Full Membership to this Association shall be open to any active full-time paid law enforcement officer, whether 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 canine handlers, trainers, or administrators. 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.
Please note that regional elected officials must approve memberships for their respective regions.
IF YOU WERE A MEMBER LAST YEAR, DO NOT JOIN HERE. TO RENEW, CONTACT SECRETARY RUOPP AND SHE WILL SEND YOU THE RENEWAL LINKS. NEXT YEAR, THAT PROCESS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DONE. EMAIL: [email protected]
To join as a new member, just click on the link above. RENEWAL members will receive an invoice that will link them to the payment area and you can also log in and renew from your profile. Your profile area will take the place of the old "application". It is very important that you update your profile! Any questions on this, contact the Executive Director or the National Secretary. Everyone who was a member last year will already have their profile information dumped in from the old system.
Clicking on this link as a new member will offer you the opportunity to pay directly online, or print out an invoice to submit to your agency.
Which membership is right for me?
New - Those who have never been a member of the USPCA and are an active full-time law enforcement officer (Federal, State, County or Municipal) who is a canine handler, decoy, trainer or administrator.
Renewal - Renewal of membership which runs January 1st through December 31st.
Associate - An association membership may be held under the following conditions:
A person who trains canines for an established law enforcement agency.
A retired full-time paid law enforcement officer, whether Federal, State, County, or Municipal, who was a canine handler, trainer or administrator, pending approval of regionally elected officers. This shall include members of the military police that may be retired canine handlers, trainers or administrators.
Associate membership must have the approval of Regional Elected Officers.
Associate membership shall have voting privileges, but cannot hold regional or National Office.
Special - Detector Dog Handlers whose work is done primarily for Law Enforcement, but are not employed by a Law Enforcement Agency full time. Those who fall into this category may be granted Special membership to the USPCA with sponsorship in writing from a LEA who they have worked for as well as approval from the Region Board in which they reside.
Dual - Members who wish to belong to another USPCA region in addition to their primary demographic region.
Life - Complimentary membership for those who have served over 30 years.
Provisions are provided in the By-Laws for the establishment of Regions (25 Members) and also for local Districts (10 Members). These regions and districts are rapidly being formed throughout the United States.
