Dot Rules On Emotional Support Animals
What Every ESA Owner Should Know.
Dot rules on emotional support animals. The United States Department of Transportation DOT has declared the finalized rules which will allow emotional support animals to be treated like ordinary pets by the airlines. DOT proposes emotional support animal changes. 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.
On Wednesday December 2 the US. Requires airlines to treat psychiatric service animals the same as other service animals. No longer considers an emotional support animal to be a service animal.
The new rule will force passengers with emotional-support animals to check them into the cargo hold. On the other hand service dogs will still be allowed on flights without being imposed with any additional fees or. Allows airlines to require forms developed by DOT attesting to a service animals health behavior and training and if taking a long flight attesting that the service animal can either not relieve itself or can relieve itself in a sanitary manner.
United would continue to transport emotional support animals for reservations purchased before January 11 2021 for travel on or before February 28 2021 as long as all appropriate paperwork has been submitted to United no later. Delta is tightening rules about flying with emotional support animals. If you are planning on flying with service dog you will be required to submit a standardized federal form to your airline attesting to the health and training of the animal and comply with other rules.
Of a passengers wish to travel with an emotional support or psychiatric service animal to give airlines sufficient time to assess the passengers documentation. Requires airlines to treat psychiatric service animals the same as other service animals. Airlines may also now limit service animals to two per passenger on any given flight.
As of December 2020 the DOT officially enacted these proposed rules. No longer considers an emotional support animal to be a service animal. Be prepared for snappishness and snarling.