Level one
The trail will be a minimum of 30 minutes old and 1/2 mile in distance the trail will cover at least two surfaces and no more than two turns. There will be no cross trail. A scent article will be used. Handler, K-9 and one flanker will be permitted. The trail layer will be at the end of the trail. The K-9 team will be given 15 minutes to start in 30 minutes to complete the trail.
Level two
The trail will be a minimum of 2 hours old. The trail will be a minimum of 1 mile one mile in length. There will be no cross trail and at least three turns, a sent article will be used. Handler, K-9 and a flanker will be permitted. The runner will be waiting at the end of the trail. The canine team will be given 15 minutes to start and one hour to complete the trail.
Level three
The trail will be a minimum of 5 hours old. The trail will be a minimum of two miles with multiple turns and or surfaces with a cross trail. A scent article will be used. Handler, K9 and one flanker will be permitted. The runner will be waiting at the end of the trail. The K-9 team will be given 15 minutes to start and 2 hours to complete the trail.
Urban level one
The trail will be a minimum of one hour old. The trail will be a minimum of 1/2 Mile in length. The trail will be 60% hard surface, it will be at least one road crossing. A scent article will be used. Handler, K9 and one flanker permitted. The K-9 team will be given 5 minutes to start 30 minutes to complete the trail.
Urban level two
The trail will be a minimum of 2 hours old. The trail will start on hard surface and be ran on at least 90% hard surface. The trail will be a minimum of three quarters of a mile and length. It will be at least 3 turns as well as two Street Crossings. The K-9 team will have to identify the correct Runner from three different people who will be at the end of the trail. The runner and decoys will be at least 15 ft apart. Identification of the runner can be a combination of input from the Handler and K9 but the Handler has to "call" the correct person. The K-9 team will be given 10 minutes to start the trail in one hour to complete the trail.
Urban level three
The trail will be a minimum of 3 hours old. The trail will start on hard surface and will be ran on at least 90% hard surface. The scent article will need to be identified by the Handler. The trail will be a minimum of three quarter miles in length. The canine will need to identify the correct suspect at the end. There will be a runner at the end as well as no more than 5 decoys. The K-9 team will be given 10 minutes to start the trail and 2 hours to complete the trail.
Urban level 4
The trail will be a minimum of six hours old. The trail will start at a location of either soft or hard surface, that will be determined by the Handler through interview of witnesses to locate point last seen. The trail will be ran on at least 80% hard Surface. The trail will be a minimum of 3/4 miles long and there will be at least three Road Crossings. The Handler will have to obtain the scent article and the eliminate possible cross-contamination scents. The K-9 team will have 20 minutes to obtain the scent article and determine where to start the K-9. The K-9 team will have to determine a car pick up or a door ID at the end of the trail. 10 minutes will be given to start the trail and one hour to run the trail.