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49 U.S.C. 44739: Pets on airplanesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 49-TRANSPORTATIONCHAPTER 447-SAFETY REGULATION
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§44739. Pets on airplanes

(a)  Prohibition.⁠—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.

(b)  Civil Penalty.⁠—The Administrator may impose a civil penalty under section 46301 for each violation of this section.

(Added Pub. L. 115–254, div. B, title IV, § 417(a) , Oct. 5, 2018 , 132 Stat. 3334 .)