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GUIDELINES TO CONDUCT NARCOTICS TEST
Cocaine, charas, opium, morphine, LSD, brown sugar, heroin or similar type, psychotropic drugs will be used for test. Minimum quantity of the narcotic 100 grams. (a) Obedience Test This includes heel free sit up and come. Dog to walk on left side of handler. Heel free consisting of left about and right about turns, fast, medium and slow walks to be done. Dog lagging behind or moving in front to be penalized 5 points. Dog will sit at every command of halt. One word of command for each work will be given for sit, up and come. Every extra command or signal of handler to be penalized 5 points. (b) Refusing Food from Strangers This exercise may be done at any time during the course of test. Raw meat, liver, biscuit or anything that could tempt the dog to be tried. Water in a bowl may also be used. (c) Building Search Area 2-3 roomed house. Two articles will be hidden. The articles hidden should not be at a place beyond the reach of dogs. In case the articles are to be hidden at a height, it should not be placed beyond a height of 5 feet. It is preferable that the room to be searched has things which are normally kept in a house or office in daily life. Maximum search time will be 10 minutes per room. (d) Vehicle Search Buses, trucks, tractors, light vehicles and two wheelers can be used to hide the articles. In case of bus and truck, a single vehicle is to be kept for searching. If two-wheeler vehicles are used, at least five two-wheelers should be used. First the dog will search the outer side of the vehicle, and after ensuring that nothing is hidden outside, the dog will enter into the vehicle and search inside. Maximum search time will be 15 minutes for heavy vehicle, ten minutes for light vehicle and 5 minutes for two wheeler. (e) Luggage Search Luggage used can be suitcases, bedding, handbags, cartons and similar items. A maximum of 10 such items can be used as luggage. However, the article can only be hidden only in two items. Maximum search time will be 10 minutes. (f) Ground search (a) Area to be searched is 3D' x 30'. (b) Only two packets containing articles will be used. These will be buried at a minimum 3 Inches Depth and maximum 6 Inches Depth. Area to be searched will be marked by red flags and shown to the handler. The handler will fix the harness, stand at the place near the ground indicated by the judge. After getting orders from the Judge he will order his dog, 'Go find'. After locating the item the dog will indicate it by sitting or barking or pawing or mouthing. Maximum search time will be 15 minutes. (g) Human Body Search At least 10 persons are to be used for this exercise. Out of these persons, articles will be given to one person only. They will stand in any formation at a distance of three feet apart and on getting 'Go' signal from the judge, the dog will sniff the persons one by one and indicate the article by sitting or barking or mouthing or pawing possessed by the person. Maximum search time will be 10 minutes. NOTES FOR JUDGES FOR NARCOTICS TEST 1. Dog should, willingly go ahead of his handler on word of command 'Go' 2. On detection of narcotics, the dog should indicate it by sitting or barking or mouthing or pawing. 3. Wrong indication of the articles will be penalized by deducting 10 points. 4. Articles will be hidden at least one hour before the commencement of search in each case to ensure availability of scent in its surrounding areas. 5. Any effort on the part of the handler to lead the dog to the place of hiding of the articles will be negatively marked, by imposing a penalty of 05 marks. 6. The Judge will also take into consideration the attitude of handler while awarding marks. The following actions of the handler will in particular be noticed and marks awaited for each e.g. attitude of handler of making use of the wind directions by the handler exerting influence if the movement of the dog and action to control the dog. 7. In case of vehicles, if the handler goes inside the vehicle without clearing it from outside, the act is to be negatively marked and 5 marks deducted 8. If articles are to be changed for the next exhibitor, ground, vehicle, room should also be changed, because where earlier items were hidden, traces of scent will remain and the dog will indicate them. 9. In case of man search, the persons hiding the article should be changed preferably but the fresh man should have had the article in his possession atleast one hour in advance. It is advisable to keep atleast 5 persons ready with articles before starting the test, so that they can be changed easily.
ENTRY FORM FOR DOG SOUAD COMPETITION (THE WORD 'DOG' INCLUDES BOTH SEXES) 1. Name of the State
2.Name & Designation of the Officer-in-charge of the Contingent
3.Name & Designation of the Officer-in-charge of the Dog Squad :
CERTIFIED THAT : 1. No dog below 18 months of age and no bitch in season or over 33 days in whole have been entered in this competition. 2. No dog entered in this competition is totally blind or afflicted with a tendency to produce any hereditary or defective in hearing or, suffering from an infectious or contagious disease. 3. The pedigree papers and registration certificates of the Kennel Clubs of India as at page No._____________ to be given or the country from where the doges) is (are) imported shall be produced before the competition required by the judges. 4. Entry fee in r/o Handlers and others has been paid to the host organising the ___________ All India Police Duty Meet. 5. None of the above dog or do handler has attained 1st , 2nd or 3rd position in the competition during the preceding two Meets.
IGP/DGP
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