Military Police Military Working Dog Program

1 UNCLASSIFIED Army Regulation 190 12 Military Police Military Working Dog Program Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 23 October 2019 SUMMARY of CHANGE AR 190 12 Military Working Dog Program This administrative revision, dated 2 December 2019 -- o Corrects formatting and grammatical errors (paras 2 2b(2) and 5 4). This major revision, dated 23 October 2019 -- o Updates the organizational structure (para 2 1). o Updates the qualifications and responsibilities for Military Working dog Program managers, kennel masters, plans noncommissioned officers, and Military Working dog handlers (para 2 2).

2 O Adds the Military Working Dog equipment sets (para 3 1). o Adds the Law Enforcement Vehicle Allocation Methodology (para 3 3). o Adds Military Working Dog budget requirements (para 4 5). o Updates Military Working Dog authorizations and requisitions (para 4 6). o Adds the Field Evaluation Questionnaire requirement (para 4 8) o Updates the Military Working Dog adoption process (para 4 11) o Updates the Military Working Dog safety procedures, which includes the use of the muzzle and bite reporting (para 4 12). o Adds the passport requirement for all explosive detector dog handlers (para 4 13).

3 O Updates the movement of Military Working Dogs (para 4 14) o Adds the standard operating procedures requirement (para 4 15) o Adds the key control requirements (para 4 16) o Updates the Military Working Dog sustainment training requirement (para 5 2). o Authorizes the use of the Electronic Training Collar (para 5 4). o Adds the standardization of the Military Working dog certification process (chap 6). o Adds the requirement and defines the Certification Authority mentorship Program (para 6 1). o Updates the utilization of Military Working dogs (chap 7).

4 O Updates the veterinary information (chap 8). o Updates the kennel security requirements (app B-1). *This regulation supersedes AR 190-12, dated 11 March 2013 and DA Pam 190-12, dated 30 September 1993. AR 190 12 23 October 2019 UNCLASSIFIED i Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC *Army Regulation 190 12 23 October 2019 Effective 23 November 2019 Military Police Military Working Dog Program History. This publication is an adminis-trative revision. The portions affected by this administrative revision are listed in the summary of change.

5 Summary. This regulation covers the management, operational utilization, train-ing, and command and control of Army Military Working Dogs. This revision adds the standardization of the certification pro-cess, requirement for personnel to possess official passports, equipment sets and budget requirements. Applicability. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated. It also applies to the De-partment of the Army Civilian Police and contracted personnel supporting domestic or overseas contingency operations in sup-port of the United States Army - under Fed-eral jurisdiction - with the exception of im-port requirements.

6 Army Military Working Dogs are not subject to State or host nation law. It applies to all Army personnel who are involved in the care, training, and em-ployment of Military Working Dogs. Por-tions of this regulation that prescribe spe-cific conduct are punitive, and violations of these provisions may subject offenders to punitive action under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Provost Marshal General. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations.

7 The proponent may delegate this approval au-thority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activ-ities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activ-ity s senior legal officer. All waiver re-quests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher head-quarters to the policy proponent.

8 Refer to AR 25 30 for specific guidance. Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provi-sions in accordance with AR 11 2 and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix C). Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of com-mand and local forms are prohibited with-out prior approval from the Provost Mar-shal General (DAPM MPO), 2800 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310 2800. Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA form 2028 (Recom-mended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to the Provost Marshal General (DAPM MPO LE), 2800 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310 2800.

9 Distribution. This regulation is available in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the Army Reserve. Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number) Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Purpose 1 1, page 1 References 1 2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1 Responsibilities 1 4, page 1 Records management (recordkeeping) requirements 1 5, page 3 Chapter 2 Military Police Detachments, page 3 Organizational structure 2 1, page 3 Military Working dog personnel qualifications and responsibilities 2 2, page 4 Contents Continued ii AR 190 12 23 October 2019 Chapter 3 Military Working Dog Equipment, page 7 Military Working dog equipment sets 3 1, page 7 Military Working dog shipping crates 3 2, page 7 Law enforcement vehicle allocation methodology 3 3, page 7 Chapter 4 Management and Administrative, page 8 Inspections 4 1.

10 Page 8 Monthly Military Working dog status report 4 2, page 8 Working dog management system 4 3, page 8 Military Working dog training records / probable cause binders 4 4, page 9 Budget 4 5, page 9 Military Working dog authorizations and requisitions 4 6, page 10 Accountability of Military Working dogs 4 7, page 10 Field evaluation questionnaire 4 8, page 11 Military Working dog dispositions 4 9, page 11 Excess Military Working dogs 4 10, page 11 Military Working dog adoptions 4 11, page 11 Military Working dog safety procedures 4 12, page 12 Passports 4 13, page 13 Movement of Military Working dog 4 14, page 13 Standard operating procedures 4 15, page 14 Key control 4 16, page 14 Chapter 5 Military Working Dog Training, page 14 Military Working dog initial training and transition evaluation 5 1, page 14 Military Working dog sustainment training 5 2, page 15 Military Working dog gunfire training 5 3, page 16 Electronic training collar 5 4, page 16 Military Working dog validations 5 5.