• During normal working hours, contact your local State APHIS-VS Area Office or 

 State animal health official to determine how the sample should be collected and 

 packaged and where the sample should be shipped. Contact information for all 

 APHIS-VS Area Offices is in appendix B of this guide. But to check for the most 

 up-to-date listings, visit this Web site: 

 <http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/nvap/vsoffice.html>. 



• After normal working hours, please contact NVSL at (515) 663-7200. This phone 

 number connects you with the night security at NVSL. Ask to speak with the 

 manager on duty to determine how the sample should be collected and packaged 

 and where it should be shipped. Remember, even when submitting samples directly 

 to a laboratory after hours, always provide the APHIS-VS Area Office with a copy 

 of the submission information. 



Laboratory submission forms (VS 10-4 and VS 10-4a) are available electronically at 

 <http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/nvsl/Forms/Forms.htm>. 



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