37-5-13. Definition of terms used in §§37-5-13 to 37-5-15.
Terms used in §§37-5-13 to 37-5-15, inclusive, mean:
(1)"Dealer," any person who receives machinery from a manufacturer under a dealership contract and who offers and sells the machinery to the general public from manufacturer authorized facilities in this state. The term, dealer, does not include a single-line dealer or any person with total annual gross sales in this state and elsewhere of one hundred million dollars or more of industrial and construction equipment, attachments, replacement parts, and service related to the equipment, from any one manufacturer or supplier of such equipment;
(2)"Dealership contract," a written agreement or contract between a manufacturer and dealer which fixes the legal rights and liabilities of the parties to such agreement or contract;
(3)"Machinery," any farm vehicle as defined by §32-3-2.4 or any off-road vehicle as defined by subdivision 32-3-1(15) or merchandise as defined in subdivision 37-5-12.2(3);
(4)"Manufacturer," any person engaged in the manufacturing or distribution of machinery including any person who acts for the manufacturer;
(5)"Single-line dealer," any person that has purchased seventy-five percent or more of the dealer's total new product inventory from a single manufacturer of industrial and construction equipment under agreements with that manufacturer and has a total annual average sales of industrial and construction equipment volume for the three previous years with that single manufacturer in excess of fifty million dollars for the territory for which that dealer is responsible.
Source: SL 1999, ch 200, §1; SL 2012, ch 197, §4.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 05 - Franchises Of Dealers In Vehicles, Implements And Equipment
Section 37-5-1 - Coercion of dealer to force unwanted purchases as misdemeanor.
Section 37-5-2 - Coercion of dealer to control sales or force expenditures as misdemeanor.
Section 37-5-3 - Unfair cancellation of dealer franchise as misdemeanor.
Section 37-5-4 - Civil liability for damages from violation.
Section 37-5-7 - Determination of prices to be paid to dealer on cancellation of contract.
Section 37-5-7.1 - Time for payment of costs and charges to dealer--Final statement of account.
Section 37-5-10 - Current unused complete farm implements, machinery or attachments defined.
Section 37-5-12 - Waiver of law void.
Section 37-5-12.1 - Dealer defined.
Section 37-5-12.2 - Merchandise defined.
Section 37-5-12.3 - Contract defined.
Section 37-5-13 - Definition of terms used in §§ 37-5-13 to 37-5-15.