I know that I've been asked and I've offered to make a how to ship thread/video, but I realized that there are already too much information on How to Ship fishes. So instead I will go into a little bit about what we can or cannot ship and different/special regulations or allowances for shipping of live animals.
First of all, this is the link FYI: http://pe.usps.com/ ...and this is ONLY for USPS.
Here are some of their publication statements:
This is their definition of perishable
51 Definition
Perishable matter is anything that can deteriorate in the mail and thereby lose value, create a health hazard, or cause an obnoxious odor, nuisance, or disturbance, under ordinary mailing conditions. Mailable perishable matter may be sent at the mailers own risk when it is packaged as required and when it can be delivered within appropriate and reasonable time limits to prevent deterioration.
Examples of perishable matter include mailable types of live animals, food items, and plants.
Here are more info on Live Animals....This is IMPORTANT and Extensive so follow all the links
Its too extensive so here is the link to more on Live Animals and regulations http://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c7_012.htm
Mailable Live ANIMALS
Here is the link...scroll down to find 526.6 Small, Harmless, ColdBlooded Animals http://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c5_007.htm#ep184096
Animal Fighting Ventures
Don't install deadly cannons and machine guns onto your cichlids... http://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c4_035.htm
a. The mailing of a live animal for the purpose of participating in an animal-fighting venture is prohibited regardless of whether such venture is permitted under a United States state, district, commonwealth, territory, or possession in which it is conducted. Violators can be subject to criminal penalties under 7 U.S.C. 2156. See DMM 601.9.3.1.
b. The mailing of animal-fighting accessories as defined in 491 and DMM 601.11.21 is prohibited. Violators can be subject to criminal penalties under 7 U.S.C. 2156.
c. The mailing of animal-fighting matter promoting or furthering an animal-fighting venture conducted in any state, except for a venture involving live birds permitted under the laws of the state in which they are conducted, is nonmailable. See DMM 601.12.5.7.
Mailer Responsibility
Better get it right buddy... http://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c7_006.htm#ep744914
Here is a very important note to Live Fish Guarantee..the USPS does not cover Next Day Dead Arrival (does not mean that Seller/Vendor will not honor it), insurance will not cover 1 or 2 days GUARANTEE delivery time/date. For fishes it is the 3 day Express coverage.
Policies, Procedures, and Forms Updates
Manuals
DMM Revision: Express Mail Refunds for Shipments of Live Animals
Effective September 8, 2009, the Postal Service revised Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Ser*vice, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 114.3.1, 414.3.0, and 604.9.2.4. Express Mail® shipments containing live animals are now exempt from next-day or second-day delivery guarantee. The delivery refund guarantee of live animals is extended to within 3 days from the date of mailing.
Prior to this change, refunds for live Express Mail ship*ments were granted based on the next-day or second-day delivery date scheduled at the time of mailing. That policy did not account for airline flight changes that occurred to protect the well-being of the animals. In some instances, shipments of live animals are rerouted to alternative flights in order to protect the well-being of the animals. This is par*ticularly necessary if other shipments on the same flight contain dry ice or solid carbon dioxide, which will evapo*rate en route and may displace oxygen. If live animals were shipped in the same cargo hold, the carbon dioxide could cause asphyxiation.
Under this revision, postage refunds will not be available for Express Mail shipments of live animals delivered or attempted to be delivered within 3 days of mailing.
We will incorporate this revision into the next printed version of the DMM and into the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
Mailing Standards,
Pricing, 9-10-09
First of all, this is the link FYI: http://pe.usps.com/ ...and this is ONLY for USPS.
Here are some of their publication statements:
This is their definition of perishable
51 Definition
Perishable matter is anything that can deteriorate in the mail and thereby lose value, create a health hazard, or cause an obnoxious odor, nuisance, or disturbance, under ordinary mailing conditions. Mailable perishable matter may be sent at the mailers own risk when it is packaged as required and when it can be delivered within appropriate and reasonable time limits to prevent deterioration.
Examples of perishable matter include mailable types of live animals, food items, and plants.
Here are more info on Live Animals....This is IMPORTANT and Extensive so follow all the links
Its too extensive so here is the link to more on Live Animals and regulations http://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c7_012.htm
Mailable Live ANIMALS
Here is the link...scroll down to find 526.6 Small, Harmless, ColdBlooded Animals http://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c5_007.htm#ep184096
Animal Fighting Ventures
Don't install deadly cannons and machine guns onto your cichlids... http://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c4_035.htm
a. The mailing of a live animal for the purpose of participating in an animal-fighting venture is prohibited regardless of whether such venture is permitted under a United States state, district, commonwealth, territory, or possession in which it is conducted. Violators can be subject to criminal penalties under 7 U.S.C. 2156. See DMM 601.9.3.1.
b. The mailing of animal-fighting accessories as defined in 491 and DMM 601.11.21 is prohibited. Violators can be subject to criminal penalties under 7 U.S.C. 2156.
c. The mailing of animal-fighting matter promoting or furthering an animal-fighting venture conducted in any state, except for a venture involving live birds permitted under the laws of the state in which they are conducted, is nonmailable. See DMM 601.12.5.7.
Mailer Responsibility
Better get it right buddy... http://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c7_006.htm#ep744914
Here is a very important note to Live Fish Guarantee..the USPS does not cover Next Day Dead Arrival (does not mean that Seller/Vendor will not honor it), insurance will not cover 1 or 2 days GUARANTEE delivery time/date. For fishes it is the 3 day Express coverage.
Policies, Procedures, and Forms Updates
Manuals
DMM Revision: Express Mail Refunds for Shipments of Live Animals
Effective September 8, 2009, the Postal Service revised Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Ser*vice, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 114.3.1, 414.3.0, and 604.9.2.4. Express Mail® shipments containing live animals are now exempt from next-day or second-day delivery guarantee. The delivery refund guarantee of live animals is extended to within 3 days from the date of mailing.
Prior to this change, refunds for live Express Mail ship*ments were granted based on the next-day or second-day delivery date scheduled at the time of mailing. That policy did not account for airline flight changes that occurred to protect the well-being of the animals. In some instances, shipments of live animals are rerouted to alternative flights in order to protect the well-being of the animals. This is par*ticularly necessary if other shipments on the same flight contain dry ice or solid carbon dioxide, which will evapo*rate en route and may displace oxygen. If live animals were shipped in the same cargo hold, the carbon dioxide could cause asphyxiation.
Under this revision, postage refunds will not be available for Express Mail shipments of live animals delivered or attempted to be delivered within 3 days of mailing.
We will incorporate this revision into the next printed version of the DMM and into the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
Mailing Standards,
Pricing, 9-10-09
