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What is the method for shipping to Canada, be it torts or small lizards or snakes
Any input will be taken into consideration
Thanx

>What is the method for shipping to Canada...?

Just curious, does this mean you already have import permits from the Canadian government?

No
what I want to know is how to ship to canada live animals from start to finish
I have NAFTA forms for goods from my place of work [dry goods]

By **no** means is this a comprehensive list of regulations with which you need to comply; your responsibility is to figure all of this out accurately! The info below was compiled via www.google.com Highly recommended! Google is your friend!

http://www.anapsid.org/resources/shipping.html
Melissa Kaplan's site is an excellent, if dated (2000), place to start.
> Shipping outside the United States
> The following was posted in rec.pets.herp some time ago by a herp breeder:
> On the USA side
> As long as the animals are not on CITES, this is what needs to be done:
> You need to fill out a U.S. Fish & Wildlife certificate of origin
> You need to enclose a list of animals in the box.
> The box needs to be marked with the number of animals, and their scientific/common names.
> Make arrangements with the airline (Delta) and tell them what's going out of the country, and follow the procedures they've set.
> Make sure the box goes through a Wildlife Inspection Port. There are 29 of them around the US; check with the US Fish & Wildlife Service for more information on the required permits and process.

http://research.amnh.org/amcc/Links1.html
Scroll down to Permits and Regulations
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/import/turtlese.shtml
Import permit (apply at least 30 days in advance):
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/import/permit_covere.shtml

USA export info:
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/export/export_docs/export_licenses.xml
shipper's export declaration:
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/regulations/forms/index.html

Contact current herp associations in Canada, for example:
http://www.ottawaherps.com/laws/wappriita.html for their recommendations.
Contact commercial Canadian sellers, for example:
http://www.theurbangecko.com/ for their procedures, if willing to share...
Good luck, this is NOT a trivial pursuit!

See also recent discussion (Oct, 2003) in Herp Law/CITES Forum:
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=217006,220234

especially reply from Rob Trenor, RK Reptiles.

The first site listed may be the most helpful as far as Canada is concerned:

http://airs-sari.inspection.gc.ca/AIRS/airs_requirements.asp
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/NCIE/
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/NCIE/iregs/animals/