The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
003
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LICENSING
(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 3175b)
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§ 3175b. Guard dog training instructor license
(a) An applicant for a license to provide guard dog services shall demonstrate to the
Director competence in the handling of guard dogs in a guard dog training program
approved by the Director and taught by an instructor currently licensed under this
section.
(b) The Director shall not issue a license as a guard dog training program instructor
without first obtaining and approving all of the following:
(1) evidence that the applicant has attained the age of majority;
(2) a copy of the applicant’s training program;
(3) proof of certification as an instructor from an instructor’s course approved by the
Director;
(4) a federal background check; and
(5) the application fee. (Added 2009, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 32; 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)