47-25-1905 - Prohibited supplier actions.
47-25-1905. Prohibited supplier actions.
No supplier shall:
(1) Coerce any dealer to accept delivery of inventory, parts or accessories that the dealer has not ordered voluntarily, except as required by any applicable law, or unless parts or accessories are safety parts or accessories required by the supplier;
(2) Condition the sale of additional inventory to a dealer upon a requirement that the dealer also purchase other goods or services, except that a supplier may require the dealer to purchase those parts reasonably necessary to maintain the quality of operation in the field of the inventory used in the trade area;
(3) Coerce a dealer into refusing to purchase inventory manufactured by another supplier; or
(4) Terminate, cancel or fail to renew or substantially change the competitive circumstances of the retail agreement based on the results of a natural disaster, including a sustained drought or high unemployment in the dealership market area, labor dispute or other similar circumstances beyond the dealer's control.
[Acts 2007, ch. 188, § 6.]