1/xml/CFR-2025-title38-vol1-sec1-218.xml
   > Generally, animals other than service animals (“non-service animals”) are not permitted to be present on VA property, and any individual with a non-service animal must remove it.
2. National Cemetery Administration, "San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery" (government, checked 2026-11-01): https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/SanJoaquinValley.asp
   > 32053 W McCabe Road Santa Nella, CA 95322
3. U.S. Census Bureau, "Location: Census Geocoder match for 32053 MCCABE RD, SANTA NELLA, CA, 95322" (government, checked 2026-11-01): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/

Verified November 1, 2026; re-check due 2026-12-01. Freshness: fresh.
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