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Connecticut Kentucky Nebraska Oregon Virgin Island
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Florida Maine New Hampshire Puerto Rico Washington
Georgia Maryland New Jersey Rhode Island West Virginia

***ALABAMA***
Dr. Tony Frazier

State Veterinarian 
Director, Animal Industry Division
Department of Agriculture and Industries
PO Box 3336
1445 Federal Drive, Room 222
Montgomery, AL 36109-0336
e-mail:   tony.frazier@agi.alabama.gov
Tel Nr: (334) 240-7253
Fax Nr: (334) 240-7198

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***ALASKA***
Dr. Bert A. Gore

State Veterinarian  
5251 Hinkle Road
Anchorage, AK 99507

e-mail:
bob_gerlach@dec.state.ak.us 
Tel Nr: (907) 375-8200
Fax Nr: (907) 929-7335

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***ARIZONA***
Dr. Richard D. Willer 

State Veterinarian
Arizona Department of Agriculture
1688 W. Adams, Rm. 321
Phoenix, AZ 85007
e-mail: 
rwiller@azda.gov
Tel Nr: (602) 542-4293
Fax Nr: (602) 542-4290

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***ARKANSAS***
Dr. George P. Badley

State Veterinarian  
Arkansas Livestock & Poultry Commission
1 Natural Resources Drive, PO Box 8505
Little Rock, AR 72215
e-mail: 
pbadle@arlpc.org
Tel Nr: (501)907-2400
Fax Nr: (501) 970-2425
Permit Numbers: Mon - Fri
(8:00 am - 4:30 pm)(501)907-2400

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***CALIFORNIA***
Dr.Richard Breitmeyer

State Veterinarian
California Department of Food & Agriculture
1220 "N" Street, A-114
Sacramento, CA 95814
e-mail: rbreitmeyer@cdfa.ca.gov
Tel Nr: (916) 654-0881
Fax Nr: (916) 653-2215

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***COLORADO***
Dr. John Maulsby

State Veterinarian 
Colorado Department of Agriculture
700 Kipling Street, Suite 4000
Lakewood, CO 80215-8000
e-mail: wayne.cunningham@ag.state.co.us
Tel Nr: (303) 239-4161
Fax Nr: (303) 239-4164
Permit Number: (303) 239-4161
After hours and on weekends: (970) 225-2163

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***CONNECTICUT***
Dr. Mary Lis

State Veterinarian 
Connecticut Department of Agriculture
165Capitol Ave., Room G-8A
Hartford, CT 06106
e-mail: mary.lis@po.state.ct.us
Tel Nr: (860)713-2505
Fax Nr:(860)713-2515
Toll free:  (800)861-9939
Permit Number:
Mon thru Fri 8:30 - 4:30 p.m.
(860)713-2504

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***DELAWARE***
Dr. Sara Busch.

State Veterinarian 
Department of Agriculture
2320 South Dupont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
e-mail:
sara.busch@state.de.us
Tel Nr: (302) 698-4560
Fax Nr: (302) 697-4451

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***FLORIDA***
Dr.Thomas J. Holt

State Veterinarian 
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Division of Animal Industry
407 South Calhoun St. Room 315
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800
e-mail: holtt@doacs.stat.fl.us
Tel Nr: (850) 410-0900
Fax Nr: (850) 410-0957

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***GEORGIA***
Dr. Lee M. Myers

State Veterinarian 
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Capital Square, Room 106
19 Martin LutherKing Jr. Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30334-4201
Tel Nr: (404) 656-3671
Fax Nr: (404) 657-1357
e-mail:lmyers@agr.state.ga.us 
Permit Number: (404) 656-3667

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***HAWAII***
Dr. Jim Foppoli

State Veterinarian & Division Administrator
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
99-941 Halawa Valley Street
Aiea, HI 96701-5699
e-mail:james.foppoli@gte.net
Tel Nr:(808)483-7111
Fax Nr:(808)483-7110
After hours:(808)837-8092

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***IDAHO***
Dr. Gregory A. Ledbetter

State Veterinarian
Administrator, Division of Animal Industries
2270 Old Penitentiary Rd.
Boise, ID 83709
Tel Nr:(208) 332-8540
Fax Nr: (208) 334-4062
e-mail:gledbetter@idahoag.us
Permit Number: (208) 332-8540
After hours: (208) 362-9267; (208) 888-4124; (208) 454-3790; (208) 922-1214

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***ILLINOIS***
Dr. Mark J. Ernst

