330 CMR 20.09
Licenses
(1) A license to conduct a Guard Dog business shall be applied for on or before November 1st of
each year and shall be for the period or part thereof beginning January 1st and ending the following
December 31st. Application shall be on a form issued by the Division of Animal Health. Late
applications shall be filed 60 days prior to opening and shall expire on the following December 31st.
(2) Buildings, kennels and surrounding areas shall be subject to an inspection and written approval
by authorized agents appointed under M.G.L. c. 147, § 10.
(3) Ifthe Director approved the application and determines that the applicant, the premise, the animals
and the vehicles and the person(s) listed as Trainer(s) are qualified as above, a license shall be issued
upon payment of the required fee for each licensing year or part thereof. Renewal notices shall be
mailed to the address as stated on the license at least 30 days prior to the end ofthe licensingyear but
responsibility for renewal rests with licensee.
(4)
The Director may deny, revoke, suspend or refuse to renew a license upon finding that the
applicant or licensee has been guilty of the following:
(a) Violation of any provision of M.G.L. c. 129, § 39B, and/or of M.G.L. c. 272, or any Rule and
Regulation made pursuant thereto.
(b) Material misstatement in the application for a license or renewal thereof.
(c) Aiding and abetting another in the violation of or any Rule and Regulation made pursuant
thereto.
(d) Allowing an issued license to be used by an unlicensed person.