What are the requirements for complying with applicable laws and obtaining required licenses and permits for a HydroDog business?
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"). Through, and as part of, the Business Management System we may require that you establish an operating account with a bank or other financial institution that we designate or approve (the "Operating Account"). The Operating Account shall be the primary bank account utilized by your HydroDog Business. We shall have the right to make automated withdrawals from the Operating Account for agreed-upon fees and payments due to us. We, in our sole judgment, shall have the right to designate one of our officers or authorized representatives to have signature rights to the Operating Account, solely for the purpose of conducting transactions related to the franchise agreement. You must utilize the Operating Account in accordance with the System Standards as we designate (e.g. Business Management System rules).
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 43–166)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Hydrodog's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are responsible for securing and maintaining all necessary insurance, licenses, permits, and certificates required to operate their HydroDog Business. This includes obtaining vehicle, utility, sign, health, sanitation, and business permits and licenses. Franchisees must also operate their HydroDog Business in full compliance with all applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations, including those related to occupational hazards and health, construction warranties, worker's compensation insurance, immigration, unemployment insurance, construction permitting, workplace safety, and the withholding and payment of federal and state income taxes, social security taxes, and sales taxes.
Hydrodog franchisees are solely responsible for any claims, liabilities, and costs associated with non-compliance or alleged non-compliance with any laws, rules, ordinances, or regulations related to the development of their HydroDog Business. They are obligated to remedy any such non-compliance at their own expense. Furthermore, franchisees must adhere to the highest standards of honesty, integrity, fair dealing, and ethical conduct in all dealings with customers, suppliers, Hydrodog, and the public.
To ensure compliance, Hydrodog requires franchisees to use and adhere to the rules and regulations of the designated Business Management System, which includes computer systems, mapping, purchase order systems, scheduling, cost control, and accounting systems. Franchisees must also use Hydrodog's standard supplier or vendor agreements related to the Business Management System. Additionally, franchisees must notify Hydrodog if any action, suit, or proceeding is commenced against them or their HydroDog Business.