PETS Act

Bill: 115-hr-5315
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2018-03-15
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships

Aviation and airports

Birds

Civil actions and liability

Fishes

Insects

Mammals

Reptiles
Latest action: action_date: 2018-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Planes Ensuring Total Safety Act or the PETS Act </b></p> <p>This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate regulations: (1) prohibiting the storage of a live animal in an overhead compartment of a flight in air transportation, and (2) establishing fines for a violation of such prohibition.<br /></p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5315 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2018 Mr. Donovan (for himself and Mr. Cohen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate regulations to prohibit the storage of live animals in overhead compartments of airplanes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Planes Ensuring Total Safety Act or the PETS Act . 2. Protection of pets on airplanes Not later than 1 year from the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall promulgate regulations that— (1) prohibit the storing of a live animal in any overhead compartment of any flight in air transportation (as defined in section 40102(a)(5) of title 49, United States Code); and (2) establish civil fines for violations of the prohibition under paragraph (1).