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DMM REVISION
Effective September 4, 2003, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM) E260.1.2 is revised to permit the physical dimensions of a Periodicals Ride-Along piece to exceed those of
the host publication when properly enclosed in a complete
wrapper.
We will incorporate this revision into the printed version
of DMM 59 and into the monthly update of the online DMM
available via Postal Explorer at http://pe.usps.gov.
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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E Eligibility
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E200 Periodicals
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E260 Ride-Along
1.0 BASIC ELIGIBILITY
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1.2 Basic Standards
[Revise 1.2 to read as follows:]
Only one Ride-Along piece may be attached to or enclosed
with an individual copy of Periodicals mail. The Ride-Along
rate must be paid on each copy in the mailing, not addressed pieces. If more than one Ride-Along piece is attached or enclosed, mailers have the option of paying
Standard Mail postage for all the enclosures or attachments, or paying the Ride-Along rate for the first attachment or enclosure and Standard Mail rates for subsequent
attachments and enclosures. Ride-Along pieces eligible
under E260 must be eligible as Standard Mail pieces and
must:
a. Not exceed any dimension of the host publication except when the host publication and the Ride-Along
piece are contained in an envelope, polybag, or other
complete wrapper.
b. Not exceed 3.3 ounces and must not exceed the
weight of the host publication.
c. Not obscure the title of the publication or the address
label.
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DMM REVISION
Effective September 4, 2003, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM) C022.3.0 and C031.5.7 are revised to include new
text that reflects an amendment made to the Animal Welfare Act in Title 7 United States Code section 2156 (7 USC
2156). DMM C022.3.1 and C022.3.5 are revised to state
that mailing live animals for fighting purposes is prohibited.
DMM C031.5.7, which prohibits the mailing of written,
printed, or graphic matter that promotes an animal fighting
venture, is revised for clarity only.
The change to the federal law in 7 USC 2156 was enacted by Congress on May 14, 2002, as part of the 2002
Farm Bill (Public Law 107-171). This change took effect 1
year later on May 14, 2003, and it further restricted the
transport of live animals for fighting purposes.
Essentially, the change in the law means that live animals cannot be mailed for purposes of animal fighting, even
to states where animal fighting is a legal venture. However,
if a mailer wishes to mail a live animal for a purpose that
does not involve an animal fighting venture and does not
violate 7 USC 2156, the live animal is mailable as permitted
under the applicable mailing standards in DMM C022.
Before the change, the transport of live animals for fighting purposes was largely prohibited, but did allow birds intended for fighting purposes to be shipped to states where
cockfighting is legal. For example, gamecocks and similar
birds could previously be mailed to New Mexico, Louisiana,
Guam, and other locations where cockfighting is legal. This
previously permissible practice, however, is no longer permitted due to the change in the law that took effect on May
14, 2003.
The portion of the law pertaining to the mailing of printed
materials that promote an animal fighting venture did not
change. Such materials continue to be nonmailable as
stated in DMM C031.5.7 unless the venture involves live
birds and the fight is to take place in a state where animal
fighting is a legal venture.
As information, the law in 7 USC 2156(c) states that it is
"...unlawful for any person to knowingly use the mail service of the United States Postal Service or any interstate
instrumentality for purposes of promoting, or in any other
manner furthering, an animal fighting venture except as
performed outside the limits of the states of the United
States." The term states includes any state of the United
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of the United
States. (See DMM G011.2.1 for a list of U.S. territories and
possessions.)
Under the penalty provision in 7 USC 2156, any person
who violates the law will be fined not more than $15,000 or
imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both, for each
violation.
Postal ServiceTM employees must not instruct or allow a
mailer to mark a mailpiece containing live animals for fighting purposes as "For Breeding Purposes," as "Show Animal," or with any similar marking that may be fraudulent.
Postal Service employees who suspect a potential violation of the law in 7 USC 2156 should notify the local office of
the Postal Inspection Service and provide detailed information of the circumstances. Such detailed information can be
passed on to the proper law enforcement officials for their
review and determination as to whether appropriate follow-
up action is warranted.
We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed
version of DMM Issue 59 and into the monthly update
of the online DMM available via Postal Explorer at
http://pe.usps.gov.
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C Characteristics and Content
C000 General Information
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C020 Restricted or Nonmailable Articles and
Substances
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C022 Perishables
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3.0 LIVE ANIMALS
[Renumber current 3.1 through 3.12, as new 3.2 through
3.13, respectively. Insert new 3.1 citing the prohibition on
mailing live animals for fighting purposes, to read as
follows:]
3.1 Animal Fighting Prohibition
Under 7 USC 2156, the mailing of a live animal for the purpose of participating in an animal fighting venture is prohibited (regardless of whether such venture is permitted under
the laws of the state in which it is conducted). The term
state means any state of the United States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any U.S.
territory or possession. Violators can be subject to the criminal penalties in 7 USC 2156.
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3.5 Adult Chickens
[Replace the last sentence in renumbered 3.5 with the following text to read as follows:]
***The mailing of chickens for animal fighting purposes is
prohibited under 3.1.
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C030 Nonmailable Written, Printed, and Graphic
Matter
C031 Written, Printed, and Graphic Matter
Generally
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5.0 OTHER NONMAILABLE MATTER
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[Revise the title of 5.7 to read as follows:]
5.7 Animal Fighting Matter
[Revise the text of 5.7 to read as follows:]
Written, printed, or graphic matter (e.g., advertisements)
promoting or furthering an animal fighting venture conducted in any state (except a venture involving live birds
permitted under the laws of the state in which the fight is
conducted) is nonmailable under 7 USC 2156. Violators
can be subject to the criminal penalties in 7 USC 2156. For
this standard:
a. Animal means any live bird, or any live dog or other
mammal, except man.
b. Animal fighting venture means any event involving a
fight between at least two animals that is conducted
for sport, wagering, or entertainment. The term does
not include any activity whose primary purpose involves using one or more animals in hunting other
animals.
c. State means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
or any U.S. territory or possession.
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DMM REVISION
Effective September 1, 2003, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM) M722.1.5, M820.1.10, and M910.4.1 are revised to
require the co-sacking of all flat-size Bound Printed Matter
(BPM) mailpieces from the same mailing job, whether the
barcoded discount is claimed for all of the pieces in the
mailing job or only for a portion of the pieces. With this revision, mailers must co-sack (i.e., sort into the same sack)
packages of BPM Presorted flat-size rate pieces qualifying
for the barcode discount with packages of Presorted rate
flat-size pieces not claiming the barcode discount that are
part of the same mailing job.
Before September 1, 2003, DMM M722.1.5 and
M820.1.10 provided two preparation options of such mail:
• Co-sacking the packages from both mailings using
DMM M910.
• Preparing separate sacks for the Presorted rate
pieces qualifying for the barcoded discount using
DMM M820 and separate sacks for the Presorted
rate pieces (not claiming the barcoded discount) using DMM M722.
This revision eliminates the second option to sack each
mailing separately using the applicable preparation standards in DMM M820 and M722. The elimination of this option promotes operational efficiencies by reducing the
number of sacks that must be prepared by the mailer and
handled by the Postal ServiceTM.
Postal Bulletin 22099 (4-3-03, pages 13-19) announced
new mail preparation options for the co-packaging and co-
sacking of BPM flat-size pieces. Under the co-packaging
standards in DMM M950, mailers have the option to co-
package (i.e., sort into the same package) BPM Presorted
rate flat-size pieces qualifying for the barcoded discount
and Presorted rate pieces (not qualifying for the barcoded
discount). Co-packaged pieces are required to be co-
sacked under DMM M910.
The revised standards that take effect on September 1,
2003, for the required co-sacking of Presorted rate BPM
flat-size pieces are as follows:
• Packages prepared as part of the Presorted rate
mailing qualifying for and claiming the barcoded discount and packages prepared as part of the Presorted rate mailing (not qualifying for the barcoded
discount) must be co-sacked, effective September 1,
2003.
