BLE Week 6 Flashcards by Wes Douglas

What must be (legally) provided to animals

1 - Food
2 - Water
3 - Clean Shelter
4 - Space - check local ordinances  
5 - Exercise
6 - Veterinary Care
7 - Care, Treatment, Transportation

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Any Person Who: Tortures, ill-treats, abandons, willfully inflicts inhumane injury or pain, or kills any animal, whether belonging to himself or another

Is guilty of Cruelty to Animals

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Any Person Who: Deprives any animal of necessary food, drink or shelter or emergency treatment

Is guilty of Cruelty to Animals

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Causes of permits abuse of an animal is also______

Is guilty of Cruelty to Animals

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A canine which has bitten, attacked, or inflicted injury on a person, or
Attacked or killed another dog or cat is a….

DANGEROUS DOG

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A canine which has Killed a person

Inflicted serious injury to a person would be considered a ……

VICIOUS DOG

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Any officer with reason to believe that a animal is a dangerous/vicious dog, shall apply to a __________ for a _________ requiring the dog’s owner to appear in court

magistrate

summons

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In regards to a dangerous/vicious dog: after an officer applies for a summons for the dog’s owner he must then______

Notify the ACO who shall confine the animal or allow the owner to confine it

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In regards to dangerous/vicious dog: after the summons is applied for and the ACO officer has confined the animal…….if the dog is found to be dangerous - the owner must ________ the dog with the Commonwealth
If the dog is found to the vicious - the animal______ be _________

SHALL be euthanized

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DOG FIGHTING:

Promote, engage or wager on the outcome of a dog fight is punishable as _______

class 6 felony

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DOG FIGHTING:

Anyone who just attends a dog fight is punishable as _________

Class 1 Misdemeanor

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Cock Fights usually result in _____

death of one to both roosters

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Venues for Animal Fighting

Rural / secluded areas

Barn’s / buildings / warehouses

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COMMON ACTS ASSOCIATED WITH ANIMAL FIGHTING ________

Animal cruelty
Gambling
Drug offenses
Unlawful transportation of animals

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equipment and weapons for fending off dogs

Hands, OC spray, Baton, snare, CO2 fire extinguisher, snare

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Are firearms allowed for routine euthanasia?

NO - only in emergencies

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Proper target area for a dog or other animal?

Brain Shot

Chest Shot

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Advantages of a brain shot?

quick, little struggling, and usually accepted by the public

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Disadvantages of a brain shot?

Small target, often moving, head may be hidden, bullet may exit the head in smaller animals

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Advantages of a Chest Shot?

larger target / less random movement
preserves the brain for rabies examination
better for longer distances

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Disadvantages of a Chest Shot?

animal may not drop as quickly as desired
animal may thrash when down
bullet may be deflected by the ribs of large animals

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When handling animals that are not an immediate threat what are some things you should do?

Follow your departmental SOP
Notify ACO
Secure Scene
Get suspect and victim information (for ACO)
get description of animal and location last scene
may have to handle call without an ACO
know what to do

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In Handling a High Threat Animal Call you should do the following:

take control
keep people back
dog bite
locate the dog
Either secure or keep eye on dog until ACO arrives
get any and all information

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If a dog or animal is attacking a person you may not shoot the animal. True or False?

False - you may have to shoot it

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If you do have to shoot an animal that is attacking a person you may need to use your ________ to get the animal away from the victim.

OC Spray

Do not shoot a dog just because it is growling at you? true or false?

true

Make sure a dog is an _________ ________ before destroying it.

Immediate threat

each animal control officer shall interfere to prevent any act of cruelty in his presence. True or False?

TRUE

Interfering with a LE officer when dealing with an animal is a __________ offense

punishable

upon a natural death of a companion animal the body must be _____________

Disposed of properly

A dog who has attacked or seriously injured a person is what?

Vicious

What weapon should be used to terminate the life of a severely injured animal?

Firearm

An animal which poses a threat to the public which is acting aggressive should be controlled by the first officer on scene.

True

The illegal staging of animal fights would most likely be held in?

A barn located in a rural area

What type of criminal activity is commonly associated with animal fighting?

Animal cruelty

Victims compensation act allows a crime victim to be paid for?

Funeral expenses, unpaid medical expenses, loss of earnings

Interviewing victims or witnesses is a role of the victim witness program. TRUE or FALSE

FALSE

After a warrant has been obtained by a crime victim and served by police, what happens?

The person has to testify in court

In order to qualify for compensation under the victims compensation act, the individual has to show that?

The individual didn’t contribute to the crime in any way

What is the motor vehicle code section?

46.2

Requirements for legal traffic checking details?

Site must be chose by a supervisor Has to be recorded Have to have a policy guideline conducting the detail

What does VIN stand for?

Vehicle identification number

VIN has how many characters

Where is a VIN located

Engine block, dash, firewall

according to vehicle code 46.2-1063 how much suspension is authorized?

14 – 22 inches

minimum tread depth that is authorized (46.2-1043)

2/32 - penny test

While on patrol, you observe a truck with only one taillight and the state inspection sticker is also expired, what is the course of action?

Stop the driver and issue a summons for inspection and defective equipment

To enforce Virginia motor vehicle code an officer must?

Be in uniform displaying badge

Patrolling a primary highway with a 55mph speed and you pace the vehicle for 7/10 of a mile doing 73, what is the offense?

Speeding (pacing)

Observe a dump truck run through an intersection while facing a red light, what is the charge?

Disregard of a red light

what is the legal term for the violation of running a red light?

Disregard of a red light

When is speeding reckless?

20 mph over or 80 mph

Monitoring traffic on a public highway when you notice a child standing up in the front seat of a vehicle, what is the charge?

Failure to use child safety restraints

School bus is stopped with red lights flashing, a vehicle passes, what is the charge?

Reckless driving

Cold morning, it has been sleeting, someone is speeding, what is the charge?

Driving too fast for the conditions, form of reckless driving

Driving too fast for the conditions is a form of __________

reckless driving

Officer conducts a traffic stop in which the driver has been labeled a habitual offender, what is the charge?

Driving after having been declared a habitual offender

Stop someone who is not wearing a seat belt, what is charge?

Failure to wear a seatbelt

Stop a vehicle with plates registered to another vehicle, what is the charge?

Improper registration

Investigating a crash in which one driver doesn’t have limited liability insurance, what is the charge?

Driving an uninsured vehicle

What code section gives ability to enforce motor vehicle laws?

46.2-102

Stop a vehicle and run their information which comes back not found, what is the charge?

Driving without a license

Passing on a curve is considered......

reckless

Pass a vehicle with expired tags that have been expired 30 days, what is charge?

Expired state registration

Child under 4 who is riding in a vehicle unrestrained is good enough for probable cause?

YES

You observe a motor vehicle causing the rear vehicles to lose traction, what is the charge?

Reckless driving

Driver enters a sidestreet and pulls onto a main road in front of another vehicle without stopping, what is the charge?

Failure to yield right of way, reckless driving

Not having a front plate is ........

failure to display license plate.

Hidden VIN can be located by who?

NICB agent

An NICB agent can assist you in finding the hidden vehicle VIN? True or False?

True

Where can a VIN be found?

Driver side dash