USPS News: Mail Service News Release

In response to new Federal Aviation Administration restrictions, the Postal Service is adjusting the service it provides for the transportation of live animals.

The Postal Service will continue to accept live animals that do not require delivery within a 72-hour period, such as earthworms, lizards, snails, crickets, grasshoppers, and bees, which can move on ground transportation. Also, the Postal Service will continue to accept live animals for which the postage is $3.50 or less for shipment using air transportation.

The Postal Service will provide limited service for live animals for which the postage is more than $3.50 and that require air transportation, such as day-old poultry, adult poultry and queen honeybees. This service will be available to and from the airports listed below. The customer must present the mail to the AMC/AMF no later than the time listed below. All times are local. Service will be available from Monday through Friday from the following airports:

City	Airport Code	Local Time
Atlanta, GA	ATL	10:45 p.m.
Austin, TX	AUS	2:15 p.m.
Baltimore, MD	BWI	10:30 p.m.
Boston, MA	BOS	8:45 p.m.
Charlotte, NC	CLT	8:30 p.m.
Dallas, TX	DFW	8:00 p.m.
Denver, CO	DEN	8:30 p.m.
El Paso, TX	ELP	10:45 p.m.
Hartford, CT	BDL	6:00 p.m.
Houston, TX	IAH	6:15 p.m.
Huntsville, AL	HSV	10:00 p.m.	(Out bound only)
Kansas City, MO	MCI	9:00 p.m.
Los Angeles, CA	LAX	5:00 p.m.
Miami, FL	MIA	7:00 p.m.
Minneapolis, MN	MSP	7:00 p.m.
Nashville, TN	BNA	9:30 p.m.
Newark, NJ	EWR	8:30 p.m.
Orlando, FL	MCO	8:45 p.m.
Philadelphia, PA	PHL	9:05 p.m.
Phoenix, AZ	PHX	5:00 p.m.
Portland, OR	PDX	4:15 p.m.
Seattle, WA	SEA	6:00 p.m.

Mail containing live animals for which the postage is more than $3.50 will only be accepted at an AMC/AMF, a retail unit or P&DC as authorized by the AMC/AMF manager. Employees accepting live animals that must be moved on air transportation must contact the appropriate AMC/AMF to make sure adequate space will be available and that the animals will reach their destination within the required time frame (see DMM C022.3.0). Mailers sending live animals are also encouraged to contact the appropriate AMC/AMF to facilitate the delivery of service. Here is a list of AMC/AMF contacts in each city:

City	Airport Code	AMC/AMF Contact	Phone Number
Atlanta, GA	ATL	Alton Smith, Jacqueline Hicks	404 765-5480
Austin, TX	AUS	Barbara Collins	512 342-1225
Baltimore, MD	BWI	Rodney Thorington	410 859-2356
Boston, MA	BOS	Terry McWade, Steve Cardillo	617 567-0084
Charlotte, NC	CLT	Woodrow McManus, Henry Gaddy	704 359-8973
Dallas, TX	DFW	Steve Inglett, Olivia Gutierrez	972 456-2000
Denver, CO	DEN	Tom Lujan, Dale Wanrow	303 342-3720
El Paso, TX	ELP	Manny Martinez, Patsy Green	915 780-7543
Hartford, CT	BDL	William Edgar, Ray Lausier	860 292-3304
Houston, TX	IAH	Ed Martindale, Mary Watson, Doris Falke	281 443-6350
Huntsville, AL	HSV	George Hulan, CarolAnne Mierzejewski	256 461-6613
Kansas City, MO	MCI	William Cooper, Phyllis Kagay Bonnie Roberts	816 243-5751
Los Angeles, CA	LAX	Frank Panico, Tillman Robinson	310 337-8700
Miami, FL	MIA	Dan Switzer, Mary Taylor	305 869-5080
Minneapolis, MN	MSP	Ron Gustafson, Sue Lambertz	651 293-3136
Nashville, TN	BNA	Joann Scala, Renita Darvin	615 872-5766
Newark, NJ	EWR	Alix Bertrand, Don Chesney	973 824-6276
Orlando, FL	MCO	Bob Teal, Sam Glover	407 826-5660
Philadelphia, PA	PHL	Ramona Hickman, Paul Tillger	215 937-5600
Phoenix, AZ	PHX	Denise Gillanders, Deb Grzyb	602 244-9177
Portland, OR	PDX	Linda Nagely, Mikeal Kinder	503 335-7910
Seattle, WA	SEA	Kenn Messenger, Jerry Dougal	253 437-4200