State Veterinarians
ALABAMA
Dr Anthony G. Frazier, State Veterinarian
Alabama Department of Agriculture
P. O. Box 3336
1445 Federal Drive, Room 222
Montgomery, AL 36107
334/240-7255
Fax No: 334/223-7352
E-mail: stvet@agi-ind.state.al.us
ALASKA
John C. Torgerson, Manager & Acting Director
Alaska Department of Agriculture
500 S. Alaska St. -Suite A
Palmer, AK 99645
907/745-3236
Fax No: 907/745-8125
E-mail: John_Torgerson@dnr.state.ak.us
ARIZONA
Dr. Richard D. Willer, State Veterinarian
Arizona Dept. of Agriculture
1688 W. Adams - Room 321
Phoenix, AZ 85007
602/542-4293
602/542-4290
E-mail: rick.willer@agric.state.az.us
ARKANSAS
Dr. Conley Byrd, State Veterinarian
Arkansas Livestock & Poultry Commission
#1 Natural Resources Dr.: PO Box 8505
Little Rock, AR 72205
501/907-2400
Fax No: 501/907-2425
Permit Number: 501/907-2400
CALIFORNIA
Dr. Richard E. Breitmeyer, State Veterinarian
California Dept. of Food and Agriculture
1220 N Street, Rm A-114
P.O. Box 942871
Sacramento, CA 95814
916/654-0881
Fax No: 916/653-4249
Permit Number: 916/651-6278
E-mail: rbreitme@cdfa.ca.gov
COLORADO
Dr. Wayne E. Cunningham, State Veterinarian
Colorado Dept. of Agriculture
700 Kipling St., Suite 4000
Lakewood, CO 80215-5894
303/239-4161
Fax No: 303/239-4164
Permit Number: 303/239-4161
After Hours and Weekends: 303/425-5427;
930/678-5743; 970/225-2163
E-mail: wayne.cunningham@ag.state.co.us
CONNECTICUT
Dr. Mary Lis, State Veterinarian Connecticut Dept. of Agriculture
765 Asylum Ave.
Hartford, CT 06105-2822
860/713-2505
Fax No: 860/713-2515
Permit Number: 860/713-2504
E-mail: mary.lis@po.state.ct.us
DELAWARE
Dr. H. Wesley Towers, Jr., State Veterinarian
Delaware Dept. of Agriculture
2320 S. DuPont Hwy.
Dover, DE 19901
302/739-4811
Fax No: 302/697-4451
E-mail: Wesley.Towers@state.de.us
FLORIDA
Dr. Leroy M. Coffman
Florida Dept. of Agric. & Consumer Services
Division of Animal Industry
Mayo Building
407 South Calhoun Street, Room 355
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800
850/410-0910
Fax No: 850/410-0957 or 850/410-0915
E-mail: coffmal@doacs.state.fl.us
GEORGIA
Dr. Lee M. Myers, State Veterinarian/Assistant Commissioner
of Animal Ind.
Georgia Dept. of Agriculture
19 Martin Luther King Blvd. Capitol Square, Room 106
Atlanta, GA 30334-4201
404/656-3671
Fax No: 404/657-1357
Permit Number: 404/656-3667
E-mail: lmyers@agr.state.ga.us
GUAM
Dr. Steven Nusbaum, Territorial Veterinarian
P.O. Box 739
Agana, Guam 96910
671/734-3490, ext. #9
HAWAII
Dr. Jim Foppoli, State Veterinarian & Div.
Administrator
Hawaii Dept. of Agriculture
Division of Animal Industry
99-941 Halawa Valley St.
Aiea, HI 96701-5699
808/483-7111
Fax Number 808/483-7110 After Hours: 808/836-3228
E-mail: james.foppoli@gte.net
IDAHO
Dr. Bob R. Hillman, State Veterinarian
Idaho Dept. of Agriculture
P. O. Box 7249
Boise, ID 83707-9985
208/332-8540
Fax No: 208/334-4062
Permit Number: 208/332-8540 After
Hours: 208/362-9267; 208/888-4124;
208454-3790; 208/992-1214
E-mail: bhillman@agri.state.id.us
ILLINOIS
Lori L. Miser, D.V.M.
