On December 2nd, 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced it had finalized rules that will allow airlines to treat emotional support animals as ordinary pets. Passengers who own service dogs will still be able to board flights free of charge, as long as they complete newly adopted federal forms. These new rules will take effect 30 days from the date they are officially published in the Federal Register. This means that the rules may take effect as soon as January 2021, but ...
