14b NCAC 16 .0302          EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR GUARD DOG SERVICE LICENSE

(a)  In addition to the requirements of Section .0200 of this Chapter, applicants for a guard dog service license shall:

(1)           establish two years of verifiable experience as a manager, supervisor, administrator, or dog handler with a contract security company or proprietary security organization performing guard dog functions;

(2)           establish two years of experience as a manager, supervisor, administrator, or dog handler with any federal, state, county, or municipal agency performing guard dog functions; or

(3)           establish a military occupational specialty and two years of experience within the past five years in the U.S. Armed Forces as a manager, supervisor, or administrator or dog handler performing guard dog functions.

(b)  In addition to the requirements of Section .0200 of this Chapter, an applicant for a guard dog service license that is the spouse of an active duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces shall establish to the Board's satisfaction:

(1)           the spouse holds a current license, certification, or registration from another jurisdiction and the other jurisdiction's requirements are substantially equivalent to or exceed the Board's requirements; and

(2)           the spouse has two years of verifiable experience within the past five years as a manager, supervisor, or administrator or dog handler performing guard dog functions.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 74C-5; 74C-8; 93B-15.1;

Eff. June 1, 1984;

Amended Eff. October 1, 2013; February 1, 2009; January 4, 1994;

Transferred and Recodified from 12 NCAC 07D .0302 Eff. July 1, 2015;

Readopted Eff. August 1, 2020;

Amended Eff. September 1, 2024.