Utah Admin. Code R728-508-5 - Police Service Canine Certification
(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.
Notes
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A police service canine handler candidate seeking to become certified shall successfully demonstrate the following behavior, skills, and knowledge during a certification test administered by POST or a qualifying canine certifying entity:
(1) knowledge of foundational state and federal statutes, constitutional law, and essential controlling judicial precedent guiding appropriate deployment of a police service canine;
(2) ability to properly document the police service canine performance behaviors to establish the canine's reliability;
(3) ability to distinguish the diverse proper functions of a police service canine as a locating tool or force option;
(4) the necessity of pre-deployment warnings;
(5) ability to recognize the circumstances in which a police service canine should be recalled or commanded to disengage from a subject;
(6) understanding of technical information that includes canine psychology, emergency canine first aid, daily care and maintenance; and
(7) understanding of patrol canine basic training that includes the ability to execute common scent work training exercises, obedience and agility training exercises, and apprehension training exercises.