WVPCA K-9 EXPLOSIVES CERTIFICATION STANDARDS

K-9 EXPLOSIVE CERTIFICATION

STANDARDS

Section 1: TYPES OF EXPLOSIVES TO BE USED FOR CERTIFICATION

INCLUDES WHATEVER EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL THE CANINE IS TRAINED TO DETECT.

SECTION 2: ALERTS

EACH HANDLER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTIFYING THE EXAMINER OF HIS CANINE’S TYPE OF ALERT.

SECTION 3: TIME LIMIT

IT WILL BE THE EXAMINER’S DECISION AS TO WHEN THE SEARCH SHALL BE TERMINATED.

SECTION 4:

I: INTERIOR BUILDING

The building search shall be interior in nature and shall be realistic to a search setting. If more than one explosive odor is being used, areas shall be at least 25 feet apart.

II: EXTERIOR VEHICLE

The vehicle search shall be exterior in nature with one hide per vehicle, one blank vehicle but they shall be at least 25 feet apart.

III: PARCELS

For this exercise envelopes, boxes, luggage, packages, etc. shall be placed in a row at least 5 feet apart. One hide per exercise shall be used.

IV: Each of the three exercises shall be at least once during the

Certification. Any and all of the exercises may be repeated as necessary on each odor.

V: If a female is in season and attempting to certify, she shall

Work last after all other teams have completed their exercises.

VI: FAILURE OF CERTIFICATION

There will be a thirty (30) day waiting period to attempt to again.

VII: RULING OF CERTIFYING OFFICIALS

All rulings of the certifying officials are final.

VIII: FEES FOR CERTIFICATION

The fee for certification is twenty-five ($25.00) dollars for each single purpose team attempting to certify, thirty-five ($35.00) for each dual purpose team attempting to certify.