Dot Rules On Emotional Support Animals
Requires airlines to treat psychiatric service animals the same as other service animals.
Dot rules on emotional support animals. The Department of Transportation announced a final rule on Dec. Airlines will no longer be required to recognize ESAs and provide reasonable accommodation in the flight cabin andor free of charge. 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.
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. Of a passengers wish to travel with an emotional support or psychiatric service animal to give airlines sufficient time to assess the passengers documentation. 2 that could change how airlines treat service animals emotional support animals and pets By.
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. New DOT Rules for Emotional Support Animals. Airlines may no longer be required to fly passengers emotional support animals according to new rules.
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. 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. To no surprise many airlines are.
No longer considers an emotional support animal to be a service animal. DOT proposes emotional support animal changes. In accordance with the final rule from the US.
As of December 2020 the DOT officially enacted these proposed rules. The federal Department of Transportation is proposing new rules for emotional support animals and those regulations may be. If you are planning on flying with service dog you will be required to submit a standardized federal form to your airline attesting to the health and training of the animal and comply with other rules.