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Animals are impacted by the same disasters and emergencies as humans. You, as a licensed animal boarding facility in Georgia, play an important role in promoting and aiding preparedness efforts, to limit the impact of disasters on both animals and people.  \nBecause of the critical role your establishment plays in planning for emergency evacuation, it is important to have a plan in place for your staff, volunteers, and animals that not only involves your establishment but can also be understood by those in the community on both a local and state level.  \nGeorgia Requirements:  \nThe State of Georgia issued a new Animal Protection Act rule, effective June 1, 2019. This rule requires every licensed facility to have a Plan of Action. The requirement states “all licensed facilities must develop and maintain a plan of action, accounting for the evacuation of animals in the event that said facility determines that evacuation is necessary for any reason, including, but not limited to, emergencies, natural disasters, or manmade disasters.”  \nThe Plan of Action must also include provisions for the distribution and homing of animals in the event the licensee becomes unable to tend to the needs of the animals or the license were to become revoked, surrendered, or otherwise canceled for any reason.  \nThe Plan of Action must be kept on-site at the licensed premise and be made available for inspection by the Georgia Department of Agriculture upon request.  \nPlan of Action Template:  \nUse the following page(s) for your facility, to outline potential contacts and needed emergency support information that may be necessary to utilize during an emergency event. The GDA encourages you to review and update the plan at least once a year, and to have an up-to-date Plan of Action on file in your facility at all times.  \nAdditional Resources:  \nThese resources may also assist you in building your plan and/or provide additional considerations that are applicable to your facility.  \nReady Gov site--[https://www.ready.gov/business](https://www.ready.gov/business)  \nDHS Prepare Your Business For An Emergency--[https://www.dhs.gov/how-do-i/prepare-my-business](https://www.dhs.gov/how-do-i/prepare-my-business)emergency  \nIf you have questions about building your plan, please reach out to the GDA (either directly to your inspector, or to leadership in the Animal Industry program): 404-656-4914. Learn more: [http://agr.georgia.gov/companion-animal](http://agr.georgia.gov/companion-animal)equine-division.aspx.  \nPLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING 4 FILLABLE DOCUMENT INSTRUCTIONS:  \n[1] The blank area where you see the symbols on the word document is the fillable area.  \n[2] After the word document is filled in it must be saved as a PDF document for the symbols & brackets to disappear and prevent the document from being altered. The information you have entered on the word document will remain on the PDF document.  \n[3] You can print out the word document and the symbols & brackets will disappear.  \n[4] The PDF document is also fillable with the correct version of Adobe Acrobat. There are no symbols & brackets on the PDF document. 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