Dot Rules On Emotional Support Animals
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.
Dot rules on emotional support animals. 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 submitted to United no later. New DOT Rules for Emotional Support Animals. This has been announced by DOT on December 2 nd 2020.
On Thursday afternoon the Department of Transportation issued a final policy statement for service animals and emotional support animals ESAs. Department of Transportation DOT Delta will no longer recognize emotional support animals as service animals beginning January 11 2021. On Wednesday December 2 the US.
No longer considers an emotional support animal to be a service animal. 2 that could change how airlines treat service animals emotional support animals and pets By. Emotional support animals can be recognized as pets by airline carriers.
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. 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. The federal Department of Transportation is proposing new rules for emotional support animals and those regulations may be.
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. Department of Transportation issued a ruling that features huge changes to the rules concerning flying with. The US Department of Transportation has issued a Notice of Proposed Lawmaking and theyre seeking public comment over the next 60 days.
DOT proposes new rules for emotional support animals on planes. To no surprise many airlines are. DOT proposes emotional support animal changes.