Terms Used In Tennessee Code 47-25-1305

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Current net price: means the price listed in the supplier's price list or catalogue in effect at the time the contract is cancelled or discontinued, less any applicable trade and cash discounts. See Tennessee Code 47-25-1301
  • Inventory: means farm implements and machinery, construction, utility and industrial equipment, consumer products, outdoor power equipment, attachments and repair parts. See Tennessee Code 47-25-1301
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Retailer: means any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of selling and retailing farm implements and machinery, construction, utility and industrial equipment, outdoor power equipment, attachments or repair parts and shall not include retailers of petroleum products. See Tennessee Code 47-25-1301
  • Supplier: means any manufacturer, wholesaler, wholesale distributor, or any purchaser of assets or stock of any surviving corporation resulting from a merger or liquidation, any receiver or assignee, or any trustee of the original manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor. See Tennessee Code 47-25-1301

The supplier shall repurchase that inventory previously purchased from such supplier and held by the retailer on the date of termination of the contract. The supplier shall pay one hundred percent (100%) of the current net price of all new, unsold, undamaged and complete farm implements and machinery, construction, utility and industrial equipment, outdoor power equipment and attachments, and ninety percent (90%) of the current net price on new, unused and undamaged and superseded repair parts. The supplier shall pay the retailer ten percent (10%) of the current net price on all new, unused and undamaged repair parts returned to cover the cost of handling, packing and loading. The supplier shall have the option of performing the handling, packing and loading in lieu of paying the ten percent (10%) for these services. The supplier shall purchase at its amortized value any specific data processing hardware and software and telecommunications equipment that the supplier required the retailer to purchase within the past five (5) years. The supplier shall also repurchase, at seventy-five percent (75%) of the net cost, specialized repair tools purchased in the previous three (3) years and, at fifty percent (50%) of the net cost, specialized repair tools purchased in the previous four (4) through six (6) years pursuant to the requirements of the supplier and held by the retailer on the date of termination. Such specialized repair tools must be unique to the supplier’s product line and must be in complete and resalable condition. Farm implements, machinery, utility and industrial equipment and outdoor power equipment used in demonstrations, including equipment leased primarily for demonstration or lease, shall also be subject to repurchase under this part at its agreed depreciated value; provided, that such equipment is in new condition and has not been abused.