• Packages of flats qualifying for and claiming the barcoded discount that are co-sacked with packages of
Presorted rate flats must be part of the same mailing
job.
• Both the Presorted rate mailing qualifying for and
claiming the barcoded discount and the Presorted
rate mailing must separately meet the applicable rate
eligibility and volume requirements.
• Packages that are co-sacked under DMM M910 are
not required to be co-packaged.
We will incorporate these revisions into the printed
version of DMM Issue 59 and into the monthly update
of the online DMM available via Postal Explorer at
http://pe.usps.gov.
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M Mail Preparation and Sortation
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M700 Package Services
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M720 Bound Printed Matter
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M722 Presorted Bound Printed Matter
1.0 BASIC STANDARDS
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1.5 Co-Sacking Flats With Barcoded Mail
[Revise 1.5 to read as follows:]
The following standards apply:
a. If the mailing job contains a carrier route mailing, a
Presorted rate mailing qualifying for and claiming the
barcoded discount under E712, and a Presorted rate
mailing (not claiming the barcoded discount), then
the carrier route mailing must be prepared under
M723, and the Presorted rate mailing qualifying for
and claiming the barcoded discount and the Pre-
sorted rate mailing (not claiming the barcoded discount) must be co-sacked under M910. As an option,
the Presorted rate pieces qualifying for and claiming
the barcoded discount may be co-packaged with
Presorted rate pieces (not claiming the barcoded discount) under M950. Co-packaged pieces must be co-
sacked under M910.
b. If the mailing job contains only a Presorted rate mailing qualifying for and claiming the barcoded discount
and a Presorted rate mailing (not claiming the barcoded discount), both mailings must be co-sacked
under M910. As an option, the Presorted rate pieces
qualifying for and claiming the barcoded discount
may be co-packaged with Presorted rate pieces (not
claiming the barcoded discount) under M950. Co-
packaged pieces must be co-sacked under M910.
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M800 All Automation Mail
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M820 Flat-Size Mail
1.0 BASIC STANDARDS
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1.10 Co-Traying, Co-Sacking, and Co-Packaging
With Presorted Rate Mail
The following standards apply:
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[Revise items d(1) and d(2) for Bound Printed Matter to
read as follows:]
d. Bound Printed Matter:
(1) If the mailing job contains a carrier route mailing,
a Presorted rate mailing qualifying for and claiming the barcoded discount under E712, and a
Presorted rate mailing (not claiming the barcoded discount), then the carrier route mailing
must be prepared under M723, and the Presorted rate mailing qualifying for and claiming the
barcoded discount and the Presorted rate mailing (not claiming the barcoded discount) must be
co-sacked under M910. As an option, the Presorted rate pieces qualifying for and claiming the
barcoded discount may be co-packaged with
Presorted rate pieces (not claiming the barcoded
discount) under M950. Co-packaged pieces
must be co-sacked under M910.
(2) If the mailing job contains only a Presorted rate
mailing qualifying for and claiming the barcoded
discount and a Presorted rate mailing (not claiming the barcoded discount), both mailings must
be co-sacked under M910. As an option, the
Presorted rate pieces qualifying for and claiming
the barcoded discount may be co-packaged with
Presorted rate pieces (not claiming the barcoded
discount) under M950. Co-packaged pieces
must be co-sacked under M910.
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M900 Advanced Preparation Options for Flats
M910 Co-Traying and Co-Sacking Packages of
Automation and Presorted Mailings
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4.0 BOUND PRINTED MATTER
4.1 Basic Standards
[Revise the first sentence of 4.1 to read as follows:]
Packages of flat-size pieces in a Presorted rate mailing
qualifying for and claiming the barcoded discount under
E712 must be co-sacked with packages of flat-size pieces
from a Presorted rate mailing (not claiming the barcoded
discount) under the following conditions:
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PUBLICATION 201 OBSOLETED
Effective August 21, 2003, the Postal ServiceTM dis-
continues Publication 201, Consumer's Guide to Postal
Services and Products (March 1998), and the Spanish-
language version, Publication 201-S, Guía para el consumidor de servicios y productos postales (May 1999). Both
publications will be removed from the Postal Service system of forms and directives.
