Application for License

(A) Any research institution using dogs or cats in scientific investigation, experiment, or instruction or for the testing of drugs or medicines shall apply for a license within 60 days of the effective date of 105 CMR 910.000 on a form approved by the Commissioner. A research institution which intends or plans to use dogs or cats for the purposes listed above shall, no less than 60 days prior to the commencement of such planned or intended use, apply to the Commissioner for an initial license. (B) The applicant shall also submit a statement of ownership of the research institution, which shall include the names and addresses of all owners, or, in the case of a corporation, the officers. (C) The completed application form shall be signed by a legally responsible and duly authorized representative of the institution. (D) The applicant shall provide a statement that the institution is in compliance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner. (E) The completed application form shall, upon request, be accompanied by such records as the Commissioner shall otherwise request. (F) A copy of the law and regulations shall be supplied to the applicant together with the license application. The applicant shall sign a receipt at the time of the prelicensing inspection, acknowledging that the applicant has received a copy of the law and regulations. This receipt must be signed by a legally responsible and duly authorized representative of the institution. (G) Upon receipt and review of the application for a license or a renewal thereof, and after any inspection or investigation of the research institution which may be made, as permitted in 105 CMR 910.024, by the Commissioner or his/her designated agents, the Commissioner shall issue a license unless it is found, after notice and hearing, that the institution is not a fit and proper institution to receive such license or that issuance of the license is not in the public interest.