Dot Rules On Emotional Support Animals

The Department of Transportation announced a final rule on Dec.

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. No longer considers an emotional support animal to be a service animal. In this As airlines are increasing documentation and other requirements for emotional support animals the DOT has now issued final rules on the matter.

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. Airlines may also now limit service animals to two per passenger on any given flight. 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.

To no surprise many airlines are. On the other hand service dogs will still be allowed on flights without being imposed with any additional fees or. Airlines will no longer be required to recognize ESAs and provide reasonable accommodation in the flight cabin andor free of charge.

The new rule could prohibit animals other than dogs from flying. On December 2 2020 the Department of Transportation announced that it is revising rules around flying with Emotional Support Animals. Be prepared for snappishness and snarling.

In accordance with the final rule from the US. The big change is that DOT no longer considers emotional support animals to be service animals and has given airlines permission to stop giving those animals free rides. DOT proposes emotional support animal changes.

DOT proposes new rules for emotional support animals on planes. 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 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.