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Presenters: Cheever, Hauff, Stanley

Holly Cheever
Humane Society Veterinary Medicine Association

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I will stress the need for meticulous attention to detail in evidence collection and the critical to interpret the evidence to make the suffering intelligible to a lay audience--judge and jury and DA. I would like the atttachment I am including here to be available and would write an additional introductory page expanding on the above.

Doll Stanley
In Defense of Animals

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1. Introduction to Law Enforcement Agencies and Jurisdictions (In Brief)
   1. Municipal:  Police and Code Enforcement
   2. County:  Sheriff’s Department, EOC, County Agent
   3. State:  State Police, State Veterinarian, Ag Dept., AGO, Wildlife Agencies, Health Dept., Department of Human Services, Department of Environmental Quality
   4. Federal:  USDA and others. How to research.
2. Identifying Statutes, Ordinances, Codes, & Regulations
   1. Where to find information
   2. Partnering with experience
3. Discerning Jurisdictions and Engaging Applicable Enforcement 
   1. Identifying case issues applicable to maximize law enforcement involvement.
   2. Maximizing impact while reducing risks of failed mission.
   3. Enlisting witnesses and players while reducing risk of losing control of outcome.
   4. Gaining trust - being part of the team, or having to use persuasion.