Does Deer Solution require the Managing Owner to obtain all required licenses and permits?
Deer_Solution Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
The Franchise Agreement requires that you or, if you are a Corporate Entity, your managing shareholder or partner be personally responsible for the daily management and supervision of the Franchised Business (the "Managing Owner"). We must approve your Managing Owner. Your Managing Owner must have satisfactorily completed our initial training and must have obtained all required licenses and permits necessary to operate a Deer Solution Business within your Operating Territory.
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At all times, Franchisee's Deer Solution Business shall: (a) be operated within Franchisee's Operating Territory, excluding Closed Markets; (b) be operated from an approved Administrative Office located within the Operating Territory; (c) exclusively offer, sell and provide the Approved Services and Products in accordance with Franchisor's standards, specifications, and requirements; (d) ensure that the Approved Services and Products are only offered and provided by Franchisee through employees and/or Owners that have, to Franchisor's satisfaction, completed the training requirements and Training Programs required by Franchisor; (e) exclusively use, maintain, and, stock in inventory, the System Supplies in such quantities as designated by Franchisor; (f) exclusively purchase the System Supplies from the supplier and/or suppliers, vendor and/or vendors approved by Franchisor and designated by Franchisor, in Franchisor's Reasonable Business Judgment; (g) be exclusively managed and operated by Franchisee or, if Franchisee is a Corporate Entity, Franchisee's Managing Owner; (h) maintain the necessary licenses and permits and, those licenses and permits required, and/or recommended by Franchisor, for Franchisee's development, ownership, and operation of the Franchised Business; (i) exclusively provide and, if applicable, deliver, the Approved Services and Products from Deer Solution Service Vehicles; and (j) be operated in conformity with Franchisors standards, specifications, criteria and requirements as set forth by Franchisor in the Operations Manual as such Operations Manual exists as of the Effective Date of this Agreement and as the Operations Manual may be modified and supplemented from time to time in the future by Franchisor, in Franchisor's Reasonable Business Judgment.
Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS (FDD pages 39–40)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Deer Solution's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if the franchisee is a corporate entity, the managing shareholder or partner must be personally responsible for the daily management and supervision of the franchised business. This individual is referred to as the "Managing Owner," and Deer Solution must approve them. The Managing Owner is required to have satisfactorily completed the initial training and obtained all necessary licenses and permits to operate a Deer Solution business within their operating territory.
This requirement ensures that the person in charge of the daily operations of the Deer Solution franchise is qualified and legally authorized to perform the services. It also aligns with the common franchise practice of ensuring that key personnel are adequately trained and compliant with local regulations.
Furthermore, the franchisee must maintain all necessary licenses and permits required or recommended by Deer Solution for the development, ownership, and operation of the franchised business. This obligation is ongoing throughout the term of the franchise agreement, ensuring continued compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.