Got a message from Bob Jacobs (Thank You!) in reference to the survey data posted yesterday, correcting the information I had on Michigan. It also seems I need to add another option to question 3 (Does the state allow quarantine or does the law say kill-and-test in any bite situation?) So, add code "L = risk analysis, in accordance with current CDC guidelines" and change the codes on Michigan to read: Mich: N R L for questions 1, 2 & 3. i.e. - they don't recognize the efficacy of Imrab-3, but they do require the vaccination of ferrets with a USDA-approved vaccine (and like Bob J. mentioned to me, YOU figure out why.....) and they are supposed to use proper risk analysis according to the current CDC guidelines. Ferrets were legalized in Dec. 1994. I'm grateful to Bob for pointing out this error. I ask that if any of you find any other errors in the data I am receiving, PLEASE LET ME KNOW! This is why I'm posting what I have here first..... Y'all are very good at catching this kind of thing! I am very dependent upon the research of others in this, and while I can verify some of the information personally, I am not able to personally contact every state Dept. of Health to get this info on a timely basis (have to work....) This is one reason why I really want to have the contact info for each state - either a person situated in the gov't who knows what they are talking about, or as in the case of one state (so far) a ferret organization officially designated to handle the inquiries. This way, the info can be verified by *anyone.* YOU are the real researchers - I'm just the collator. (I have to mention - the incorrect information I had on MI did not come from the person credited - he's the one I got the names/numbers listed with the state from, on one of his public posts. The incorrect data came from elsewhere - and I take the blame for including it without more info on the source.) I also caution everyone - as I was reminded last night by a member of SAFE - just because the STATE law says "quarantine" or "risk analysis" doesn't mean that LOCAL officials will be aware of the law, or follow it as they should. And, various municipalities within the state could interpret the laws in different ways, or have added regulations on top of the state regs. Nor does it mean that the regulations won't change in the future. DON'T take this survey as "the bottom line" for your state, for these reasons. Do use it as a potential starting point for talking to your local officials. I've gotten in data on a couple other states, & will be posting those soon; but I wanted to get this correction out ASAP. Carla Smith WhyNot? Ferrets Rio Grande Domestic Ferret Club [Posted in FML issue 1972]