Dot Regulations On Emotional Support Animals

Emotional Support Animals ESA are now considered pets not service animals when flying on US.

Dot regulations 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. Second the ACAA requires airlines to recognize service animals regardless of species with exceptions for certain unusual species of. 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.

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. Requires airlines to treat psychiatric service animals the same as other service animals. 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 rule announced Wednesday states that carriers are not required to recognize emotional support animals as service animals and may treat them as pets. Unless it complies with the airlines pet policy. That still allow ESAs in the cabin.

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. No longer considers an emotional support animal to be a service animal. The US Department of Transportation has issued a Notice of Proposed Lawmaking and theyre seeking public comment over the next 60 days.

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. The following is meant as a general guide to the rules and regulations around emotional support animals. Friday August 9 2019 Yesterday the United States Department of Transportation DOT issued guidance to help travelers understand their rights while new regulations are being developed.

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. It will also support airline restrictions on animal species other than cats dogs and miniature horses to fly. The US Department of Transportation no longer classifies an emotional support animal as a service animal.