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49 U.S. Code § 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.