SECTION 390:30-1-5. Standards for certification

(a)   Testing for certification of CDS detector canine teams shall be conducted by qualified persons of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (OBNDD), and/or their designees, who have successfully completed an appropriate course of instruction, or who are currently certified in the training and handling of CDS Detector Dogs by the United State Custom Service.

(b)   CLEET shall publish specific standards and guidelines governing the training and certification of canine teams. The standards and guidelines shall have the same effect as the rules published herein. Certification trials and testing criteria shall be consistent with the CLEET standards developed for the certification of CDS detector dogs.

(c)   CDS detector canine teams shall be certified only in the detection of controlled dangerous substances for which the dog passes the certification test.

(d)   CLEET relies on the test reports of OBNDD or their designee conducting the test for the purpose of determining whether the canine team passed the certification test.

(e)   No CLEET employee may participate in the training or testing of any canine team.

[Source: Amended at 12 Ok Reg 2817, eff 7-13-95; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1198, eff 5-27-99; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2442, eff 7-1-04; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2561, eff 7-11-09; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1739, eff 6-25-11; Amended at 32 Ok Reg 2025, eff 9-11-15]