Policy Text
A. POLICY
Officers of the El Portal Police Department are not expected to expose themselves or
others to unnecessary and unreasonable risk of serious injury by attack from a vicious or
dangerous animal. It is the policy of the El Portal Police Department that when officers
are engaged in the performance of their duty, and are confronted by a vicious or
dangerous animal, deadly force may be used as a last resort when officers have
reasonable belief that deadly force action is required.