1. IATA LIVE ANIMALS ACCEPTANCE CHECK LIST
Air Waybill No.: orgin: Destination:
Note 1: Prepare form in duplicate.
Note 2: If goods are rejected, hand the original of this form to the Duty Officer and show the shippers and agents name below.
Note 3: Never reject a shipment until all items have been checked.
Note 4: If goods are accepted, attach the original of this form to the air waybill. The duplicate must be placed on the appropriate file.
Note 5: Answer not applicable only where an N/A box is provided.
Note 6: If any question is answered NO, do not accept the shipment and give the duplicate copy of this form back to the shipper or agent
together with the consignment.
General Acceptance
1. Have advance arrangements/bookings
been made with all the carrier(s) partici-
pating in the carriage of the live animals?
2. When laboratory animals, such as mon-
keys, which may carry diseases com-
municable to humans are being shipped,
has the carrier(s) been advised in order
to make the necessary arrangements?
3. Have advance arrangements been made
at the airport of destination, i.e. for quar-
antine and delivery?
4. In the event of attendants accompanying
the animal(s), have advance arrange-
ments been made with all the carriers
concerned?
5. Does the shipment comply with current
regulations in force at transit stations?
6 Where applicable, have carrier/govern-
mental exceptions been complied with?
Air Waybill
7. Are the live animals the only entries on
the air waybill?
8. Are all the flight numbers for which book-
ings are held for the entire routing indi-
cated?
9 Is the 24 hour emergency telephone
number shown in the Handling Infor-
mation box?
10. Is the quantity of animals in the consign-
ment, as well as their common names,
which must as far as possible correspond
with that listed in the IATA Live Animals
Regulations, shown in the Nature and
quantity of goods box?
11. Are all relevant permits, including CITES
where necessary, licences and certifi-
cates required for export, transhipment
and import, securely attached to the air
waybill and copies of those required af-
fixed to the container?
Shippers Certificate
12. Is it completed in full and in duplicate?
13. Does the description and quantity of ani-
mals agree with the information on the air
waybill?
YES NO* N/A
14. Is it signed by the shipper or his author-
ised agent? (Check that this is not an
IATA cargo agent, consolidator, forwar-
der or indirect carrier.):
Container
15. Does it comply with the specific container
requirement(s) as detailed in the IATA
Live Animals Regulations?
(a) Is the size suitable for the particular
type of animal?
(b) Does it provide for sufficient venti-
lation?
(c) Is the construction adequate?
(d) Does it contain adequate hand-
holds/lifting devices to facilitate
handling and to prevent the handler
from coming into close proximity of
the animal(s).
(e) Is it leak and escape proof?
(f) Is the container clean?
(g) Does it contain sufficient absorbent
material? (Check that this is not
straw, as some countries prohibit
the importation of straw.)
(h) Does the container have suitable
feeding/watering facilities?
Labelling and Marking
16. Is the consignees name, street and city
address as per air waybill, and a 24 hour
contact phone number shown on each
container?
17. Is the correct number of Live Animals
and This Way Up labels attached to
each container?
18. Has each Live Animals label been com-
pleted, i.e. reflecting the correct con-
tents?
19. For live animals which can inflict a poi-
sonous bite or sting, is the container
marked in bold letters POISONOUS?
20. For Specific Pathogen Free (SPF) ani-
mals for laboratory use, are Laboratory
Animals and This Way Up labels at-
tached to each container?
YES NO* N/A
2. IATA LIVE ANIMALS ACCEPTANCE CHECK LIST
YES NO* N/A
21. When the animal has been tranquillised
have details been affixed to the contain-
er, i.e. time given, type of sedation,
dosage and estimated duration?
Feeding and Watering
22. If it is required that the animal(s) must be
fed/watered en route, have arrangements
been made by the shipper/carrier with the
other carriers/personnel downline?
23. Are the feeding instruction affixed to the
container and are supplies (if required)
attached to the outer top side of the
container?
Comments:
CHECKED BY:
NAME (BLOCK LETTERS)
Place: SIGNATURE:
Date: AT (STATION):
Time: SHIPPER/AGENT:
*IF ANY QUESTION IS ANSWERED WITH A NO, DO NOT ACCEPT THE SHIPMENT AND GIVE THE DUPLICATE
COPY OF THIS FORM BACK TO THE SHIPPER OR AGENT TOGETHER WITH THE CONSIGNMENT.
YES NO* N/A
24. Food or bedding (if provided) for the
animal(s) is in accordance with the
regulations of the country(ies) of transit
or importation?