Utah Admin. Code R728-508-4 - Purpose
This rule provides minimum standards for training, certifying, and recertifying patrol and SWAT police service canine teams.
(1) Each police service canine
team shall be initially certified and annually recertified by POST or a
qualifying canine certifying entity.
(2) It is not the intent nor legal purpose of
these minimum standards to be exhaustive on this subject.
Notes
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(1) A police service canine candidate seeking to become certified shall successfully demonstrate the following behaviors during a certification test administered by POST or a qualifying canine certifying entity:
(a) yard-to-yard search for subjects, on-leash and off-leash;
(b) building search for subjects, on-leash and off-leash, to ensure barking indication at doors or inaccessible hiding spots;
(c) open area search for subjects, on-leash and off-leash;
(d) open area pursuit and capture in which a subject refuses to surrender and physically engages with the canine followed by release after receiving a verbal release command at the earliest reasonable opportunity;
(e) open area pursuit and capture of a subject who surrenders prior to physical contact by the pursuing canine by use of a verbal command, such that the surrendering subject is not injured;
(f) wind scenting or scouting, on-leash and off-leash, exhibited by a non-barking indication;
(g) release of a subject after receiving a verbal release command at the earliest reasonable opportunity during any type of physical engagement, with a maximum of three commands to obey; and
(h) gun-sure, or remaining on task during gunfire, to ensure a neutral response to handler gunfire, backup officer gunfire, or suspect gunfire.
(2) It is recommended that a police service canine candidate demonstrate the following behaviors during a certification test administered by POST or any qualifying canine certifying entity:
(a) tracking to include footstep-to-footstep, street-tracking, or trailing; and
(b) evidence search, on-leash and off-leash, to ensure non-contaminating evidence indication.