1. List the authority to be delegated. 2. Designate whether the authority is or “emergency” “administrative.” 3. List the position which has this authority during normal agency operations. 4. List the conditions that would trigger a delegation of the authority. 5. List the position or positions that will receive the authority if it must be delegated. 6. Indicate any rules that may exist for the delegation of authority. 7. Outline procedures for the delegation, including notifying relevant staff of the transfer of power. 8. Indicate any limitations on the duration, extent, and scope of the delegation. 1. Authority 2. Type? 3. Position 4. Triggering 5. Position(s) 6. Rules 7. Procedures 8. Limitations (Function) Holding Conditions Receiving Authority Authority To independently Emergency Agency Individual with Agency Deputy Individual Acting Director of SAHA or that Measures are executed in locations examine, capture, Director higher authority not Director and/or possessing individual’s designee submits a written affected by a significant animal tranquilize, available; a Deputy Director’s higher statement to the State Department of health threat concerning the transport, detain, significant animal Designee(s) authority Agriculture within 30 days describing danger is that of contraction or spread treat, vaccinate, health threat; within the the measures, the location and extent of of contagious disease among animals, neutralize, and/or danger of agency is not their execution, and the nature of the agricultural products, and/or humans, destroy animals that contraction/spread available precipitating threat; complete and send which in turn poses a threat to health, are a threat to of disease among to State Dept of Agriculture Section 1 life, or property measures are health, life, or animals and animal of Emergency Measures Form; if this is temporary in nature, and necessary to property, and to products posing impractical, SAHA agents and staff preserve animal heath acquire the threat to health, may initially email/phone designated resources needed to life, property Dept of Agriculture staff. Dept of execute the Agriculture staff will review, and foregoing respond quickly to, the request measures.
1. List the authority to be delegated. 2. Designate whether the authority is “emergency” or “administrative.” 3. List the position which has this authority during normal agency operations. 4. List the conditions that would trigger a delegation of the authority. 5. List the position or positions that will receive the authority if it must be delegated. 6. Indicate any rules that may exist for the delegation of authority. 7. Outline procedures for the delegation, including notifying relevant staff of the transfer of power. 8. Indicate any limitations on the duration, extent, and scope of the delegation. 1. Authority (Function) 2. Type? 3. Position Holding Authority 4. Triggering Conditions 5. Position(s) Receiving Authority 6. Rules 7. Procedures 8. Limitations To independently examine, capture, tranquilize, transport, detain, treat, vaccinate, neutralize, and/or destroy animals that are a threat to health, life, or property, and to acquire the resources needed to execute the foregoing measures. Emergency Agency Director Individual with higher authority not available; a significant animal health threat; danger of contraction/spread of disease among animals and animal products posing threat to health, life, property Agency Deputy Director and/or Deputy Director’s Designee(s) Individual possessing higher authority within the agency is not available Acting Director of SAHA or that individual’s designee submits a written statement to the State Department of Agriculture within 30 days describing the measures, the location and extent of their execution, and the nature of the precipitating threat; complete and send to State Dept of Agriculture Section 1 of Emergency Measures Form; if this is impractical, SAHA agents and staff may initially email/phone designated Dept of Agriculture staff. Dept of Agriculture staff will review, and respond quickly to, the request Measures are executed in locations affected by a significant animal health threat concerning the danger is that of contraction or spread of contagious disease among animals, agricultural products, and/or humans, which in turn poses a threat to health, life, or property measures are temporary in nature, and necessary to preserve animal heath