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State Dealer Protection Laws KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS A = Agricultural Equipment ATV = All Terrain Vehicle State Law Analysis State Citation Dealers Covered by Statute Good Cause Required for Termination Not Ter Req Ala. Code §§ 8-21A-1 to 8-21A-13, the "Tractor, Lawn and Garden and Light Industrial Equipment Franchise Act" FT, LG, LI, excludes RCM and FO Yes Yes, Ala. Code §§ 8-21B-1 to 8-21B-15, the "Alabama Heavy Equipment Dealer Act" HE, MA, C, I, MT, M, FO, excludes A, H, LS, LG, LI Some exclusions for SLDs. Yes Yes, Alaska Stat. §§ 45.45.700 to 45.45.790 All, excludes manufacturers with 50 or fewer employees No No Arizona Ariz. Stat. §§ 44-6701 to 44-6709, the "Arizona Equipment Dealers Act" A, LS, LI, U, excludes EM, HC, M, FO Yes Yes, Arkansas Ark. Code §§ 4-72-301 to 4-72-311, the "Farm Equipment Retailer Franchise Protection Act" F, MA, U, I, LG, OP, excludes MV No No Cal. Bus. & Prof. §§ 22900 to 22927, the "Fair Practices of Equipment Manufacturers, Distributors, Wholesalers, and Dealers Act" LG, LC, A, FO, LS, I, C, M, U, MH Yes California Yes, for day for Colorado Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 35-38-101 to 35-38111, the "Colorado Farm Equipment Fair Dealership Act" A, LI, U, OP, H, LS, FL, excludes EM, HC, M, FO Yes Yes, FU, FO, LI, C, F, LG, excludes SLD of I, FO, C Yes Yes, Connecticut Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. §§ 42-345 to 42-354, the "Farm, Forestry, Yard and Garden Equipment Dealers and Suppliers Act" Del. Code Ann. tit. 6, §§ 2720 to 2727, the "Equipment Dealer Contracts Act" C, F, I, OP, with inventory of $50K+ and provides repair services No Yes, (90 case None None None Non Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 686.40 to 686.418, the "Agricultural Equipment Manufacturers and Dealers Act" A, excludes ORC, M, U, I Yes Yes, Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 686.60 to 686.614, the "Outdoor Power Equipment Manufacturers, Distributors, Wholesalers, and Servicing Dealers Act" OP Yes Yes, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 10-1-730 to 10-1-740, the "Georgia Multiline Heavy Equipment Dealer Act." HE (MLD), excludes MV &F Yes Yes, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 13-8-11 to 13-8-25 T, F, A, H Yes Yes, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 13-8-31 to 13-8-45 F, FT, A Yes Yes, None None None Non B = Backhoes C = Construction Equipment CB = Commercial and Business Equipment CPE = Construction Power Equipment EM = Earth Moving Equipment EX = Excavating F = Farm Equipment Alabama FK = Fork Lifts FL = Floriculture Equipment FO = Forestry Equipment FT = Farm Tractor Alaska FU = Farm and Utility Tractors H = Horticultural HC = Heavy Construction Equipment HE = Heavy Equipment HIMH = Heavy Industrial Material Handling I = Industrial Equipment IC = Industrial Construction Equipment IM = Industrial Maintenance Equipment IPE = Industrial Power Equipment IT = Industrial Tractors L = Loaders LC = Landscaping LG = Lawn and Garden Equipment LI = Light Industrial Equipment LM = Lawn Mowers LS = Livestock and Grazing Equipment M = Mining Equipment Delaware MA = Machinery MC = Motorcycle MH = Material Handling Equipment District of Columbia MLD = Multi-line Dealer MPE = Maintenance Power Equipment MT = Maritime MU = Maintenance/Utility Florida MV = Motor Vehicles OP = Outdoor Power Equipment ORC = Off Road Construction Equipment RCM = Road Construction and Maintenance SLD = Single Line Dealer SN = Snowmobile T = Tractors Georgia TR = Trucks U = Utility Equipment UT = Utility Tractors YG = Yard and Garden Equipment Hawaii 20 | www.cedmag.com | Construction Equipment Distribution | October 2013 18_Law_Story_Feature_KP.indd 20 9/27/13 5:18 AM