The Certification Official(s), local availability, and departmental standards

shall regulate the amount of explosives used in the Detector Dogs Skills Test. At no time will "Pseudo Explosive" scents be used in a Certification Skills Test and/or LETS Training.

The Skills Tests shall be in such a manner as to allow the Canine Team(s) an opportunity to demonstrate the required skills, in varying environments. Searches shall be made as "real time" as possible, including as many types of search environments as are available.

In situations where multiple teams are attempting certification, all teams will be provided the opportunity to work the same scenarios, in the same location, using the same (type and number) of testing aids. Each team will be allowed the same amount of time for each test scenario.

Certification will expire twelve (12) months after completion of Skills Test. This expiration may be extended, (on a case by case basis), provided that a certification skills test is not made available by L.E.T.S. within the twelve (12) month period covered by the certification. If the re-certification test is conducted within the time frame required by this section, only 5 finds of each explosive substance will be required to be located by the "re-certifying" team. All other tests for safety, and proper handling methods shall be required, and performed.

An additional Certification Fee will be required each time a Skills Test is conducted.

It shall be noted that all situations concerning LETS Certification Skills Test can not be covered in this policy, due to the many locations and testing environments that are involved. However, the Certification Officials appointed by the Board of Regents are highly experienced in conducting such tests. The purpose of the Certification Skills Test is to determine the reliability of the canine team in locating explosives, in the safest possible manner, and how to react to locating such explosives.