KRS 39F.040: Specialized squad using search dogs -- Requirements -- Organization of

general rescue squad.

(1) One or more persons with search dogs and handlers may constitute a specialized

rescue squad using search dogs, under the terms and conditions as specified in

writing by the director;

(2) Each handler of a dog shall have a vehicle available for the transportation of the dog

and handler to the scene of a search;

(3) Each handler shall meet the training requirements of the statutes and administrative

regulations relating to searching with dogs;

(4) The primary dog utilized in responding to the search shall be certified in accordance

with the statutes and administrative regulations;

(5) Each handler shall have the equipment required by statute or administrative

regulation for searching with dogs; and

(6) No single search dog handler shall engage in general rescue squad activity or

specialized rescue squad activity unless he or she is a member of such an

organization.