Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act

Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act
Long title	To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with household pets and service animals following a major disaster or emergency
Acronyms (colloquial)	PETS
Nicknames	PETS Act
Enacted by	the 109th United States Congress
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 109–308 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large	120 Stat. 1725
Codification
Acts amended	Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
Titles amended	Title 42 of the United States Code: The Public Health and Welfare
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 3858 by Rep. Tom Lantos D‑CA on September 22, 2005; Committee consideration by House Transportation and Infrastructure; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Passed the House on May 22, 2006 (349–24); Passed the Senate on August 4, 2006 (Unanimous consent); Agreed to by the House on September 20, 2006 (Voice vote) ; Signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 6, 2006;

The Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act (PETS) was a bi-partisan initiative in the United States House of Representatives to require states seeking Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance to accommodate pets and service animals in their plans for evacuating residents facing disasters. Pets that are NOT Service animals, must still follow the laws regarding service animals during a disaster.

Introduced by Congressmen Tom Lantos (D‑CA) and Christopher Shays (R‑CT) on September 22, 2005, the bill passed the House of Representatives on May 22, 2006, by a margin of 349 to 29. Technically an amendment to the Stafford Act, it was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 6, 2006. The bill is now Public Law 109-308.