[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR422.10]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
      CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 422--LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY AT BUREAU OF RECLAMATION PROJECTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 422.10  Requirements for authorizing officers to exercise Reclamation law enforcement authority.

    (a) The CLEO must ensure that each officer receiving an 
authorization under Sec. 422.7(a):
    (1) Is at least 21 years old;
    (2) Is certified as a bona fide full-time peace officer under State 
Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) requirements, or its 
functional equivalent or is certified as a Federal law enforcement 
officer;
    (3) Has passed his/her agency's firearms qualifications (which must 
be consistent with Federal policy) within the 6-month period immediately 
preceding the granting of the authority;
    (4) Re-qualifies to use firearms with all issued service weapons at 
least semi-annually;
    (5) Has neither been convicted of a felony offense, nor convicted of 
a misdemeanor offense for domestic violence, preventing him/her from 
possessing a firearm in compliance with section 658 of Public Law 104-
208 (the 1996 amendment of the Gun Control Act of 1968);
    (6) Is not the subject of a court order preventing him/her from 
possessing a firearm;
    (7) Has no physical impairments that will hinder performance as an 
active duty law enforcement officer; and
    (8) Attends and successfully completes a mandatory orientation 
session developed by Reclamation to become familiar with Federal laws 
and procedures and with all pertinent provisions of statutes, 
ordinances, regulations, and Departmental and Reclamation rules and 
policies.

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    (b) Qualification standards for guards as provided in the 
Departmental Manual or other Department or Reclamation guidance may only 
be used for those persons hired exclusively to perform guard duties.