Illinois Dept. of Agriculture
Division of Animal Industry
P.O. Box 19281 – State Fairgrounds
Springfield, IL 62794-9281
217/782-4944
Fax No: 217/524-7702
E-mail: lmiser@agr.state.il.us
INDIANA
Dr. Bret D. Marsh, State Veterinarian
Indiana State Board of Animal Health
805 Beachway Drive, Suite 50
Indianapolis, IN 46224
317/227-0300
Fax No: 317/227-0330
E-mail: bmarsh@boah.state.in.us
IOWA
Dr. John Schiltz, State Veterinarian
Iowa Dept. of Agriculture
Henry Wallace Bldg., 2nd Fl.
East 9th & Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50319
515/281-5305
Fax No: 515/281-4282
Permit Number: 515/281-5547
E-mail: john.schiltz@idals.state.ia.us
KANSAS
George Teagarden, State Veterinarian
Kansas Animal Health Dept.
708 South Jackson
Topeka, KS 66603-3714
785/296-2326
Fax No: 785/296-1765
E-mail: gteagard@ink.org
KENTUCKY
Donald L. Notter, State Veterinarian
Kentucky Dept. of Agriculture
Division of Animal Health
100 Fair Oaks Lane, Suite 252
Frankfort, KY 40601
502/564-3956
Fax No: 502/564-7852
E-mail: don.notter@kyagr.com
LOUISIANA
Dr. Maxwell A. Lea, Jr., State Veterinarian
Louisiana Dept. of Agriculture
Office of Animal Health Services
P. O. Box 1951
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-1951
225/925-3980
Fax No: 225/925-4103
E-mail: maxwel_l@ldaf.state.la.us
MAINE
Dr. Donald Hoenig, VMD, State Veterinarian
Maine Dept. of Agriculture
Division of Animal Health & Industry
28 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
207/287-3701
Fax No: 207/624-5044
E-mail: Donald.E.Hoenig@state.me.us
MARYLAND
Dr. Phyllis Cassano, State Veterinarian
Maryland Dept. of Agriculture
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401
410/841-5999
Fax No: 410/841-5999
E-mail: cassanpa@mda.state.md.us
MASSACHUSETTS
Dr. David M. Sherman, Acting State Veterinarian
Bureau of Animal Health
251 Causeway St., Suite 500
Boston, MA 02114-2151
Office Telephone No: 617/626-1790
Permit Numbers: 617/626-1796
(poultry)
E-mail: David.Sherman@state.ma.us
MICHIGAN
Dr. Joan M. Arnoldi, State Veterinarian
Michigan Dept. of Agriculture
Animal Ind. Div.