Consumers can now find most of the essential information contained in those documents in either the updated
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) 100, A Customer's Guide to
Mailing (June 2003), or in the recently released DMM
200-A, A Guide to Mailing for Businesses and Organizations (June 2003). In addition, the Postal Service plans to
issue a Spanish-language version of DMM 100 by the end
of August.
DMM 100 is an excellent introduction to the Postal Service products and services most commonly used by consumers and small mailers. The design of this guide
includes practical information on these important topics:
• Choosing the right service for mailing based on mailpiece shape, speed of delivery, and postage for the
service.
• Adding extra services such as Certified MailTM service or Delivery ConfirmationTM service.
• Addressing mail properly, including overseas military
mail.
• Preparing and addressing packages for mailing and
choosing the right mailing container, cushioning material, and sealing tape.
• Sending and receiving mail as well as having
mail held or forwarded and filing change-of-address
requests.
DMM 100 includes a simplified rate chart with postage
rates for the mail services that most consumers frequently
use. Another useful feature is a section devoted to other
consumer products and services such as international mail,
military mail, money orders, NetPostTM Online Services,
passports, Post OfficeTM boxes, PC Postage® products,
and stamp collecting. For frequent mailers and small businesses, DMM 100 also contains a section that presents information on additional services geared toward these
mailers.
Much more expansive in scope and purpose, DMM
200-A presents a wealth of practical information on selecting the appropriate mail service for meeting business or organizational needs. Like DMM 100, the new DMM 200-A is
designed around a logical sequence of decisions, from
choosing the right postage payment method to understanding mail entry. With charts and samples, several checklists,
and clear examples, DMM 200-A can answer most strategic questions asked by small-volume and medium-volume
business mailers.
Customers can find both DMM 100 and DMM 200-A on
the Postal Service Web site at www.usps.com and in their
local Post Office or business mail entry unit.
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DMM TRANSFORMATION
The new DMM 200-A, A Guide to Mailing for Businesses
and Organizations, is available for ordering from the Material Distribution Center (MDC). The initial distribution to Postal ServiceTM Headquarters and field offices is complete.
This new publication turns the requirements in the
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) into an easy-to-understand,
customer-friendly guide. It's a great tool for companies and
organizations looking for ways to begin or improve their retail, discount, and online mailing programs.
In addition to the printed distribution, the DMM 200-A is
available online via Postal Explorer at http://pe.usps.gov.
You can find more information about DMM 200-A in Postal
Bulletin 22106 (7-10-03, pages 39-44).
The MDC is filling backorders first, so if you have already placed an order for DMM 200-A, please do not order
again. You can order DMM 200-A by one of the following
means:
• Touch Tone Order Entry: Call 800-332-0317,
choose option 2.
Note: You must be registered to use TTOE. To register, call 800-332-0317, choose option 1, extension
2925, and follow the prompts to leave a message
(wait 48 hours after registering before you place your
first order).
• E-mail: Complete PS Form 7380, MDC Supply Requisition (manually or using FormFlow), and send it as
an attachment to the e-mail address MDC Customer
Service or to mcustome@usps.gov.
• Mail: Mail a completed PS Form 7380 to the MDC at
the following address:
SUPPLY REQUISITIONS
MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
500 SW GARY ORMSBY DR
TOPEKA KS 66624-9702
Here's the information that you'll need to order DMM
200-A:
PSIN: DMM200A
NSN: 7610-07-000-7089
Unit of Measure: EA
Minimum Order Quantity: 1
Bulk Pack Quantity: 50
Quick Pick Number: N/A
Price: $0.6750
Edition Date: 06/03
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