A question often comes up regarding air travel with a service dog. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) promulgated the official regulations implementing the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA). The following summarizes what the ACAA says:
- All airline carriers shall permit dogs and other service animals used by persons with disabilities to accompany the persons on a flight.
- All airline carriers shall accept as evidence that an animal is a service animal to include identifiers such as ID cards, other written documentation, presence of harnesses, tags or the credible verbal assurances of a qualified individual with a disability using the animal.
- All airline carriers shall permit a service animal to accompany a qualified individual with a disability in any seat in which the person sits, unless the animal obstructs an aisle or other area that must remain unobstructed in order to facilitate an emergency evacuation or to comply with FAA regulations.
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