322F.9 - APPLICABILITY.

        322F.9  APPLICABILITY.         1.  A term of a dealership agreement that is inconsistent with the      terms of this chapter is void and unenforceable and does not waive      any rights that are provided to a person by this chapter.         2. a.  For all dealership agreements other than those provided      for in this section, this chapter applies to those dealership      agreements in effect that have no expiration date and all other      dealership agreements entered into or renewed on or after July 1,      1990.  Any such dealership agreement in effect on June 30, 1990,      which by its own terms will terminate on a subsequent date, shall be      governed by the law as it existed prior to July 1, 1990.         b.  For all dealership agreements governing all-terrain      vehicles, this chapter applies to those dealership agreements in      effect that have no expiration date and all other such dealership      agreements entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2002.  Any      such dealership agreement in effect on July 1, 2002, which by its own      terms will terminate on a subsequent date, shall be governed by the      law as it existed prior to July 1, 2002.         c.  For all dealership agreements governing agricultural      equipment used principally for floriculture and for all dealership      agreements governing construction equipment, industrial equipment,      utility equipment, and outdoor power equipment, this chapter applies      to those dealership agreements in effect that have no expiration date      and all other such dealership agreements entered into or renewed on      or after July 1, 2003.  Any dealership agreement in effect on July 1,      2003, which by its own terms will terminate on a subsequent date,      shall be governed by the law as it existed prior to July 1, 2003.         d.  For all dealership agreements governing the sale or      transfer of a dealer's business, section 322F.5A applies to those      dealership agreements in effect that have no expiration date and all      other such dealership agreements entered into or renewed on or after      July 1, 2005.  Any dealership agreement in effect on July 1, 2005,      which by its own terms will terminate on a subsequent date, shall be      governed by the law as it existed prior to July 1, 2005.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         90 Acts, ch 1077, §10; 2002 Acts, ch 1011, §10; 2003 Acts, ch 55,      §10; 2005 Acts, ch 27, §2         Applicability of chapter 322D to farm implement and all-terrain      vehicle franchise agreements; § 322D.7, 322D.9