R728-508-6. Police Service Canine Handler Certification

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.