Dot Rules On Emotional Support Animals

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.

Dot rules on emotional support animals. No longer considers an emotional support animal to be a service animal. As of December 2020 the DOT officially enacted these proposed rules. 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.

2 that could change how airlines treat service animals emotional support animals and pets By. Emotional support animals can be recognized as pets by airline carriers. 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.

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. Most airlines reacting to the DOT rules change are barring Emotional Support Animals ESA which limits support animals in the cabin to trained service animals. 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.

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. In accordance with the final rule from the US. Airlines will no longer be required to recognize ESAs and provide reasonable accommodation in the flight cabin andor free of charge.

The new rule will force passengers with emotional-support animals to check them into the cargo hold. Be prepared for snappishness and snarling. Under the new rule only dogs can be service animals.

Requires airlines to treat psychiatric service animals the same as other service animals. The new rule could prohibit animals other than dogs from flying. In this As airlines are increasing documentation and other requirements for emotional support animals the DOT has now issued final rules on the matter.