DOT Proposes Limiting Service Animals On Airplanes To Just Dogs
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The U.S. Department of Transportation this morning says it will seek to re-define regulations on what is – and isn’t – a service animal to be used on airplanes.
Specifically, the agency is proposing only trained dogs be considered as a service animal and that it will no longer consider an emotional support animal to be a service animal.
There will be a 60-day public comment period on the proposal before a decision is rendered.
In addition, the DOT will ask for new forms to be filled out before allowing an animal to be considered a service animal, and that any false documentation is subject to a federal crime. It is well known that certification for having an emotional support animal can be purchased online.