Dot Regulations On Emotional Support Animals

The DOT has supported the airlines rights to restrict animals less than 4 months old from flying as a service or emotional support 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. Learn the rules for housing and flying with an ESA. 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.

Airlines can further crackdown on the practice of classifying a. In this As airlines are increasing documentation and other requirements for emotional support animals the DOT has now issued final rules on the matter. First the ACAA currently requires airlines to recognize emotional support animals as service animals.

Requires airlines to treat psychiatric service animals the same as other service 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 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.

DOT offers guidance for people traveling with emotional support animals The information is designed to help travelers understand their. As part of the DOTs final rule on traveling by air with service animals the department has given airlines permission to strip emotional support animals ESAs of the service animal treatment. The US Department of Transportation has issued a Notice of Proposed Lawmaking and theyre seeking public comment over the next 60 days.

The changes also clarify that emotional support animals ESAs comfort animals companionship animals animals being trained to be service animals and species other than dogs are not considered. Observing the behavior of animals. 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.

Under the new guidelines only dogs may be designated as service animals and owners must attest that they are specially trained to provide services to the passenger among other requirements. The Washington Post via Getty Images FILE. The US Department of Transportation no longer classifies an emotional support animal as a service animal.