State Veterinarian 
Bureau of Animal Health
PO Box 19281 - State Fairgrounds
Springfield, IL 62794-9821
e-mail:
Mark.Ernst@illinois.gov
Tel Nr: (217) 785-4756
Fax Nr: (217) 558-6033

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***INDIANA***
Dr. Bret D. Marsh

State Veterinarian 
Indiana State Board of Animal Health
805 Beachway Drive, Suite 50
Indianapolis, IN 46224
e-mail:bmarsh@boah.state.in.us
Tel Nr: (317) 227-0300
Fax Nr: (317) 227-0368
Permit Number: (317) 227-0316 (cattle); (317) 227-0311 (swine)

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***IOWA***
Dr. David D. Schmitt

State Veterinarian
Iowa Department of Agriculture, 2nd Floor
Henry Wallace Building
East 9th &Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50319
e-mail:
David.Schmitt@idals.state.ia.us
Tel Nr:(515)281-5305
Fax Nr: (515)281-6236
Permit Number:(515)281-5547

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***KANSAS***
Mr.George Teagarden

State Veterinarian 
Kansas Animal Health Department
708 S. Jackson
Topeka, KS 66603-3714
e-mail: gteagard@ink.com
Tel Nr: (785) 296-2326
Fax Nr: (785) 296-1765
Permit Numbers: Mon - Fri
(8:00 am to 4:30 pm) (785)296-2328 (cattle)
After Hours: (785) 296-2329 (swine)

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***KENTUCKY***
Dr. Robert C. Stout

State Veterinarian
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Division of Animal Health
100 Fair Oaks Lane, Suite 252
Frankfort, KY 40601
e-mail:
Robert.Stout@ky.com
Tel Nr: (502) 564-3956
Fax Nr:(502) 564-7852
Permits are only available during business hours 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

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***LOUISIANA***
Dr.Henry I.Moreau

State Veterinarian
Office of Animal Health Services
PO Box 1951
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-1951
e-mail: 
hmoreau@Idaf.state.la.us
Tel Nr: (225) 935-2166
Fax Nr:(225) 237-5666

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***MAINE***
Dr.Donald E. Hoenig

State Veterinarian 
Department of Agriculture
1067 East Waldo Rd.
Belfast, ME 04913
e-mail: donald.e.hoenig@maine.gov
Tel Nr: (207) 287-3701
Fax Nr: (207) 287-7548

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***MARYLAND***
Dr. Guy S. Hohenhaus

State Veterinarian 
Maryland Department of Agriculture
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401
e-mail:
hohenhgs@mda.state.md.us
Tel Nr: (410) 841-5810
Fax Nr:(410) 841-5999

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***MASSACHUSETTS***
Dr. Lorraine O'Connor

State Veterinarian  
Bureau of Animal Health
251 Causeway St., Suite 500
Boston, MA 02114-2151
e-mail:  lorraine.oconner@state.ma.us
Tel Nr: (617) 626-1791
Fax Nr: (617)616-1850
Permits Nr: (617) 626-1797 (cattle & swine); (617) 626-1796 (poultry)

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***MICHIGAN***
Dr. Steven L. Halstead

State Veterinarian 
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Animal Industry Division
PO Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909
e-mail: 
halsteads@michigan.gov
Tel Nr:(517)373-8200
Fax Nr: (517) 241-4502

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*** MINNESOTA ***
Dr. William L. Hartmann

State Veterinarian 
Minnesota Board of Animal Health
625 North Robert Street
St. Paul, MN 55155
e-mail: 
bill.hartmann@bah.state.mn.us  
Tel Nr: (651) 201-6825
Fax Nr: (651) 296-7417
Permit Numbers: Mon - Fri
(8:00 am to 4:30 pm) (651) 296-2942

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***MISSISSIPPI***
Dr. James A. Watson

State Veterinarian 
Mississippi Board of Animal Health
PO Box 3889
Jackson, MS 39207
e-mail: jimw@mdac.state.ms.us
Tel Nr: (601) 359-1170
Fax Nr: (601) 359-1177

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*** MISSOURI ***
Dr. Taylor Woods

State Veterinarian 
Missouri Department of Agriculture
P O Box 630
1616 Missouri Boulevard
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0630
e-mail: Taylor.Woods@mda.mo.gov
Tel Nr: (573) 751-3377
Fax Nr: (573) 751-6919

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***MONTANA***
Dr. Jeannie Rankin

State Veterinarian 
Department of Livestock -  Animal Health Division
PO Box 202001
301 North Roberts
Helena, MT 59620-2001
e-mail: 
jrankin@mt.gov
Tel Nr: (406) 444-2043
Fax Nr: (406) 444-1929
Permit Number: (406) 444-2976

