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Canine Training
The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) has recognized a need to create a set of uniform guidelines and standards to apply to the various canine team disciplines working within the State of Nevada. An on-going working group, which is divided into four regions and is composed of professionals possessing expertise in this area, has been formed. The goal of this group is to develop best practices and training guidelines for Police Service Dog (PSD) and Search and Rescue Dog (SAR) teams within the state of Nevada. The following documents and links are provided in an effort to present the most current information available on this important subject.
K-9 Documents
A document outlining a set of standards for all K-9 team disciplines working within the State of Nevada
A document listing the working group regions and the most recent representative members of each region.
A document listing the most recent known agencies that use K-9 resources.
Mistreatment of police animal and interference with duties of police animal or handler unlawful; penalties; exception.
A document listing the POST Certified K-9 Evaluators
Court Decisions
Case Decision: US District Court for the District of Utah
US v. MEDINA case No. 2:13-CR-140 TS
Case Decision: US Supreme Court case No. 11-187
FLORIDA, PETITIONER v. CLAYTON HARRIS
Case Decision: US Supreme Court case No. 13-9972
Rodriguez v. United States
Canine - Law Enforcement Use-of-Force Cases
A document containing court cases pertaining to canine teams and use-of-force