Membership Information
1.         Full Membership to this association shall be open to any active full time paid law enforcement                  officer, either Federal, State, County or Municipal, who is a canine handler, trainer or                                  administrator, pending approval of regional elected officers. This shall include members of the                  Military Police who may be either canine handlers, trainers, or administrators.
2.        Any full member may continue as such in the event he or she enters military service and later                     returns to canine law enforcement on a full time basis.
3.An association membership may be held in the Association under the following conditions:
                 A.A person who trains canines for an established law enforcement agency.
                 B.A retired full time paid law enforcement officer, either Federal, State, County or                          Municipal, who was a canine handler, trainer or administrator pending approval of regional                        elected officers. This shall include members of the military police that may be retired canine                       handlers, trainers or administrators.
4.Associate membership must have approval of Regional Elected Officers.
5.Associate membership shall have voting privileges but cannot hold regional or National office.                 Provisions are provided in the By-Laws for establishment of Regions (25 members) and also for             local Districts (10 members). These regions and districts are rapidly being formed throughout                 the United States.
                   i.            Death Benefit: $1,000 Death Benefit for a member who is Killed in the Line of Duty
                  ii.            Death Benefit: $500 Death Benefit for a canine who is Killed in the Line of Duty
                 iii.            Annual dues are forty dollars ($40.00) per year.
                 iv.            You will also receive issues of the Canine Courier throughout the year.

Membership runs January 1st to December 31st of each year.  You will be required to fill out a new application every year!

Remember to mail your completed application and check to National USPCA and not Region 14. 
Melinda Ruopp
National Secretary
      1575 Wallace Ave.
Marshalltown, IA  50158