[nagdu] FAQ regarding air transportation & service animals

[Julie J]

Thanks!  Here's the bit about ID.

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1.      May carriers require documentation that an animal accompanying a 
passenger with a disability is a service animal?



Answer: Generally no, except in limited circumstances as discussed below. 
Unless a foreign carrier has received a conflict of laws waiver permitting 
the carrier to impose such a requirement, or the carrier finds that the 
verbal assurances of the passenger are not credible and there are no other 
indications of the animal's status such as a harness, tag or vest, the 
airline may not require such documentation.  Carriers are permitted to 
require documentation for emotional support animals and psychiatric service 
animals.

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So the rule has changed a bit.  Still ID is generally not required, but can 
be asked for in certain circumstances.



Julie





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ginger Kutsch" <gingerKutsch at yahoo.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 6:48 PM
Subject: [nagdu] FAQ regarding air transportation & service animals


> Dear Albert and all,
>
> Attached please find a publication issued by the DOT entitled
> Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Concerning Air Travel of
> People with Disabilities Under the Amended Air Carrier Access Act
> Regulation.  There are questions and answers that address seating
> accommodations, relief areas in airports, identification and
> other topics  such as:
>
> 47. Are food and equipment that a service animal requires to
> function as a service animal considered assistive devices under
> Part 382?
>
> Answer:  Equipment used by a service animal (e.g., harness,
> leash, vest) in conjunction with its work as a service animal is
> an assistive device under the rule.  Food is not equipment under
> this definition and therefore when tendered as carry-on or
> checked baggage, the standard size, weight, and baggage allowance
> limits of the carrier may apply.
>
> Ginger Bennett Kutsch
> Morristown, NJ
>
>
>


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