Dot Rules On Emotional Support Animals
On December 2 2020 the Department of Transportation announced that it is revising rules around flying with Emotional Support Animals.
Dot rules on emotional support animals. DOT proposes new rules for emotional support animals on planes. No longer considers an emotional support animal to be a service animal. 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.
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. Under the new rule only dogs can be 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.
In this As airlines are increasing documentation and other requirements for emotional support animals the DOT has now issued final rules on the matter. Airlines may also now limit service animals to two per passenger on any given flight. Airlines will no longer be required to recognize ESAs and provide reasonable accommodation in the flight cabin andor free of charge.
DOT proposes emotional support animal changes. This final rule removes 14 CFR 382117 and adds a new subpart Subpart EE on service animals. To no surprise many airlines are.
As of December 2020 the DOT officially enacted these proposed rules. Delta is tightening rules about flying with emotional support animals. The federal Department of Transportation is proposing new rules for emotional support animals and those regulations may be.
The Department of Transportation announced a final rule on Dec. New DOT Rules for Emotional Support Animals. 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 itself in a sanitary manner.