Iowa Code 323A.1 – Definitions
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For purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “E-85 gasoline” means the same as defined in section 214A.1.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 323A.1
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Distributor: means a person, resident or nonresident, who sells or distributes all-terrain vehicles to all-terrain vehicle dealers in this state or who maintains distributor representatives. See Iowa Code 321I.1
2. “Ethanol blended gasoline” means the same as defined in section 214A.1.
3. “Franchise” means a contract between a refiner and a distributor, a refiner and a retailer, a distributor and another distributor, or a distributor and a retailer under which a refiner or distributor authorizes a retailer or distributor to use, in connection with the sale, consignment, or distribution of motor fuel, a trademark which is owned or controlled by the refiner or by a refiner which supplies motor fuel to the distributor which authorizes the use. “Franchise” includes any contract under which a retailer or distributor is permitted to occupy leased premises, which premises are to be used in connection with the sale, consignment, or distribution of motor fuel under a trademark which is owned or controlled by a refiner or a refiner which supplies motor fuel to the distributor and permits the occupancy of the leased premises.
4. “Franchisor” means a refiner or distributor who authorizes or permits, under a franchise, a retailer or distributor to use a trademark in connection with the sale, consignment, or distribution of motor fuel.
5. “Franchisee” means a retailer or distributor who is authorized or permitted, under a franchise, to use a trademark in connection with the sale, consignment, or distribution of motor fuel.
6. “Motor fuel” means the same as motor fuel as defined in section 214A.1, which is of a type distributed for use as a fuel in self-propelled vehicles designed primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways.