Dot Regulations On Emotional Support Animals

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

Dot regulations on emotional support animals. Requiring documentation for psychiatric support animals and emotional support animals. Airlines can further crackdown on the practice of classifying a. 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.

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. 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.

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. DOT offers guidance for people traveling with emotional support animals The information is designed to help travelers understand their. Second the ACAA requires airlines to recognize service animals regardless of species with exceptions for certain unusual species of.

That still allow ESAs in the cabin. Learn the rules for housing and flying with an ESA. The Washington Post via Getty Images FILE.

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. 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. 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.

Last week the DOT essentially rid the already-cramped aluminum tubes of emotional support animals which have heretofore been limited only by the imaginations and temerity. 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. 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.