Premise ID Information
Obtaining a premises ID number is typically a very simple process that involves contacting your state animal health agency.
Individuals can find their respective state’s contact information by accessing the list of state contacts.
Below is the link to the online application for a National Premise ID.
https://www.bah.state.mn.us/register-your-premises/
Be sure to check the correct box on the bottom. Best practice is to select for a National Premise ID number that will begin with zero-zero.
What is Premises Identification?
Premises identification (premises ID) is part of the Animal Disease Traceability Framework (ADT) that is designed to help identify animals to the locations they have be raised on or passed through during their lives. This number along with accurate movement records can serve as a critical piece of information in quickly tracing back an animal to a location in the event of an animal health emergency. When registering a premises ID, the producer’s contact information (name, address, phone for primary and secondary contacts) will be recorded.
What is a federally approved USDA 840 ear tag?An official ear tag is a source of animal identification that, with accurate movement records, provides the ability to trace animals to their origin. This capability is critical in the event of an animal disease emergency to help locate what points the animal has been in contact with. Anyone who purchases federally approved ear tags will be required to submit their premises identification number when ordering. The premises ID number will then be recorded in a database and associated with the ear tag numbers from this purchase.
STATE ANIMAL HEALTH OFFICIALS
2015
ALABAMA
Name: Dr. Anthony G. Frazier
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Animal Industry Division
Department: Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries
Office Address: 1445 Federal Drive
Montgomery, AL 36107
Office Telephone No: (334) 240-7255
Fax No: (334) 240-7198
E-mail : tony.frazier@agi.alabama.gov
ALASKA
Name: Dr. Robert Gerlach
Title: State Veterinarian
Department: Department of Conservation and
Environmental Health
Office Address: 5251 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99507
Office Telephone No: (907) 375-8215
Fax No: (907) 929-7335
E-mail : bob.gerlach@alaska.gov
ARIZONA
Name: Dr. Perry Durham
Title: State Veterinarian
Department: Arizona Department of Agriculture
Office Address: 1688 West Adams Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Office Telephone No: (602) 542-4293
Fax No: (602) 542-4290
E-mail : pdurham@azda.gov
ARKANSAS
Name: Dr. Brandon Doss
Title: Acting State Veterinarian
Department: Arkansas Livestock & Poultry Commission
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 8505
Little Rock, AR 72215
Office Address: #1 Natural Resources Drive
Little Rock, AR 72205
Office Telephone No: (501) 907-2400
Fax No: (501) 907-2259
E-mail : bdoss@alpc.ar.gov
CALIFORNIA
Name: Dr. Annette Jones
Title: State Veterinarian and Director
Agency: California Department of Food and Agriculture
Department: Animal Health and Food Safety Services
Mailing Address: 1220 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Office Address: 2800 Gateway Oaks
Sacramento, CA 95814
Permit No: (916) 900-5002
Website: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/
Permits Info: Most livestock and poultry have entry permit and Certificate of
Veterinary Inspection (CVI) requirements to enter California.
California entry permits are issued to accredited licensed
veterinarians from the state of origin by the Animal Health Branch.
