Dot Regulations On Emotional Support Animals

Requiring documentation for psychiatric support animals and emotional support animals.

Dot regulations on emotional support animals. The following is meant as a general guide to the rules and regulations around emotional support animals. 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. 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.

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. 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. The US Department of Transportation rule announced Wednesday states that carriers are not required to recognize emotional support animals as service animals and may treat them as pets.

That means you will no longer be able to bring your dog in the airline cabin with you. Emotional Support Animals ESA are now considered pets not service animals when flying on US. The Washington Post via Getty Images FILE.

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. On Thursday afternoon the Department of Transportation issued a final policy statement for service animals and emotional support animals ESAs. The US Department of Transportation has issued a Notice of Proposed Lawmaking and theyre seeking public comment over the next 60 days.

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. 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 offers guidance for people traveling with emotional support animals The information is designed to help travelers understand their.

The US Department of Transportation no longer classifies an emotional support animal as a service animal. In accordance with the final rule from the US. 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.