P. O. Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909
517/373-1077
Fax No: 517/373-6015
E-mail: arnoldijm@state.mi.us
MINNESOTA
Dr William L. Hartmann, Executive Director
Minnesota Board of Animal Health
119 Agriculture Bldg.
90 W. Plato Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55107
651/296-2942
Fax No: 651/296-7417
Permit Numbers: 651/296-2942
E-mail: bill.hartmann@bah.state.mn.us
MISSISSIPPI
Dr. James A. Watson, State Veterinarian
Mississippi Board of Animal Health
121 North Jefferson Street
P. O. Box 3889
Jackson, MS 39207
601/359-1170
Fax No: 601/359-1177
E-mail: jimw@mdac.state.ms.us
MISSOURI
Dr. Taylor Woods, State Veterinarian
Missouri Dept. of Agriculture
1616 Missouri Blvd.
P.O. Box 630
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0630
573/751-3377
Fax No: 573/751-6919
E-mail: Rose_Foster@mail.mda.state.mo.us
MONTANA
Dr. Arnold A. Gertonson, State Veterinarian
Montana Dept. of Livestock
P. O. Box 202001
Capitol Station, 6th & Roberts
Helena, MT 59620-2001
406/444-2043
Fax No: 406/444-1929
Permit Number: 406/444-2976
E-mail: agertonson@state.mt.us
NEBRASKA
Dr. Larry L. Williams, State Veterinarian
Nebraska Dept. of Agriculture
P. O. Box 94787
301 Centennial Mall, South, 4th Floor
Lincoln, NE 68509-4787
402/471-2351
Fax No: 402/471-3252
E-mail: larrylw@agr.state.ne.us
NEVADA
Dr. David Thain, State Veterinarian
Nevada Dept. of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
350 Capitol Hill Ave.
Reno, NV 89502-2992
775/688-1180
Fax No: 702/688-1178
E-mail: dthain@govmail.state.nv.us
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Dr. Clifford W. McGinnis, State Veterinarian