Office Telephone No: (916) 900-5000
Fax No: (916) 900-5332
E-mail : annette.jones@cdfa.ca.gov
COLORADO
Name: Dr. Keith Roehr
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Animal Health Division
Department: Colorado Department of Agriculture
Office Address: 305 Interlocken Parkway
Broomfield, CO 80021
Animal Import Requirement: http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/AgricultureMain/CDAG/1183672504470
CDA Animal Industry Division: http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/AgricultureMain/CDAG/1167928197091
Office Telephone No: (303) 869-9130
Fax No: (303) 466-8515
E-mail : Keith.Roehr@state.co.us
CONNECTICUT
Name: Dr. Mary Jane Lis
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Bureau of Regulation and Inspection
Department: Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Office Address: 165 Capitol Avenue, Room G-8A
Hartford, CT 06106
Import: (860)713-2504 (Livestock)
(860)713-2508 (Poultry)
Website: www.ct.gov.doag
Office Telephone No: (860) 713-2505
Fax No: (860) 713-2548
E-mail : mary.lis@ct.gov
DELAWARE
Name: Dr. Heather Hirst
Title: State Veterinarian
Department: Delaware Department of Agriculture
Office Address: 2320 S. DuPont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Office Telephone No: (302) 698-4500
Fax No: (302) 697-4451
E-mail : heather.hirst@state.de.us
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Name: Dr. Vito DelVento
Title: Executive Director
Agency: Heath Regulation and Licensing Administration
Department: District of Columbia Department of Health
Office Address: 899 North Capitol St. NE, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Office Telephone No: (202) 724-8813
Fax No: (202) 724-8977
E-mail : vito.delvento@dc.gov
FLORIDA
Name: Dr. Michael Short
Title: State Veterinarian and
Director of Animal Industry
Agency: Division of Animal Industry
Department: Florida Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services
Office Address: 335 Mayo Bldg., 407 South Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800
Office Telephone No: (850) 410-0900
Fax No: (850) 410-0915
E-mail : michael.short@freshfromflorida.com
GEORGIA
Name: Dr. Robert Cobb
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Animal Industry Division
Department: Georgia Department of Agriculture
Office Address: 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., SW
Atlanta, GA 30334-4201
Office Telephone No: (404) 656-3671
Fax No: (404) 657-1357
E-mail: robert.cobb@agr.georgia.gov
HAWAII
Name: Dr. Raquel Wong
Title: Administrator
Agency: Animal Industry Division
Department: State of Hawaii Department of Agriculture
Office Address: 99-941 Halawa Valley St.
Aiea, HI 96701
Office Telephone No: (808) 483-7111
Fax Number: (808) 483-7110
E-mail : Raquel.L.Wong@hawaii.gov
IDAHO
Name: Dr. Bill Barton
Title: State Veterinarian/Administrator
Agency: Division of Animal Industries
Department: Idaho State Department of Agriculture
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7249
Boise, ID 83707
Office Address: 2270 Old Penitentiary Rd
Boise, ID 83712
Office Telephone No: (208) 332-8540
Fax No: (208) 334-4062
E-mail : bill.barton@agri.idaho.gov
ILLINOIS
Name: Dr. Mark Ernst
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare
Department: Illinois Department of Agriculture
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 19281
Springfield, IL 62794-9281
Office Address: 801 E. Sangamon Ave., State Fairgrounds
Springfield, IL 62794-9281
Office Telephone No: (217) 782-4944
Fax No: (217) 558-6033
E-mail : mark.ernst@Illinois.gov
INDIANA
Name: Dr. Bret D. Marsh
Title: State Veterinarian
Department: Indiana Board of Animal Health
Office Address: Discovery Hall, Suite 100
1202 East 38th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46205
Office Telephone No: (317) 544-2400
Fax No: (317) 974-2011
E-mail : bmarsh@boah.in.gov
IOWA
Name: Dr. David D. Schmitt
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Animal Industry Bureau
Department: Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Office Address: 502 East 9th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Permit: (515)281-5547
Website : http://www.iowa.agriculture.gov/animalindustry.asp
Office Telephone No: (515) 281-5305
Fax No: (515) 281-4282
E-mail : david.schmitt@iowaagriculture.gov
KANSAS
Name: Dr. William L. Brown
Title: Animal Health Commissioner
Agency: Division of Animal Health
Department: Kansas Department of Agriculture
Office Address: 1320 Research Park Drive
Manhattan, KS 66502
Permit : (785) 564-6616
Website : agriculture.ks.gov/animalhealth
Office Telephone No: (785) 564-6601
Fax No: (785) 564-6777
E-mail : william.brown@kda.ks.gov
KENTUCKY
Name: Dr. Robert Stout
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Division of Animal Health
Department: Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Office Address: 109 Corporate Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601
Office Telephone No: (502) 573-0282
