Federal · Title 49 — Transportation

49 U.S.C. § 44739: Pets on airplanes

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

Federal law prohibits placing live animals in overhead storage compartments on commercial aircraft. Violations are subject to civil penalties imposed by the FAA Administrator.

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It shall be unlawful for any person to place a live animal in an overhead storage compartment of an aircraft operated under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. The Administrator may impose a civil penalty under section 46301 for each violation of this section.

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