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***NEBRASKA***
Dr. Dennis A. Hughes

State Veterinarian 
Department of Agriculture
PO Box 94787
301 Centennial Mall, South, 4th Floor
Lincoln, NE 68509-4787
e-mail: 
dhughes@agr.ne.gov 
Tel Nr: (402) 471-6806
Fax Nr: (402) 471-6893

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***NEVADA***
Dr. Anette Rink

State Veterinarian 
Nevada Department of Agriculture - Division of Animal Industry
350 Capitol Hill Avenue
Reno, NV 89502-2923
e-mail:
arink@agri.state.nv.us
Tel Nr: (775) 224-0515
Fax Nr: (775) 688-1198

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***NEW HAMPSHIRE***
Dr. Stephen K. Crawford

State Veterinarian
New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets,&
Division of Animal Industry
PO Box 2042
25 Capital St, 2nd Floor
Concord, NH 03301
e-mail:
scrawford@agr.state.nh.us
Tel Nr:(603) 271-2404
Fax Nr: (603) 271-1109

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*** NEW JERSEY ***
Dr. Nancy E. Halpern

State Veterinarian 
New Jersey Department of Agriculture - Division of Animal Health
P.O.Box 330
Trenton, NJ 08625
e-mail: 
nancy.halpern@ag.state.nj.us 
Tel Nr: (609) 984-8427
Fax Nr: (609) 777-8395

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*** NEW MEXICO ***
Dr. Dave E. Fly

State Veterinarian 
New Mexico Livestock Board
300 San Mateo Boulevard, NE, Suite 1000
Albuquerque, NM 87108-1500
e-mail:
dave.fly@state.nm.us
Tel Nr: (505) 841-6161
Fax Nr: (505) 841-6160
After 4:30 pm until 10 p.m., including weekends:
(1-800-468-6884)

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***NEW YORK***
Dr. John P. Huntley

State Veterinarian 
Department of Agriculture & Markets-Division of Animal Industry
1 Winners Circle
Albany, NY 12235
e-mail:
John.Huntley@agmkt.state.ny.us
Tel Nr: (518) 457-3502
Fax Nr: (518) 485-7773
Permit Numbers: (518) 457-3971

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*** NORTH CAROLINA ***
Dr. David T. Marshall

State Veterinarian 
Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services - Veterinary Division
P O Box 26026
Raleigh, NC 27611
e-mail:
David.Marshall@ncmail.net
Tel Nr: (919) 733-5657
Fax Nr: (919) 733-6431

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***NORTH DAKOTA***
Dr. Susan J. Keller

State Veterinarian
Department of Agriculture - Board of Animal Health
600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 602
Bismarck, ND 58505-0020
e-mail: 
skeller@state.nd.us
Tel Nr: (701) 328-2655
Fax Nr: (701) 328-4567
After Hours/Emergencies: (701) 220-5194

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*** OHIO ***
Dr. Tony Forshey

State Veterinarian 
Division of Animal Industry
8995 East Main St., Building #6
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
e-mail: 
tforshey@agri.ohio.gov
Tel Nr: (614) 728-6220
Fax Nr: (614) 728-6310

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*** OKLAHOMA ***
Becky L. Brewer-Walker, D.V.M.

State Veterinarian
Animal Industry Services
2800 North Lincoln Blvd. P.O. Box 528804
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
e-mail: 
beckybrewer@oda.state.ok.us  
Tel Nr: (405) 522-6131
Fax Nr: (405) 522-0756
Permit Number: (405) 524-6141

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***OREGON***
Donald E. Hansen, DVM

State Veterinarian
Department of Agriculture - Animal Health Division
635 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-2532
e-mail:aclark@oda.state.or.us
Tel Nr: (503)986-4680
Fax Nr: (503) 986-4734
Permit Numbers: Mon-Fri (8:00 am to 5:00 pm Pacific time) (503) 986-4679

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***PENNSYLVANIA***
Dr. Paul E. Knepley

State Veterinarian
Department of Agriculture
2301 North Cameron Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9408
e-mail:  jenck@state.pa.us
Tel Nr: (717) 772-2852
Fax Nr: (717) 787-1868

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*** PUERTO RICO ***
Dr. Cesar Ruiz

State Veterinarian 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - Department of Agriculture
Box 10163
Santurce, PR 00908
Tel Nr: (787) 725-1685
Fax Nr: (787) 723-6199
Permit number: (787) 729-6896

