(a) The department of children's services shall not:(1) Request information regarding the number or type of firearms or ammunition or identifying information about such firearms or ammunition that a foster parent or prospective foster parent owns or possesses; or(2) Request a foster parent or prospective foster parent to display or provide access to a firearm or ammunition owned or possessed by the parent.
(1) Request information regarding the number or type of firearms or ammunition or identifying information about such firearms or ammunition that a foster parent or prospective foster parent owns or possesses; or
(2) Request a foster parent or prospective foster parent to display or provide access to a firearm or ammunition owned or possessed by the parent.
(b) Subsection (a) does not prohibit the department from:(1) Inquiring whether firearms and ammunition are present in the foster parent or prospective foster parent's home and, if so, whether such firearms and ammunition are securely stored; and(2) Requesting to see the storage of any firearms or ammunition; provided, that the department shall not request that the foster parent or prospective foster parent open a secured storage compartment.
(1) Inquiring whether firearms and ammunition are present in the foster parent or prospective foster parent's home and, if so, whether such firearms and ammunition are securely stored; and
(2) Requesting to see the storage of any firearms or ammunition; provided, that the department shall not request that the foster parent or prospective foster parent open a secured storage compartment.
(c) This section does not apply to an investigation into an allegation of abuse or neglect within a foster home.