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S.D. Codified Laws § 23-3-35.4

Law enforcement canine team certification--Specialties

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Guerra (2009)

Most recently applied in State v. Britton (August 2009)

Source: SL 2004, ch 158, § 2.

Each law enforcement canine team in the state shall be initially certified and annually recertified in one or more of the following specialties:

(1) The detection of the odors of drugs and controlled substances;

(2) The detection of the odors of explosive materials, explosive devices, and materials which can be used to construct an explosive device;

(3) The detection of odors of any other substance or material which can be used with criminal intent;

(4) Apprehension or search skills including tracking, building suspect search, article recovery, evidence search, and suspect apprehension.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.