Pennsylvania HB1344 amends canine training standards for police officers to include protocols for minimizing opioid exposure and detecting fentanyl.

Pennsylvania HB1344 amends Title 53 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to update canine training standards for police officers. The bill requires the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, in collaboration with the Pennsylvania State Police and municipal police departments, to establish training and certification standards for police canines. These standards include protocols to minimize exposure of canines and their handlers to opioids and opioid derivatives, such as fentanyl.

Pennsylvania HB1344 amends canine training standards for police officers to include protocols for minimizing opioid exposure and detecting fentanyl.

Pennsylvania HB1344 amends Title 53 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to update canine training standards for police officers. The bill requires the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, in collaboration with the Pennsylvania State Police and municipal police departments, to establish training and certification standards for police canines. These standards include protocols to minimize exposure of canines and their handlers to opioids and opioid derivatives, such as fentanyl.