See tagline.
“My dog alerted, so that’s the reason I had cause to search the person/car/house.”
shoot the person the plant whatever on them. case closed.
Look on the bright side. This will allow taxpayers, who currently fund the full-time K9 officer and all the food and vet bills for the dog, to have the officer and dog increase their visits to elementary schools, possibly to five days a week! There they can continue to spread the gospel of police searches, traffic stops and the effective use of the 4th and 5th Amendments as doggie piddle paper because the dog ‘indicated’ near the trunk of a randomly-stopped car. Never mind that it was a waft of exhaust or a skunk - dogs are smarter than us! Conveniently, Rin Tin Tin can’t be cross-examined in court so it’s up to the K9 officer to take the stand and repeat the nonsense about ‘indicating.’
The little ones must learn that civil liberties aren’t important when you have a furry friend!