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June 19, 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 animals 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).
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