Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 26, June 29, 2024
Section 2 - Maintenance training and evaluation(a)Training. Every police canine unit shall accomplish 16 hours of monthly maintenance training that includes the following: (2) Review specialty skills.(3) Review use of force decision-making by the handler.(b)Attendance.(1) A police canine unit that is unable to complete monthly training shall document the reasons and will be required to make up the missed training at the next available opportunity.(2) A police canine unit that fails to accomplish monthly training for 2 consecutive months will be required to be evaluated in accordance with subsection (c) before being permitted to conduct police operations.(c)Evaluation/approval. At least once per calendar year, each police canine unit must be evaluated and approved by a police canine trainer as specified in § 1(a) (relating to basic training).(d)Evaluation/probation. A police canine unit that fails an evaluation may continue to conduct police operations for a period not to exceed 60 days, during which the canine unit must be re-evaluated and approved.(e)Removal from service. A police canine unit not meeting evaluation and approval standards within 60 days will be removed from service until the police canine unit is successfully evaluated and approved.Adopted by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 53, No. 32. August 12, 2023, effective 8/12/2023