Dot Rules On Emotional Support Animals
To no surprise many airlines are.
Dot rules on emotional support animals. Delta is tightening rules about flying with emotional support animals. No longer considers an emotional support animal to be a service animal. Of a passengers wish to travel with an emotional support or psychiatric service animal to give airlines sufficient time to assess the passengers documentation.
This has been announced by DOT on December 2 nd 2020. 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 United States Department of Transportation DOT has declared the finalized rules which will allow emotional support animals to be treated like ordinary pets by the airlines.
Department of Transportation DOT Delta will no longer recognize emotional support animals as service animals beginning January 11 2021. 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 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.
Be prepared for snappishness and snarling. What Every ESA Owner Should Know. 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.
The new rule could prohibit animals other than dogs from flying. On December 2 2020 the Department of Transportation announced that it is revising rules around flying with Emotional Support Animals. Requires airlines to treat psychiatric service animals the same as other service animals.
As of December 2020 the DOT officially enacted these proposed rules. DOT proposes new rules for emotional support animals on planes. Under the new rule only dogs can be service animals.