Dot Regulations On Emotional Support Animals

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Dot regulations on emotional support animals. Requiring documentation for psychiatric support animals and emotional support animals. In this As airlines are increasing documentation and other requirements for emotional support animals the DOT has now issued final rules on the matter. On Thursday afternoon the Department of Transportation issued a final policy statement for service animals and emotional support animals ESAs.

The DOT has supported the airlines rights to restrict animals less than 4 months old from flying as a service or emotional support animal. That means you will no longer be able to bring your dog in the airline cabin with you. Department of Transportation DOT Delta will no longer recognize emotional support animals as service animals beginning January 11 2021.

Learn the rules for housing and flying with an ESA. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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.

Second the ACAA requires airlines to recognize service animals regardless of species with exceptions for certain unusual species of. No longer considers an emotional support animal to be a service animal. The Washington Post via Getty Images FILE.

In accordance with the final rule from the US. 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. It will also support airline restrictions on animal species other than cats dogs and miniature horses to fly.