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*** RHODE ISLAND ***
Dr. Scott Marshall

State Veterinarian 
Rhode Island Dept. of Agriculture
235 Promenade, Room 370
Providence, RI 02908
e-mail:
scott.marshall@dem.ri.gov
Tel Nr: (401) 222-2781
Fax Nr: (401) 222-6047

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***SOUTH CAROLINA***
Dr. Tony A. Caver

State Veterinarian 
Clemson Univ. Livestock & Poultry Health Division
18 Sims Alley 
Columbia, SC 29205
e-mail:
jcaver@clemson.edu 
Tel Nr:(803)788-2260
Fax Nr: (803)788-8058

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*** SOUTH DAKOTA ***
Dr. S. D. Holland

State Veterinarian 
Animal Industry Board
411 South Fort Street
Pierre, SD 57501
e-mail: dr.holland@sd.cybernex.net
Tel Nr: (605) 773-3321
Fax Nr: (605) 773-5459

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*** TENNESSEE ***
Dr. Ronald Wilson

State Veterinarian 
Ellington Agricultural Center
P O Box 40627, Melrose Station
Nashville, TN 37204
e-mail: ron.wilson@state.tn.us
Tel Nr: (615) 837-5125
Fax Nr: (615) 837-5250

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***TEXAS***
Dr. Bob HIllman

State Veterinarian
Texas Animal Health Commission
PO Box 12966
Austin, TX 78711-2966
e-mail: 
bhillman@tahc.state.tx.us
Tel Nr: (512) 719-0715
Fax Nr: (512) 719-0719
Permit Number:(512) 719-0777

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***UTAH***
Dr. Earl Rogers

State Veterinarian 
Utah Department of Agriculture
PO Box 146500
350 North Redwood Road
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6500
e-mail: 
erogers@utah.gov
Tel Nr: (801) 538-7162
Fax Nr: (801) 538-7169
Permit Number: (801) 538-7164
After Hours: (435) 882-0217

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***VERMONT***
Dr.  Kerry Rood

State Veterinarian 
Vermont Department of Agriculture
116 State Street, Drawer 20
Montpelier, VT 05620-2901
e-mail:drrood@agr.state.vt.us
Tel Nr: (802) 828-2421
Fax Nr: (802) 828-5983

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***VIRGIN ISLANDS***
Dr. Duke L. Deller

Director of Veterinary Medicine-No Web page could be found.
Department of Agriculture
Govt. of U.S. Virgin Islands
PO Box "U"
Kingshill, St. Croix, USVI 00850
Tel Nr: (340) 778-0991
Fax Nr: (340) 778-7977

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***VIRGINIA***
Dr. Richard L. Wilkes

State Veterinarian 
Division of Animal Health Services
Washington Building, Suite 600
1100 Bank Street
Richmond, VA 23219
e-mail:
richard.wilkes@vdacs.virginia.gov
Tel Nr: (804) 692-0601
Fax Nr: (804) 371-2380
Permit Nr. (804) 786-2483

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***WASHINGTON***
Dr. Leonard Eldridge

State Veterinarian 
Animal Services Division
PO Box 42577
1111 Washington Street
Olympia, WA 98504-2577
e-mail:  Leldridge@agr.wa.gov or pkohrs@agr.wa.gov
Tel Nr: (360) 902-1878
Fax Nr: (360) 902-2087

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***WEST VIRGINIA***
Dr. Joe Starcher

State Veterinarian 
West Virginia Department of Agriculture-Animal Health Division
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, WV 25305-0172
e-mail:
jstarcher@ag.state.wv.us
Tel Nr: (304) 558-2214
Fax Nr: (304) 558-2231
Emergencies: (304) 343-8347

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***WISCONSIN***
Dr. Robert G. Ehlenfeldt

State Veterinarian
Animal Health Division
Wisconsin State Department of Agriculture
PO Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
e-mail: 
robert.ehlenfeldt@wisconsin.gov
Tel Nr: (608) 224-4872
Fax Nr: (608) 224-4871
Permit Number: (608) 224-4879
Mon thru Fri 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Mailing address for packages:
2811 Agriculture Drive
Madison, WI 53718

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***WYOMING***
Dr. Walter E. Cook

State Veterinarian 
Livestock Board
2020 Carey Ave., 4th Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002
e-mail: jlogan1@missc.state.wy.us
Tel Nr: (307)777-6443
Fax Nr:(307)777-6561 e-mail address:
wcook@clemson.edu
Permit Numbers: (307)777-7515,7517,6437
After Hours: (307)547-3779;547-3449

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