Fax No: (502) 573-1020
Email: robert.stout@ky.gov
LOUISIANA
Name: Dr. Brent Robbins
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Animal Health and Food Safety
Department: Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1951
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Office Address: 5825 Florida Boulevard, Rm 1262
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Office Telephone No: (225) 925-3962
Fax No: (225) 237-5555
E-mail : StateVeterinarian@ldaf.state.la.us
MAINE
Name: Dr. Michele Walsh
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Division of Animal Industry
Department: Maine Department of Agriculture
Office Address: State House, Station 28
Augusta, ME 04333-0028
Office Telephone No: (207) 287-7615
Fax No: (207) 624-5040
E-mail : michele.walsh@maine.gov
MARYLAND
Name: Dr. Michael W. Radebaugh
Title: State Veterinarian / NPIP Coordinator
Agency: Animal Health Program
Department: Maryland Department of Agriculture
Office Address: 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401
Office Telephone No: (410) 841-5810
Fax No: (410) 841-5999
E-mail : michael.radebaugh@maryland.gov
MASSACHUSETTS
Name: Dr. Lorraine O’Connor
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Division of Animal Health
Department: Department of Agricultural Resources
Office Address: 251 Causeway St., Suite 500
Boston, MA 02114-2151
Permit : (617)626-1810
Website : www.mass.gov/agi
Office Telephone No: (617) 626-1795
Fax No: (617) 626-1850
E-mail : lorraine.o’connor@state.ma.us
MICHIGAN
Name: Dr. James Averill
Title: State Veterinarian
Department: Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909
Office Address: 525 W. Allegan
Lansing, MI 48933
Office Telephone No: (800) 292-3939
Fax No: (517) 373-6015
E-mail : averillj1@michigan.gov
MINNESOTA
Name: Dr. William L. Hartmann
Title: Executive Director and State Veterinarian
Department: Minnesota Board of Animal Health
Office Address: 625 North Robert St.
St. Paul, MN 55155
Permit : (651)296-2942
Website : www.mn.gov/bah
Office Telephone No: (651) 296-2942
Fax No: (651) 296-7417
E-mail: bill.hartmann@state.mn.us
MISSISSIPPI
Name: Dr. James A. Watson
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Board of Animal Health
Department: Mississippi Department of Animal Health
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3889
Jackson, MS 39207
Office Address: 121 N. Jefferson St.
Jackson, MS 39201
Office Telephone No: (601) 359-1170
Fax No: (601) 359-1177
E-mail : jimw@mdac.state.ms.us
MISSOURI
Name: Dr. Linda Hickam
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Animal Health Division
Department: Missouri Department of Agriculture
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 630
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0630
Office Address: 1616 Missouri Blvd.
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Office Telephone No: (573) 751-3377
Fax No: (573) 751-6919
E-mail : linda.hickam@mda.mo.gov
MONTANA
Name: Dr. Martin Zaluski
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Animal Health Division
Department: Montana Department of Livestock
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 202001
Helena, MT 59620-2001
Office Address: 301 N. Roberts
Montana, MT 59620-2001
Permit : (406)444-2976
Website : www.liv.mt.gov
Office Telephone No: (406) 444-2043
Fax No: (406) 444-1929
E-mail : mzaluski@mt.gov
NEBRASKA
Name: Dr. Dennis A. Hughes
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Animal and Plant Health Protection
Department: Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 94787
Lincoln, NE 68509-4787
Office Address: 301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-4787
Website : www.agr.ne.gov/animal/index.html
Office Telephone No: (402) 471-2351
Fax No: (402) 471-6893
E-mail : dennis.hughes@nebraska.gov
NEVADA
Name: Dr. Michael Greenlee
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Division of Animal Industry
Department: Nevada Department of Agriculture
Office Address: 405 South 21st St.
Sparks, NV 89431
Permit: (775)353-3718
Website: http://agri.nv.gov
Office Telephone No: (775) 353-3755
Fax No: (775) 353-3659
E-mail: Michael.greenlee@agri.nv.gov
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Name: Dr. Stephen K. Crawford
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Markets and Food Division of Animal Industry
Department: New Hampshire Department of Agriculture
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2042
Concord, NH 03302-2042
Office Address: State House Annex, 2nd Floor
25 Capitol St.
Concord, NH 03229
Office Telephone No: (603) 271-2404
Fax No: (603) 271-1109
E-mail : stephen.crawford@agr.nh.gov
NEW JERSEY
Name: Dr. Manoel Tamassia
Title: State Veterinarian and
Director of Division of Animal Health
Agency: Division of Animal Health
Department: New Jersey Department of Agriculture
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 330
Trenton, NJ 08625-0330
Office Address: 3 Schwarzkopf Dr.
