Dot Regulations On Emotional Support Animals

No longer considers an emotional support animal to be a service animal.

Dot regulations on emotional support animals. That means you will no longer be able to bring your dog in the airline cabin with you. Unless it complies with the airlines pet policy. The DOT notes it no longer considers an emotional support animal to be a service animal paving the way for airlines to ban them if they dont fit established rules about pets.

Friday August 9 2019 Yesterday the United States Department of Transportation DOT issued guidance to help travelers understand their rights while new regulations are being developed. First the ACAA currently requires airlines to recognize emotional support animals as service animals. Delta has similar regulations requiring passengers traveling with emotional support or psychiatric service animals must complete and submit the required paperwork at least 48 hours before a flight Service and support animals fly for free on the airline but customers are limited to a maximum of one emotional support animal.

Emotional Support and Psychiatric Service Animals- Airlines can request specific documentation andor 48-hours advanced notice for service animals that are emotional support animals and psychiatric service animals. DOT offers guidance for people traveling with emotional support animals The information is designed to help travelers understand their. Requiring documentation for psychiatric support animals and emotional support animals.

DOTs new rule also no longer requires airlines to recognize emotional support animals with the agency citing a number of reasons for the change. DOT proposes emotional support animal changes The DOT has now opened a period for public comment regarding a new proposal that would lay the framework for airlines to ban emotional support animals. The Department of Transportation has cleared the air somewhat on how airlines may decide which animals can travel in the cabin with their owners and flight crews are breathing easier.

The DOT has supported the airlines rights to restrict animals less than 4 months old from flying as a service or emotional support animal. We will honor reservations submitted and confirmed by Delta prior to January 11 2021 but will not accept new EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL reservations for upcoming travel. The US Department of Transportation has issued a Notice of Proposed Lawmaking and theyre seeking public comment over the next 60 days.

The US Department of Transportation published its final rule on Traveling by Air with Service Animals today bringing an end to the Emotional Support Animal ESA era. Observing the behavior of animals. There are airlines outside of the US.