SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1758
91ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES JOLLY, MONACO, HOSMER,
BRITT AND HARDING (Co-sponsors).
Read 1st time January 31, 2002, and 1000 copies ordered printed.
TED WEDEL, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 590, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to canine certification and training.
Section A. Chapter 590, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 590.045, to read as follows:
590.045. 1. This section shall be known as "The Arner Law" in honor of Sergeant Scott Arner.
2. Any canine acquired by a law enforcement agency after July 1, 2003, shall be trained and certified along with its handler before it is used in law enforcement activities.
3. The director may establish by rule the hours and types of canine-handler training required for certification, may provide for periodic recertification of canine-handler teams and may accept training and certification provided by recognized state and national police canine associations. Applications for certification of canine-handler teams shall be made on forms prepared by the director and shall be accompanied by an application fee. The fee shall be set by rule in an amount that does not substantially exceed the cost of administration of certification. Moneys so received shall be transmitted to the director of revenue for deposit in the general revenue fund. Certification for a canine-handler team shall be valid only for that team.
4. Any canine-handler teams certified pursuant to subsection 3 of this section shall be trained in the following areas:
(1) Aggression control;
(2) Bomb detection; and
(3) Narcotics detection.
5. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it
has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo.
Missouri House of Representatives