Dot Regulations On 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.

Dot regulations on emotional support animals. Requiring documentation for psychiatric support animals and emotional support animals. DOTs new rule also no longer requires airlines to recognize emotional support animals with the agency citing a number of reasons for the change. The DOT has supported the airlines rights to restrict animals less than 4 months old from flying as a service or emotional support animal.

The US Department of Transportation has issued a Notice of Proposed Lawmaking and theyre seeking public comment over the next 60 days. 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. 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.

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. That still allow ESAs in the cabin. The US Department of Transportation no longer classifies an emotional support animal as a service animal.

First the ACAA currently requires airlines to recognize emotional support animals as service animals. The Washington Post via Getty Images FILE. Department of Transportation DOT Delta will no longer recognize emotional support animals as service animals beginning January 11 2021.

Requires airlines to treat psychiatric service animals the same as other service animals. Airlines can further crackdown on the practice of classifying a. Observing the behavior of animals.

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