Dot Rules On Emotional Support Animals
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.
Dot rules on emotional support 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. Requires airlines to treat psychiatric service animals the same as other service animals. In accordance with the final rule from the US.
Department of Transportation DOT Delta will no longer recognize emotional support animals as service animals beginning January 11 2021. As of December 2020 the DOT officially enacted these proposed rules. Under the new rule only dogs can be service animals.
The federal Department of Transportation is proposing new rules for emotional support animals and those regulations may be. This final rule removes 14 CFR 382117 and adds a new subpart Subpart EE on service animals. On Thursday afternoon the Department of Transportation issued a final policy statement for service animals and emotional support animals ESAs.
Airlines may also now limit service animals to two per passenger on any given flight. On Wednesday December 2 the US. No longer considers an emotional support animal to be a service animal.
The new rule will force passengers with emotional-support animals to check them into the cargo hold. Of a passengers wish to travel with an emotional support or psychiatric service animal to give airlines sufficient time to assess the passengers documentation. 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.
New DOT Rules for Emotional Support Animals. The Department of Transportation announced a final rule on Dec. The new rule could prohibit animals other than dogs from flying.