17-2938 K9 Unit Mutual Aid Agreement btwn City/County

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D. The Canine Supervisor or Shift Commander shall evaluate the request and approve as appropriate. E. An agency with canines will utilize their own on -duty canine teams first, before calling for an outside agency's canine team assistance unless a specific canine's ability is needed. F. Once on the scene of an incident, the canine handler will report to the incident commander of the member agency with primary jurisdiction. G. Subject to consultation with the incident commander from the requesting agency, the deployment and use of his/her canine will be at the discretion of the canine handler. The handler will follow his/her agency's own policy on the use of the canine within their own jurisdiction. If the handler is providing canine assistance outside of his or her own jurisdiction the deployment and use of his/her canine shall be in accord with the following guidelines: a. Canine teams will request an assisting Deputy/Officer to accompany them during searches. Tracking only canine teams will have a cover and contact team during all felony tracking deployments. Canines will not be used for deployment in a misdemeanor case. b. In narcotics searches the handler will evaluate if the use of the canine search is within current legal guidelines. The Canine Deputy/Officer will also ensure the area is safe before deploying the canine. c. Passive Alert Specialty Search Canine Teams must first get approval from their own agency immediate supervisor, or the Canine Unit Supervisor for their own agency, before their canine is used to search a person. d. If a suspicious package is involved, contact will be made with the Seminole County Sheriff's Office Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team who will determine the need to deploy an explosive detecting canine team. e. In searches involving a search for victims or missing persons, Passive Tracking Teams will be used and will be conducted on a lead. Only in exigent circumstances may a full service dog be used and then, only after consultation with the canine handler and if used must be conducted on lead. f. Usage of a Canine Team for crowd control shall require prior supervisory approval from the handler's primary jurisdiction as dictated by the circumstances. City/County K-9 Unit Mutual Aid Agreement — January 2017 Cities of Altamonte Springs, Apopka, Casselberry, Lake Mary, Longwood, Maitland, Oviedo, Sanford, Winter Park, Winter Springs, Sanford Airport Authority, the University of Central Florida Police and the Seminole County Sheriff's Office