§ 3175a - Firearms and guard dog training; instructor licensure - Vermont Statutes

§ 3175a. Firearms and guard dog training; instructor licensure

(a) An applicant for a private detective or security guard license to provide armed services shall demonstrate to the board competence in the safe use of firearms in a firearms training program approved by the board and taught by an instructor currently licensed under this section. Firearms training may include evidence of law enforcement or military training in firearms. An applicant for a license to provide guard dog services shall demonstrate to the board competence in the handling of guard dogs in a guard dog training program approved by the board and taught by an instructor currently licensed under this section.

(b) The board shall license instructors of such training courses and shall adopt rules governing the licensure of instructors and the approval of firearms and guard dog training programs.

(c) The board shall not issue a license as a firearms training program instructor without first obtaining and approving the following:

(1) The application filed in the proper form.

(2) The application fee established in subdivision 3178a(5)(A) of this title.

(3) Evidence that the applicant has obtained the age of majority.

(4) A copy of the applicant's training program.

(5) Proof of certification as an instructor from an instructor's course approved by the board.

(6) A federal background check.

(d) The board shall not issue a license as a guard dog training program instructor without first obtaining and approving the following:

(1) The application filed in the proper form.

(2) The application fee established in subdivision 3178a(5)(A) of this title.

(3) Evidence that the applicant has obtained the age of majority.

(4) A copy of the applicant's training program.

(5) Proof of certification as an instructor from an instructor's course approved by the board.

(6) A federal background check.

(e) Instructors licensed under this section are subject to the same renewal requirements as others licensed under this chapter, and prior to renewal are required to show proof of current instructor licensure and pay the renewal fee established in subdivision 3178a(5)(B) of this title.

(f) Hunter safety instructors shall be exempt from the licensure requirements of this section for the purpose of hunter safety instruction. (Added 1999, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), § 28; amended 2001, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 29, eff. June 27, 2002.)