Iowa Code 322C.13 – Manufacturer-dealer agreement required — community
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1. A manufacturer or distributor shall not sell a new towable recreational vehicle in this state to or through a towable recreational vehicle dealer without first entering into a manufacturer-dealer agreement with the dealer that has been signed by both parties. A dealer shall not sell a new towable recreational vehicle in this state without first entering into a manufacturer-dealer agreement with a manufacturer or distributor that has been signed by both parties.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 322C.13
- Community: means a towable recreational vehicle dealer's area of responsibility as stipulated in the manufacturer-dealer agreement. See Iowa Code 322C.2
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- dealer: means a person required to be licensed under this chapter who is authorized to sell and service towable recreational vehicles. See Iowa Code 322C.2
- Distributor: means a person, resident or nonresident, who sells or distributes all-terrain vehicles to all-terrain vehicle dealers in this state or who maintains distributor representatives. See Iowa Code 321I.1
- Distributor: means a person who sells or distributes towable recreational vehicles to towable recreational vehicle dealers either directly or through a representative employed by a distributor. See Iowa Code 322C.2
- Line-make: means a specific series of towable recreational vehicles meeting all of the following criteria:a. See Iowa Code 322C.2
- Manufacturer: means a person engaged in the business of constructing or assembling all-terrain vehicles required to be registered under this chapter and who has an established place of business for that purpose in this state. See Iowa Code 321I.1
- Manufacturer: means a person engaged in the manufacture of towable recreational vehicles. See Iowa Code 322C.2
- Manufacturer-dealer agreement: means a written agreement or contract entered into between a manufacturer or distributor and a towable recreational vehicle dealer that specifies the rights and responsibilities of the parties and authorizes the dealer to sell and service new towable recreational vehicles. See Iowa Code 322C.2
- New towable recreational vehicle: means a towable recreational vehicle that has not been sold at retail. See Iowa Code 322C.2
- Sell: includes barter, exchange, and other methods of dealing. See Iowa Code 322C.2
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Towable recreational vehicle: includes a travel trailer, toy-hauler travel trailer, fifth-wheel travel trailer, toy-hauler fifth-wheel travel trailer, folding camping trailer, truck camper, and park model recreational vehicle. See Iowa Code 322C.2
- Vehicle: means any vehicle as defined in chapter 321. See Iowa Code 321H.2
2. Except as provided in subsection 3, a manufacturer-dealer agreement shall designate the community exclusively assigned to a dealer by the manufacturer or distributor, and the manufacturer or distributor shall not change the community or contract with another dealer for the sale of the same line-make of towable recreational vehicle in the community for the duration of the agreement.3. The community designated in a manufacturer-dealer agreement may be reviewed or changed with the consent of both parties not less than twelve months after execution of the agreement.