Live Animals Regulations (LAR)

The World Standard for the Transportation of Live Animals by Air

The IATA Live Animals Regulations (LAR) is a Worldwide Standard and an essential manual for those who need to ship animals in a safe and cost-effective manner.

Whether you are a shipper, a freight forwarder, an airline, a passenger traveling with pets or an animal care professional, the LAR is your guide for transporting animals humanely and in compliance with airline regulations and animal welfare standards.

The 35th edition of the LAR includes the most recent regulatory country and airline variations, new or modified container requirements as well as:

• The latest scientific data about animal classifications;
• New materials in Container Requirement 41 applicable to lizards;
• Updated illustrations to measure the tail length in order to establish the applicable minimum container length for inner enclosures;
• New CITES Country Variation listed under Algeria DZG-03;
• New CITES section under 11.5 with results listed from the latest CITES Convention of Parties (COP14 The Hague Netherlands);
• Updated or new Airline contact and AVI shipping information in section 3.3.

Freight forwarders, shippers and ground handlers will find this manual useful for ensuring compliance with ever increasing regulatory mandates. Section 3.3 provides users with updated airline contact information and links to specialised carrier product web pages.