Shipping Laws may be changing...

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Posted by JDM on May 16, 2002 at 21:33:26:

I saw this posted on one of the snake forums today. I dont know its source and I have not yet investigated to see if this is actually happening, but it does look promising:

This Alert is being sent to members and friends of
> the American Livestock
> Breeds Conservancy. You may know that ALBC has been
> supporting legislative
> efforts to retain the ability of breeders and
> hatcheries to ship live birds.
> This ability is critical to the conservation of
> endangered breeds of
> poultry, to the ability of independent farmers and
> fanciers to exchange
> breeding stock, and to the producers of free-range,
> organic, natural, and
> pastured poultry.
> Don Bixby, Executive Director
>
> May 15, 2002
> "WHAT'S HAPPENIN" by Stephen Boynton
> On May 13, 2002, the President signed the "Farm
> Bill" that contained "our"
> amendment that removed the June 30, 2002 limitation
> on the authority of the
> United States Postal Service (USPS) to "assess, as
> postage to be paid by
> mailers of any shipments...a reasonable surcharge
> the Postal Service
> determines in its discretion to be adequate to
> compensate air carriers for
> any necessary additional expenses incurred in
> handling...air mail shipments
> of day old poultry, honey bees, and other such live
> animals as postal
> regulations allow to be transmitted as mail matter."
> The Agriculture,
> Conservation and Rural Enhancement Act of 2002-H.R.
> 2646 Sec. 1060. The
> animal rights organization, again, opposed our
> efforts but, that "minor,"
> but important amendment, will be added to what
> became law with our amendment
> last fall to the Appropriations Bill for Treasury
> and Other Governmental
> Agencies that gives the USPS the authority to
> require any air carrier to
> accept such shipments except those air carriers "who
> commonly and regularly
> refuses to accept any live animals as cargo." 39 USC
> �5402(d)(2).
>
> We are now, therefore, in Phase III whereby we will
> seek legislation to
> require air carriers to take all live animals by air
> cargo transport. One of
> the remaining problems with the current law is that
> Federal Express, that
> took over the Eagle Air Flight Program of the USPS,
> claims that it
> is exempted from the law since it "commonly and
> regularly refuse to accept
> any live animal cargo." It is true that Federal
> Express refuses to carry
> some live animals but it does, in fact, carry live
> animals as cargo. We are
> currently building a coalition of organizations that
> would support
> the effort including the American Kennel Club, Joint
> Advisory Pet Council,
> Cat Fanciers Association, organizations from various
> bird interests, the
> medical community and others. It is our intention to
> have the legislation
> introduced in 2002 but realize it probably will not
> be acted upon before the
> Congress adjourns this fall. We shall be ready to
> press forward when the new
> Congress convenes in January 2003.
>
>
> Michele Brane
> American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
> PO Box 477
> Pittsboro, NC 27312
> mbrane@albc-usa.org
> (919) 542-5704 FAX (919) 545-0022
> www.albc-usa.org

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: I saw this posted on one of the snake forums today. I dont know its source and I have not yet investigated to see if this is actually happening, but it does look promising: : This Alert is being sent to members and friends of : > the American Livestock : > Breeds Conservancy. You may know that ALBC has been : > supporting legislative : > efforts to retain the ability of breeders and : > hatcheries to ship live birds. : > This ability is critical to the conservation of : > endangered breeds of : > poultry, to the ability of independent farmers and : > fanciers to exchange : > breeding stock, and to the producers of free-range, : > organic, natural, and : > pastured poultry. : > Don Bixby, Executive Director : > : > May 15, 2002 : > "WHAT'S HAPPENIN" by Stephen Boynton : > On May 13, 2002, the President signed the "Farm : > Bill" that contained "our" : > amendment that removed the June 30, 2002 limitation : > on the authority of the : > United States Postal Service (USPS) to "assess, as : > postage to be paid by : > mailers of any shipments...a reasonable surcharge : > the Postal Service : > determines in its discretion to be adequate to : > compensate air carriers for : > any necessary additional expenses incurred in : > handling...air mail shipments : > of day old poultry, honey bees, and other such live : > animals as postal : > regulations allow to be transmitted as mail matter." : > The Agriculture, : > Conservation and Rural Enhancement Act of 2002-H.R. : > 2646 Sec. 1060. The : > animal rights organization, again, opposed our : > efforts but, that "minor," : > but important amendment, will be added to what : > became law with our amendment : > last fall to the Appropriations Bill for Treasury : > and Other Governmental : > Agencies that gives the USPS the authority to : > require any air carrier to : > accept such shipments except those air carriers "who : > commonly and regularly : > refuses to accept any live animals as cargo." 39 USC : > �5402(d)(2). : > : > We are now, therefore, in Phase III whereby we will : > seek legislation to : > require air carriers to take all live animals by air : > cargo transport. One of : > the remaining problems with the current law is that : > Federal Express, that : > took over the Eagle Air Flight Program of the USPS, : > claims that it : > is exempted from the law since it "commonly and : > regularly refuse to accept : > any live animal cargo." It is true that Federal : > Express refuses to carry : > some live animals but it does, in fact, carry live : > animals as cargo. We are : > currently building a coalition of organizations that : > would support : > the effort including the American Kennel Club, Joint : > Advisory Pet Council, : > Cat Fanciers Association, organizations from various : > bird interests, the : > medical community and others. It is our intention to : > have the legislation : > introduced in 2002 but realize it probably will not : > be acted upon before the : > Congress adjourns this fall. We shall be ready to : > press forward when the new : > Congress convenes in January 2003. : > : > : > Michele Brane : > American Livestock Breeds Conservancy : > PO Box 477 : > Pittsboro, NC 27312 : > mbrane@albc-usa.org : > (919) 542-5704 FAX (919) 545-0022 : > www.albc-usa.org

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