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Department of Public Safety (South Dakota Codified Laws: Title 1 - State Affairs and Government; Chapter 1-51)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
South Dakota
Document type
Legislation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., General
Keyword
Hazards Governance Early warning system Risk assessment/management Public health Institution Procedural matters
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This chapter of the South Dakota Codified Laws provides for emergency management. Specifically, it states that, in order to ensure that preparation of this state will be adequate to deal with an emergency or disaster, and to provide for the common defense and to protect the public peace, health, and safety and to preserve the lives and property of the people of the state, it is hereby found and declared to be necessary: (1) to create a Division of Emergency Management, and to authorize the creation of local organizations for emergency management in the political subdivisions of the state; (2) to confer upon the Governor, the secretary and upon the executive heads or governing bodies of the political subdivision of the state the emergency powers provided by this chapter; (3) to provide for the rendering of mutual aid among the political subdivisions of the state and with other states and to cooperate with the federal government for the carrying out of emergency management functions; and (4) to cooperate with each association, authority, board, commission, committee, council, department, division, office officer, task force, or other agent of the state vested with the authority to exercise any portion of the state's sovereignty. This subdivision does not include the legislative or judicial branch of the state, of its units of local government, or of Indian tribes.

Full text
English
Website
sdlegislature.gov

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Declaration of State of Emergency – COVID-19 (Executive Order 2020-04 of Governor of South Dakota)

Legislation | United States of America | 2020

Keyword: Public health, Hazards, Risk assessment/management, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX