ACMWG Contact Information

• Florida Department of Environmental Protection, can answer questions about routine disposal of animal carcasses, and provide guidance on landfill facilities, burial, composting and incineration. Their headquarters in Tallahassee can be contacted at (850) 245-8706. District offices locations and contact information can be found at: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/secretary/dist/.
• USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) can answer questions about routine disposal of animal carcasses and guidance on burial or composting, conservation planning and incentive based programs designed to assist private landowners in natural resource stewardship and conservation. Please contact the local county USDA-NRCS Field Office or their State Office in Gainesville at (352) 338-9500. Local Field Officer locations and contact information can be found at: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/contact/.
• Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Animal Industry can answer questions about unusual animal deaths or Florida's Reportable Animal Diseases. Their headquarters in Tallahassee can be contacted at (850) 410-0900. Information about Florida's Reportable Animal Diseases can be found at: https://www.fdacs.gov/Consumer-Resources/Animals/Animal-Diseases.
• Florida Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health, can answer questions about animal diseases communicable to humans. Their headquarters in Tallahassee can be contacted at (850) 245-4250.
• Questions should be addressed to LeiAnna Tucker, (850) 410-0920, LeiAnna.Tucker@FDACS.gov.