642 Animals

Most live animals are nonmailable in international mail. The only mailable types of animals are the following:

1. Live bees, leeches, and silkworms, when properly packaged and labeled. See chapter 5.
2. Thoroughly dried dead insects or reptiles.
3. Parasites and predators of injurious insects, provided all of the following conditions are met:
1. The parasites and predators of injurious insects are permitted in domestic mail.
2. They are useful in controlling harmful insects.
3. They are exchanged by officially recognized scientific or health agencies.
4. They are sent in letter packages or as small packets.
5. They are securely packaged in containers conforming to the requirements for domestic mail.