New Hampshire Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food
Division of Animal Industry
P. O. Box 2042
25 Capitol Street, 2nd Floor State House Annex
Concord, NH 03302-2042
603/271-2404
Fax No: 603/271-1109
E-mail: cwmcginnis@agr.state.nh.us
NEW JERSEY
Dr. Ernest W. Zirkle, State Veterinarian, President, USAHA
New Jersey Dept. of Agriculture
Div. of Animal Health
P. O. Box 330
Trenton, NJ 08625
609/292-3965
Fax No: 609/777-8395
E-mail: ernest.zirkle@ag.state.nj.us
NEW MEXICO
Dr. Steven R. England, State Veterinarian
New Mexico Livestock Board
300 San Mateo Boulevard, NE, Suite 1000
Albuquerque, NM 87108-1500
505/841-6161
Fax No: 505/841-6160
E-mail: statevetlb@prodigy.net
NEW YORK
Dr. Susan Trock, DVM, DACVPM
New York State Dept. of Agriculture
Division of Animal Industry
1 Winners Circle
Albany, NY 12235
518/457-3502
Fax No: 518/485-7773
Permit Number: 518/457-3971
E-mail: Susan.Trock@agmkt.state.ny.us
NORTH CAROLINA
Dr. David T. Marshall, State Veterinarian
2 West Edenton Street
P. O. Box 26026
Raleigh, NC 27611
919/733-7601
Fax No: 919/733-6431
E-mail: david_marshall@mail.agr.state.nc.us
NORTH DAKOTA
Dr. Larry A. Schuler, State Veterinarian
North Dakota Board of Animal Health
North Dakota Dept. of Agriculture
600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 602
Bismarck, ND 58501-0020
701/328-2655
Fax No: 701/328-4567
E-mail: lschuler@state.nd.us
OHIO
Dr. David Glauer, State Veterinarian
Ohio Dept. of Agriculture
Division of Animal Industry
8995 E. Main St., Bldg. 6
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
614/728-6220
Fax No: 614/728-6310
E-mail: glauer@odant.agri.state.oh.us
OKLAHOMA
Dr. Burke L. Healey, State Veterinarian
Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture
Animal Industry Services
2800 North Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73152
580/522-6131
Fax No: 580/522-0756
Permit Number: 405/522-6141
E-mail: bhealey@oda.state.ok.us
OREGON
Dr. Andrew A. Clark, State
Veterinarian
Oregon Dept. of Agriculture
Animal Health & Identification Division
635 Capitol Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-2532
503/986-4680
Fax No: 503/986-4734
Permit Number: 503/986/4679
E-mail: aclark@oda.state.or.us
PENNSYLVANIA
Dr. John E. Enck, Jr., State Veterinarian
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
2301 N. Cameron St.
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9408
717/772-2852
Fax No: 717/787-1868
E-mail: jenck@state.pa.us
PUERTO RICO
Dr. Cesar Ruiz, State Veterinarian
Department of Agriculture
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Box 10163
Santurce, PR 00908
787/796-1650; 1835; 0138
Fax No: 787/796-5873
RHODE ISLAND
Christopher Hanna fin, D.V.M, Rhode Island Public Health
Veterinarian
Rhode Island Div. of Agriculture
Dept. of Environmental Management, Animal Health
235 Promenade St.
Providence, RI 02908-5767
401/222-2781
Fax No: 401/222-6047
E-mail: svolpe@dem.state.ri.us
SOUTH CAROLINA
Dr. John Caver, State Veterinarian
Clemson University
Livestock- Poultry Health Division
P. O. Box 102406
Columbia, SC 29224-2406
803/788-2260
Fax No: 803/788-8058
E-mail: jcaver@clemson.edu
SOUTH DAKOTA
Dr. Sam D. Holland, State Veterinarian
South Dakota Animal Industry Board
411 S. Fort St.
Pierre, SD 57501
605/773-3321
Fax No: 605/773-5459
E-mail: dr.holland@state.sd.us
TENNESSEE
Dr. Ronald B. Wilson, State Veterinarian
Tennessee Dept. of Agriculture
Ellington Agricultural Center
P. O. Box 40627, Melrose Station
Nashville, TN 37204
Office Telephone No: 615/837-5120
Fax No: 615/837-5250
TEXAS
Dr. Bill Hillman, State Veterinarian
Texas Animal Health Commission
P. O. Box 12966
Austin, TX 78711-2966
512/719-0700
Fax No: 512/719-0719
E-mail: bhillman@tahc.state.tx.us
UTAH
Dr. Michael R. Marshall, State Veterinarian
Utah Dept. of Agriculture
350 N Redwood Rd., Box 146500
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6500
801/538-7160
Fax No: 801/538-7169
Permit Number: 801/538-7164
E-mail: mmarshall@utah.gov
VERMONT
Dr. Todd E. Johnson, State Veterinarian
Vermont Dept. of Agric., Food & Markets
116 State St., Drawer 20
Montpelier, VT 05602
802/828-2421
Fax No: 802/828-5983
E-mail: tjohnson@agr.state.vt.us
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Dr. Duke L. Deller, Director of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Agriculture
Government of U.S. Virgin Islands
P.O. Box U
Kingshill, St. Croix, USVI 00850
340/778-0991
VIRGINIA
Dr. William M. Sims, Jr., State Veterinarian
Virginia Dept. of Agriculture
Washington Building, Suite 600
1100 Bank St.
Richmond, VA 23219
804/786-2481
Fax No: 804/371-2380
Permit Number: 804/786-2483
E-mail: wsims@vdacs.state.va.us
WASHINGTON
Kathleen M. Connell, DVM
Acting State Veterinarian
Division of Food Safety, Animal Health and Consumer Services
Washington State Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 42577
Olympia, WA 98504
360-902-1835
Fax 360-902-2087
E-mail: kconnell@agr.wa.gov
WEST VIRGINIA
Dr. J. Starcher, State Veterinarian
West Virginia Dept. of Agriculture
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, WV 25305-0172
304/558-2214
Fax No: 304/558-2231
Emergencies: 304/343-8347
E-mail: jstarcher@ag.state.wv.us
WISCONSIN
Dr. Robert Ehlenfeldt, Acting State Veterinarian
Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture
Trade and Consumer Protection
P. O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
608/224-4872
Fax No: 608/224-4871
Permit Number: 608/224-4879
E-mail: Robert.ehlenfeldt@datcp.state.wi.us
WYOMING
Dr. Jim Logan, State Veterinarian
Wyoming Livestock Board
2020 Carey Avenue, 4th Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82001
307/777-6443
Fax No: 307/777-6561
Permit Numbers: 307/777-7515/7517/6437
E-mail: jlogan1@state.wy.us