Comment from Robert Milner

Document ID: APHIS-2009-0023-0009
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service
Received Date: July 06 2009, at 12:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: July 13 2009, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: June 30 2009, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: August 31 2009, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 809ea401
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This is comment on Proposed Rule

Citrus Canker; Movement of Fruit From Quarantined Areas

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I support option 2 allowing Florida Citrus to ship to other citrus bearing states.However you already have procedures in place to sanitize,inspect,and ship citrus out of the states.We are a very small operation,that cannot compete with the large companies in the citrus industry on the same scale,but we have been able to comply.This is the best its going to get without putting the small guys out business. Also, other companies related to the citrus industry.Which will cost thousands of jobs and millions of dollars.Try to enforce the rules you have in place,before you adding new ones. Eventually,losing the small citrus companies like ours to the large ones.Losing forever what this country is all about. The small business people.