[NHCOLL-L:3915] FedEx dead animal policy

[Bentley, Andrew Charles]

Hi all

 

A positive outcome of our dangerous goods roundtable at the SPNHC 2008 meeting in Oklahoma City has recently been promulgated by FedEx in relation to their dead animal policy.  Please read below the communication sent to all FedEx personnel from the corporate office (Vivian Montgomery - who attended out roundtable discussion) regarding this change in policy and act accordingly.

 

Other initiatives with DOT, USPS and IATA are also in the works and will hopefully bring about positive changes shortly.

 

Thanks

 

Andy

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Andy Bentley
Ichthyology Collection Manager/Specify Usability Lead
University of Kansas
Natural History Museum & Biodiversity Research Center
Dyche Hall
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561
USA

Tel: (785) 864-3863
Fax: (785) 864-5335
Email: ABentley at ku.edu       
                                                
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Date: Monday, 16 June 2008 13:52 CT 
To: DGNEWS 
From: DGSAFETY 
Subject: TRANSPORTING MUSEUMS SPECIMENS 
  
Museum specimens of animals offered for transport via FedEx Express are not deemed as animal carcasses, which are forbidden, provided they are properly 
preserved museum artifacts harvested for natural history collections.  Such shipments are tendered by the membership and affiliates of the Society for the 
Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) and the Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSC Alliance).  One such example is the Smithsonian 
Institute. The shipments may contain small quantities of dangerous goods being used as a preservative for the specimen. The markings may be consistent 

with the provisions of 49CFR 173.4 "Small Quantities" and/or the "Excepted Quantity"provision of IATA 2.7. Additional package markings include the 
following: 
  
   "Specimens for Scientific Studies or Preserved Museum Specimens" 
  
These shipments are acceptable for transport, no authorization letter is 
required.  If you should require further explanation please contact DG Administration (901) 434-9586 

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