Does Hydrodog require franchisees to comply with specific laws and regulations?
Hydrodog Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
r similar means, nor do you have the right to sell any of the Products and Services of your HydroDog Business through catalog sales, the internet, or by any means other than your HydroDog Business.
- 5.6 Compliance with Laws and Good Business Practices. You are required to secure and maintain in force and in your name all necessary insurance, licenses, permits, and certificates relating to the operation of your HydroDog Business. You will operate your HydroDog Business in full compliance with all applicable laws, ordinances and regulations, including, without limitation, all government regulations relating to occupational hazards and health, construction warranties, worker's compensation insurance, immigration, unemployment insurance, construction permitting, workplace safety, and withholding and payment of federal and state income taxes, social security taxes and sales taxes. You will, in all dealings with customers, suppliers, us, and the public, adhere to the highest standards of honesty, integrity, fair dealing, and ethical conduct, as defined by us and as may be updated from time to time. You agree to refrain from any business or advertising practice which may be injurious to our business and the goodwill associated with the HydroDog System, the Marks and other HydroDog Businesses.
- 5.7 Business Management System. You are required to use and adhere to all of the rules and regulations, specifications and System Standards for the Computer System, mapping, business management, Purchase Order System, scheduling, cost control, and accounting system we designate from time-to-time (collectively, the "Business Management System"). You must utilize the Computer System, if any, which we may designate or approve, in the manner we approve in your utilization of the Business Management System. You must use our standard supplier or vendor agreements and other agreements related to the Business Management System that we designate from time-to-time. The Business Management System may or will incorporate and consist of such functions as we designate from time-totime, which may include a mandatory Purchase Order System and rules for participation and use of such Purchase Order System, if any, which we may designate (the "Purchase Order System").
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 43–166)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Hydrodog's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are required to comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations related to the operation of their Hydrodog Business. This includes securing and maintaining all necessary insurance, licenses, permits, and certificates.
Hydrodog franchisees must operate their business in full compliance with government regulations relating to occupational hazards and health, construction warranties, worker's compensation insurance, immigration, unemployment insurance, construction permitting, workplace safety, and withholding and payment of federal and state income taxes, social security taxes, and sales taxes. Franchisees also have a responsibility to ensure they, and Hydrodog, comply with Anti-Terrorism Laws, which include Executive Order 13224, the USA PATRIOT Act, and all other federal, state, and local laws relating to terrorist acts and acts of war.
Furthermore, Hydrodog requires franchisees to comply with all laws and regulations pertaining to advertising. Franchisees are also responsible for complying with all laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations relating directly or indirectly to the development of their HydroDog Business. Non-compliance with these legal and regulatory requirements can result in claims, liabilities, and costs for which the franchisee is solely responsible.