Ewing, NJ 08628
Permits: (609) 671-6400
Office Telephone No: (609) 671-6400
Fax No: (609) 671-6413
E-mail : manoel.tamassia@ag.state.nj.us
NEW MEXICO
Name: Dr. Ellen Mary Wilson
Title: State Veterinarian
Department: New Mexico Livestock Board
Office Address: 300 San Mateo Boulevard NE
Suite 1000
Albuquerque, NM 87108
Website : www.nmlbonline.com
Office Telephone No: (505) 841-6161
Fax No: (505) 841-6160
E-mail : ellen.wilson@state.nm.us
NEW YORK
Name: Dr. David Smith
Title: State Veterinarian and
Director, Division of Animal Industry
Agency: Division of Animal Industry
Department: New York State Department of Agriculture and
Markets
Office Address: 10 B Airline Drive
Albany, NY 12235
Office Telephone No: (518) 457-3502
Fax No: (518) 485-7773
E-mail : david.smith@agriculture.ny.gov
NORTH CAROLINA
Name: Dr. R. Douglas Meckes
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Veterinary Division
Department: North Carolina Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services
Mailing Address: 1030 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1030
Office Address: Rm. 566, Agriculture Bldg.
2 West Edenton Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Website : http://www.ncagr.gov/vet/
Office Telephone No: (919) 733-7601
Fax No: (919) 733-2277
E-mail : douglas.meckes@ncagr.gov
NORTH DAKOTA
Name: Dr. Susan J. Keller
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: State Board of Animal Health
Department: North Dakota Department of Agriculture
Office Address: 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 602
Bismarck, ND 58505
Website : http://www.nd.gov/ndda/program/animal-importation-requirements
Office Telephone No: (701) 328-2657
Fax No: (701) 328-4567
E-mail : skeller@nd.gov
OHIO
Name: Dr. Tony Forshey
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Division of Animal Health
Department: Ohio Department of Agriculture
Office Address: 8995 E. Main St.
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
Permit : (614)728-6220
Website : http://www.agri.ohio.gov/
Office Telephone No: (614) 728-6220
Fax No: (614) 728-6310
E-mail : tforshey@agri.ohio.gov
OKLAHOMA
Name: Dr. Rod Hall
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
Department: Animal Industry Division
Office Address: 2800 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73152
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 528804
Oklahoma City, OK 73152
Permit : (405)522-6141
Website : http://www.oda.state.ok.us/ais/oair.pdf
Office Telephone No: (405) 522-6141
Fax No: (405) 522-0756
E-mail : rod.hall@ag.ok.gov
OREGON
Name: Dr. Brad LeaMaster
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Animal and Identification Division
Department: Oregon Department of Agriculture
Office Address: 635 Capitol St., NE
Salem, OR 97301-2532
Office Telephone No: (503) 986-4680
Fax No: (503) 986-4734
E-mail : bleamaster@oda.state.or.us
PENNSYLVANIA
Name: Dr. Craig Shultz
Title: State Veterinarian and Director
Agency: Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services
Department: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Office Address: 2301 N. Cameron St.
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9408
Office Telephone No: (717) 772-2852
Fax No: (717) 787-1868
E-mail : crashultz@pa.gov
RHODE ISLAND
Name: Dr. Scott Marshall
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Rhode Island Division of Agriculture
Department: Department of Environmental Management
Office Address: 235 Promenade Street, Rm. 370
Providence, RI 02908
Office Telephone No: (401) 222-2781
Fax No: (401) 222-6047
Email : scott.marshall@dem.ri.gov
SOUTH CAROLINA
Name: Dr. Boyd Parr
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Clemson Livestock Poultry Health Programs
Department: Clemson University
Mailing Address: Box 102406
Columbia, SC 29224-2406
Office Address: 500 Clemson Rd.
Columbia, SC 29229
Office Telephone No: (803) 788-2260
Fax No: (803) 788-8058
E-mail: bparr@clemson.edu
SOUTH DAKOTA
Name: Dr. Dustin Oedekoven
Title: State Veterinarian
Department: South Dakota Animal Industry Board
Office Address: 411 S. Fort St.
