§ 166A-19.77 — North Carolina Forest Service designated as emergency response agency

North Carolina § 166A-19.77

• Jurisdiction: North Carolina
• Ch. 166A: North Carolina Emergency Management Act
• Art. 8: of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes shall not apply to any contracts that an entity otherwise subject to Article 8 may award for apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment, or construction or repair work requiring apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment, where such apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment is either:

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The North Carolina Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is designated an emergency response agency of the State of North Carolina for purposes of the following:
(1) Supporting the North Carolina Forest Service in responding to all-risk incidents.
(2) Receipt of any applicable State or federal funding.
(3) Training of other State and local agencies in emergency management.
(4) Any other emergency response roles for which the North Carolina Forest Service has special training or qualifications. (2005-128, s. 1; 2011-145, ss. 13.25(ww), 19.1(g); 2012-12, s. 1(b); 2013-155, s. 24.)
§ 166A-19.77A. Agricultural Emergency Response Teams authorized.
The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is designated as an emergency response agency for purposes of the following:
(1) Deploying Agricultural Emergency Response Teams, as that term is defined in G.S. 106-1042, to respond to agriculture-related incidents.
(2) Receipt of any applicable State or federal funding.
(3) Training of other State and local agencies in agricultural emergency response.
(4) Any other emergency response roles for which Agricultural Emergency Response Teams have special training or qualifications. (2016-113, s. 2(b).)