New York Laws
Article 33-A - Dealer Agreements for the Sale of Farm Equipment
696-C - Termination and Non-Renewal of Dealer Agreements.

(a) transferred a controlling ownership interest in the dealership
without the supplier's consent;
(b) made a material misrepresentation in applying for the dealer
agreement;
(c) filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or has had an involuntary
petition in bankruptcy filed against the dealer which has not been
discharged within sixty days after the filing; is in default under the
provisions of a security agreement in effect with the supplier; or is
insolvent or in receivership;
(d) been convicted of a crime, punishable for a term of imprisonment
for one year or more;
(e) failed to operate in the normal course of business for ten
consecutive business days or has terminated said business;
(f) Significantly relocated the dealer's place of business without
supplier's consent; or
(g) consistently engaged in business practices which are detrimental
to the consumer or supplier by way of excessive pricing, misleading
advertising, failure to provide service and replacement parts or perform
warranty obligations;
(h) inadequately represented supplier over a measured period causing
lack of performance in sales, service or warranty areas and failed to
achieve market penetration at levels consistent with similary located
dealerships based on available recorded information compiled by industry
associations regarded as the authorities in this area both in local and
national standards;
(i) consistently failed to meet building and housekeeping
requirements, or has failed to provide adequate sales, service or parts
personnel commensurate with the dealer agreement;
(j) consistently failed to comply with the applicable licensing laws
pertaining to the products and services being represented for and on
supplier's behalf;
(k) consistently failed to comply with the terms of the dealership
agreement.
3. No supplier shall base its decision to terminate, cancel or not to
renew a dealer agreement on any of the paragraphs of subdivision two of
this section except paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) thereof
unless such supplier can demonstrate, through written documentation, the
alleged misconduct and/or lack of performance by the dealer, and
furthermore, such supplier shall also show that the reason for the
decision to terminate, cancel or not to renew the dealer agreement was
in no way caused by such supplier.