Pierre, SD 57501
Office Telephone No: (605) 773-3321
Fax No: (605) 773-5459
E-mail : dustin.oedekoven@state.sd.us
TENNESSEE
Name: Dr. Charles Hatcher
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Division of Regulatory Services
Department: Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Office Address: P.O. Box 40627
Nashville, TN 37204
Office Telephone No: (615) 837-5120
Fax No: (615) 837-5250
E-mail : charles.hatcher@tn.gov
TEXAS
Name: Dr. Dee Ellis
Title: State Veterinarian and
Executive Director
Department: Texas Animal Health Commission
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 12966
Austin, TX 78711
Office Address: 2105 Kramer Lane
Austin, TX 78758
Permit: (512)719-0777
Website: http://www.tahc.texas.gov
Office Telephone No: (512) 719-0704
Fax No: (512) 719-0719
E-mail: dee.ellis@tahc.texas.gov
UTAH
Name: Dr. Warren Hess
Title: Acting State Veterinarian
Agency: Division of Animal Industry
Department: Utah Department of Agriculture
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 146500
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6500
Office Address: 350 North Redwood Rd.
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6500
Permit: (801)538-7164
Website: www.ag.utah.gov
Office Telephone No: (801) 538-7161
Fax No: (801) 538-7169
E-mail: wjhess@utah.gov
VERMONT
Name: Dr. Kristin M. Haas
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Agriculture, Food and Markets
Department: Division of Food Safety and Consumer Protection
Office Address: 116 State St.
Montpelier, VT 05602-2901
Website: www.agriculture.vermont.gov
Office Telephone No: (802) 828-2426
Fax No: (802) 828-5983
E-mail : Kristin.Haas@state.vt.us
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Name : Dr. Bethany Bradford
Title : Director of Veterinary Services
Agency : Division of Veterinary Services
Department : Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture
Mailing Address : RR1 Box 10345
Kingshill, VI 00850
Office Address : Estate Lower Love, St. Croix, VI
Office Telephone : 340-778-0998/0997/0991 ext 241 or 252
Fax No : 340-779-3100/778-7977/774-1823
E-mail : bethany.bradford@doa.vi.gov
VIRGINIA
Name: Dr. Richard L. Wilkes
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Division of Animal and Food Industry Services
Department: Virginia Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1163
Richmond, VA 23218
Office Address: Oliver W. Hill Building, Rm. 165
102 Governor St.
Richmond, VA 23219
Office Telephone No: (804) 692-0601
Fax No: (804) 371-2380
E-mail : richard.wilkes@vdacs.virginia.gov
WASHINGTON
Name: Dr. Joe B. Baker
Title: State Veterinarian
Agency: Animal Services Division
Department: Washington State Department of Agriculture
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 42560
Olympia, WA 98504-2577
Office Address: 1111 Washington Street SE
Olympia, WA 98504-2560
Permit : (360)902-1878
Website : www.agr.wa.gov
Office Telephone No: (360) 902-1878
Fax No: (360) 902-2087
E-mail : jbaker@agr.wa.gov
WEST VIRGINIA
Name: Dr. Jewell Plumley
Title: State Veterinarian/Director Animal Health
Agency: Animal Health Division
Department: West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Office Address: 60B Moorefield Industrial Park Rd
Moorefield, WV 26836
Office Telephone No: (304) 538-2397 or
(304) 558-2214
Fax No: (304) 538-8133
E-mail : jplumley@wvda.us
WISCONSIN
Name: Dr. Paul J. McGraw
Title: State Veterinarian and
Administrator of the Division of Animal Health
Agency: Division of Animal Health
Department: Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
Office Address: 2811 Agriculture Dr.
Madison, WI 53708-8911
Import : (608) 224-4874 (business hours only)
(608) 224-4879 (automated – 24 hrs/day)
Website : http://datcp.wisconsin.gov
Animal Movement: http://datcp.wi.gov/Animals/Animal_Movement/index.aspx
Office Telephone No: (608) 224-4872
Fax No: (608) 224-4871
E-mail : paul.mcgraw@wisconsin.gov
WYOMING
Name: Dr. Jim Logan
Title: State Veterinarian
Department: Wyoming Livestock Board
Office Address: 610 Fairgrounds Rd.
Riverton, WY 82501
Main Office: 1934 Wyott Dr.
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Permit No: (307)777-7515
Website: http://wlsb.state.wy.us/
Office Telephone No: (307) 857-4140
Fax No: (307) 857-6380
E-mail : jim.logan@wyo.gov