Here’s the link to the car seat:
http://www.petstreetmall.com/E.....7356/2716/

I have seen this model as high as $99 elsewhere, so at $59.99 (on sale; 7/1/09) this is a great price! It will attach to either back or front seats but DOES require a headrest to wrap the upper support strap around. AND, over the 5+ years I have had mine, one strap clip did break. The 2 solutions there were:

1) a short bungee, but it expanded in time so the seat sagged; plan 2) go to a shoe Repair and they can attach a new clip to the manufacturer’s original strap, or 3) (My favorite) go to your purse collection, grab one of the clip-ended sturdy leather shoulder straps you never use, wrap it around the head rest base until it is the proper length, and off you go!

NOTE:
If searching the array of choices, use term: “dog travel seats.”
Also (Great Dane owners!), for the car restraints and harnesses try SEARCHing with the term: “dog car restraints harness”

Happy hunting, and safe travels for you and your four-legged motoring pals!

23117. (a) No person driving a motor vehicle shall transport any
animal in the back of the vehicle in a space intended for any load on
the vehicle on a highway unless the space is enclosed or has side
and tail racks to a height of at least 46 inches extending vertically
from the floor, the vehicle has installed means of preventing the
animal from being discharged, or the animal is cross tethered to the
vehicle, or is protected by a secured container or cage, in a manner
which will prevent the animal from being thrown, falling, or jumping
from the vehicle.
(b) This section does not apply to any of the following:
(1) The transportation of livestock.
(2) The transportation of a dog whose owner either owns or is
employed by a ranching or farming operation who is traveling on a
road in a rural area or who is traveling to and from a livestock
auction.
(3) The transportation of a dog for purposes associated with
ranching or farming.

You can also be cited in CA for putting your DOGS at risk if you leave them in a vehicle on a hot day.

Did the officer at LAX actually write you a citation? Because if so, it will have the reference to the violation written somewhere on it, and you can check that reference to see what code or statute he or she thought you violated.

That pretty much dis-allows any dog in the front seat that isn’t wearing a seat belt and being well behaved. Driving with a child on your lap is not merely “wrong” it’s against the law - as it should be.

And if your standard is - anything that puts my family at risk. Perhaps you should stay off the road, only then will you have better than average odds of keeping your family safe. You should probably know what you’re talking about before you start ranting.

Mr. Crime Dog, you’re an idiot. No one here is suggesting that driving with a dog on his or her lap is advisable or safe.

We’re questioning if it’s necessary to have yet another law, this one specifically addressing an issue that could be — and likely is, in many places — already covered by statutes that forbid driving with unrestrained passengers or cargo, or with other driver distractions.

Take your pet-hate and your ignorance elsewhere.