132.00.15 Ark. Code R. § 027 - Regulation 1030 Certification of Law Enforcement Canine Certifying Official
(1) In
order to certify Law Enforcement Canines in the State of Arkansas, a person
must be certified by CLEST as a Law Enforcement Canine Certifying
Official.
(2) A person may be
certified as a Dual Purpose Certifying Official or a Single Purpose Certifying
Official.
(a) A Dual Purpose Certification
will be issued to a person who is trained to certify Law Enforcement Canines in
narcotics/explosives and patrol work.
(b) A Single Purpose Certification will be
issued to a person who is trained to certify Law Enforcement Canines in
narcotics/explosives work only.
(c)
A Dual Purpose Certifying Official may certify a Single Purpose Canine, but a
Single Purpose Certifying Official may not certify a Dual Purpose
Canine.
(3) A person
desiring to become a Law Enforcement Canine Certifying Official must submit an
application to the Commission.
(4)
An applicant for Law Enforcement Canine Certifying Official Certification must
be a Certified Law Enforcement or Corrections Officer in the State of
Arkansas.
(5) Applicants who are
certified as Law Enforcement or Corrections Officers must have completed a
CLEST approved Instructor Development Course.
(6) Applicants must have five (5) years of
experience as a Dual or Single Purpose Canine Officer, or be actively serving
as a certifying official with a nationally recognized police canine
organization to qualify as a Certifying Official in that respective
field.
(7) All applicants for Law
Enforcement Canine Certifying Official Certification must attend the eight (8)
hour Certifying Official Course.
(8) All Applicants must conduct the
certification process for each Law Enforcement Canine in accordance Arkansas
Certifications Requirements approved by CLEST.
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