§ 32-6E-1 — Definition of terms.

Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Community," the franchisee's area of responsibility as stipulated in the franchise. A community has a minimum radius of ten miles around an existing dealership; (2) "Department," the Department of Revenue; (3) "Franchise," a written agreement or contract between a franchisor and a franchisee which fixes the legal rights and liabilities of the parties to such agreement or contract; (4) "Franchisee," any person who receives snowmobiles from a franchisor under a franchise and who offers and sells the snowmobiles to the general public; (5) "Franchisor," any person engaged in the manufacturing or distribution of snowmobiles including any person who acts for the franchisor; (6) "Manufacturer," any person who manufactures or assembles snowmobiles and who issues the original or first manufacturer's statement of origin. The term, manufacturer, includes a central or principal sales corporation through which it distributes its products to franchised dealers; (7) "Snowmobile dealer," any person who, for commission or with intent to make a profit or gain, sells, exchanges, rents with option to purchase, offers, or attempts to negotiate a sale or exchange of new or used snowmobiles, or who is engaged wholly or in part in the business of selling new or used snowmobiles.

Legislative History

SL 1994, ch 248, § 1; SL 2004, ch 17, § 96; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord.