Lives Briefing
Lives mail will be transported on the FedEx Network, beginning with mail acceptance on Monday, September 25, 2006. Transportation of lives on Kitty Hawk will cease on November 1. Transportation on commercial carriers will continue to be available.
Postage Surcharges
Effective September 25, the only live animal surcharges are $1.00 per pound for all lives accepted for transport by air from offices served by Minneapolis/St. Paul MN (MSP) and Detroit MI (DTW) airports, and $0.20 per pound for day-old poultry accepted everywhere else.
Lives Mailed as Express
Express Mail lives can be accepted by retail Monday through Friday for the complete FedEx night-turn network with the following exceptions:
No lives on FedEx to and from locations served by the St. Louis MO (STL) airport (ZIP Span: 620, 622-624, 628-631, 633, 634, 636-639, 650-653). St. Louis lives may be transported on available commercial routings.
Queen bees may not be transported on FedEx to and from locations on the Queen Bees Exception List. (See below.)
No Express lives on FedEx to (destinating in) delivery locations served by Huntsville AL (HSV, ZIP Span: 356-358). Available commercial transportation may be used.
In addition, Express Mail lives to and from locations served by Honolulu HI (HNL, ZIP span: 967-969) and Anchorage AK (ANC, ZIP Span: 995-997) MAY be transported on FedEx but are a two-day commitment. (HNL-destinating Lives are subject to State of Hawaii restrictions.)
Lives Mailed as Priority
Priority Mail lives can be accepted by retail Monday through Friday for transport on the complete FedEx day-turn network with the following exceptions:
Initially, as a temporary start-up measure, FedEx will transport Priority lives from origins served by these airports only:
Atlanta GA (ATL) Fort Wayne IN (FWA) Orlando FL (MCO)
Austin TX (AUS) Hartford CT (BDL) Philadelphia PA (PHL)
Baltimore MD (BWI) Jacksonville FL (JAX) Phoenix AZ (PHX)
Boston MA (BOS) Kansas City MO (MCI) Pittsburgh PA (PIT) Buffalo NY (BUF) Louisville KY (SDF) Portland OR (PDX)
Charlotte NC (CLT) Memphis TN (MEM) Richmond VA (RIC) Cincinnati OH (CVG) Milwaukee WI (MKE) San Diego CA (SAN)
Cleveland OH (CLE) Nashville TN (BNA) San Francisco CA (SFO)
Columbus OH (CMH) Norfolk VA (ORF) Seattle WA (SEA)
Denver CO (DEN) Omaha NE (OMA) El Paso TX (ELP)
In addition, the following restrictions apply:
No Priority lives on FedEx to and from locations served by the St. Louis MO (STL, ZIP Span: 620, 622-631, 633-639) and Springfield MO (SGF, ZIP Span: 648, 654-658) airports. St. Louis and Springfield lives may be transported on available commercial routings.
No Friday retail acceptance (for Friday night/Saturday morning transportation) to (destinating in) delivery locations served by Houston TX (IAH, ZIP Span: 773-778), Oklahoma City OK (OKC, ZIP Span: 730, 731, 734-738, 748), Shreveport LA (SHV, ZIP Span: 710-714), and Tulsa OK (TUL, ZIP Span: 740, 741, 743-747, 749) airports. Available commercial transportation may be used.
No Priority lives on FedEx to and from locations served by Jackson MS (JAN, ZIP Span: 369, 390-393, 396, 397), Birmingham AL (BHM, ZIP Span: 350-352, 354-359, 362), and Nashville TN (BNA, ZIP Span: 370-372, 384, 385) if the forecast daytime temperature for the route between those cities and Memphis TN (MEM) is 85 degrees F or higher. Available commercial transportation may be used.
Queen bees may not be transported on FedEx to and from locations on the Queen Bees Exception List. (See below.)
In addition, Priority Mail lives to and from locations served by Honolulu HI (HNL, ZIP span: 967-969) and Anchorage AK (ANC, ZIP Span: 995-997) MAY be transported on FedEx but are a three-day commitment. (HNL-destinating Lives are subject to State of Hawaii restrictions.)
Queen Bees Exception List
Queen bees may not be transported on FedEx as Priority mail to (destinating in) delivery locations served by the following airports. Commercial transportation may be used:
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Airport |
ZIP Span |
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Charleston WV (CRW) |
246-253, 258, 259, 261, 266 |
Queen bees may not be transported on FedEx as Express mail to (destinating in) or from (originating in) locations served by the following airports. Commercial transportation may be used:
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Airport |
ZIP Span |
|
Bangor ME (BGR) |
044, 046 |
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Presque Isle ME (PQI) |
047 |
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Elmira NY (ELM) |
148-149 |
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Chattanooga TN (CHA) |
373-374 |
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Traverse City MI (TVC) |
496 |
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Queen bees may not be transported on FedEx as Express mail from (originating in) locations served by the following airports. Commercial transportation may be used:
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Airport |
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Bismarck ND (BIS) |
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Bozeman MT (BZN) |
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Cumberland MD (CBE) |
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Durango CO (DRO) |
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Eugene OR (EUG)
Fairbanks AK (FAI) |
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Kalispell MT (FCA) |
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Medford OR (MFR) |
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Minot ND (MOT) |
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Missoula MT (MSO) |
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Pasco WA (PSC) |
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Pocatello ID (PIH) |
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Rapid City SD (RAP) |
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Redmond OR (RDM) |
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Rock Springs WY (RKS) |
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Salisbury MD (SBY) |
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Twin Falls ID (TWF) |
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Wenatchee WA (EAT) |
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Yakima WA (YAK) |
Note: DMM Section 601.9 and Publication 52 are still applicable.
