330 CMR 20.01

Definitions

Year: 2026Length: 166 wordsOfficial source
Handler is defined as the person under whose control and command a Guard Dog performs its required duty. It shall also include the person under whose control a free-working guard dog is transported to and from its site of duty. Kennel is hereafter defined as a multi-animal, indoor shelter containing a section or sections in which one or a group of animals is housed. Single-animal house is defined as a structure designed to house one animal. A motor vehicle is not deemed usable as either a kennel or a single-animal house. Trainer is defined as that person responsible for the training of Guard Dogs. The trainer shall be: (a) the owner or operator of a guard dog business. (b) the responsible employee of a Guard Dog Licensee or (c) a person whose sole business is the supplying of trained guard dogs to others. Work site is defined as that area or building in which a Guard Dog is maintained on patrol, with or without a Handler.