The Nevada Department of Public Safety, Canine (K-9) Program is a multi-disciplinary effort to; remove contraband from Nevada's highways, reduce the amount of drugs that circulate through our communities, detection of firearms, explosives, accelerants, detection of digital and forensic evidence, and provide public safety support through the unique capabilities provided by the units in the program. Criminal intelligence gathered by the K-9 teams is utilized to keep the highways, interstates, secondary streets, and communities of Nevada safe. Statutory Authority: NRS 480.140.