APHIS Press Releases for September 2001

CWD Program	USDA Implements Chronic Wasting Disease Program
BSE in Japan	USDA Imposes Import Restrictions Due to BSE in Japan
Indemnity Paid	USDA Proposes to Pay Indemnity for Brucellosis-Infected Sheep, Goats, and Horses
Oriental Fruit Fly	USDA Amends Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine
Stone Fruit to Mexico	Statement by Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman Regarding Agreement with Mexico Over U.S. Stone Fruit Exports

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California
Larry Hawkins
Public Affairs Specialist
(Sacramento)
Phone: (916) 857-6243
Fax: (916) 857-6269 Colorado
Teresa Howes
Public Affairs Specialist
(Fort Collins)
Phone: (970) 494-7410
Fax: (970) 494-7455

Florida
Nolan Lemon
Public Affairs Specialist
(Gainesville)
Phone: (352) 332-1893
Fax: (352) 331-0868

Tyrone Kemp
Citrus Canker Program
Public Affairs Specialist
(Plantation)
Phone: (954) 327-7826
Fax: (954) 797-6902
West Virginia
Charlene Lewis
Rabies Program
Public Affairs Specialist
Phone: (304) 548-5886
Fax: (304) 548-5887