Each Station/Unit shall maintain a file of sentry dog companies located within their policing area. A sentry dog company is any agency or person who agrees to furnish trained sentry, attack, narcotic or explosive detection dogs for hire.
The information concerning the company shall be typed on a 3x5 card, maintained in alphabetical order and shall contain:
Sentry dog companies are required to furnish the location and duration of assignment of each dog assigned in the jurisdiction of a Sheriff's Station/Unit. This information will be furnished not more than 15 days prior to a dog being assigned.
Each Station/Unit shall also maintain a "location card" for each business at which a sentry dog has been assigned by a sentry dog company to a location within the Station's/Unit’s area. This location card shall contain the following information:
All dogs assigned by such companies are required to wear an identification tag in addition to any other tag required by law. The identification tag will show the following information:
The types of dogs covered under this procedure are as follows: