Terms Used In Michigan Laws 445.1453

  • Agreement: means a written, oral, or implied contract, sales agreement, security agreement, or franchise agreement between a supplier and a dealer by which the dealer is authorized to engage in the business of the retail sale and service, wholesale sale and service, or the distribution of tractors and equipment as an authorized outlet of the supplier or in accordance with methods and procedures provided for or prescribed by the supplier. See Michigan Laws 445.1452
  • Dealer: means a person engaged in the business of the retail sale of farm tractors and equipment, utility tractors and equipment, or the attachments to or repair parts for that equipment. See Michigan Laws 445.1452
  • Inventory: means farm tractors, utility tractors, equipment, and accessories for attachments to and repair parts for those tractors and that equipment. See Michigan Laws 445.1452
  • Supplier: means a manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor of farm and utility tractors and farm and utility equipment, or the attachments to or repair parts for that equipment. See Michigan Laws 445.1452
   If a dealer enters into an agreement with a supplier and the agreement is subsequently terminated, the supplier shall repurchase any inventory of the dealer as provided in this act. The dealer may choose to keep the inventory if there exists a contractual right to do so.