Full Title Name:  South Carolina, ANNEX 17 - AGRICULTURE & ANIMALS

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Country of Origin:  United States Citation:  Annex 17/ESF 17 Last Checked:  April, 2025
Summary: The South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) is the state agency with the responsibility for the development, coordination, and maintenance of the South Carolina Emergency Operations Plan, Hurricane Plan, Earthquake Plan, Terrorism Plan and other selected plans. Annex 17 and the Emergency Animal Sheltering Annex are the main documents covering animals in disaster situations for the state.
Documents:  PDF icon SC Emergency Animal Sheltering Annex 2018.pdf (1.12 MB) PDF icon SC ESF-17 Agriculture and Animals (2024).pdf (146.21 KB)

The SCEMD plans can be found on its website at https://www.scemd.org/em-professionals/plans/emergency-operations-plan/. There is a link to Annex 17 on Animal and Agriculture Emergency Response and the Emergency Animal Sheltering Annex.

II. PURPOSE

Coordinate resources and actions needed to protect agriculture and animal health and safety, and protect public health and safety related to agriculture, animals, and food/feed supply chains.

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Emergency Response and the Emergency Animal Sheltering Annex

This Annex contains resources targeted at disaster planners at local, regional and state levels who are seeking guidance to increase emergency animal sheltering capabilities in jurisdictions across SC. It was produced collaboratively by Clemson University Livestock Poultry Health (CULPH or LPH), planning and emergency management specialists from Dewberry Engineers, Inc., the US Corps of Engineers, and SC Emergency Management Division (SCEMD).

 

 
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