Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 4106

  • Dealer: means any person who is not a petroleum supplier engaged in the retail sale of gasoline to the motoring public in the State under agreements entered into with a petroleum supplier. See
  • Supplier: means any person engaged in the sale, consignment, or distribution of petroleum products to retail outlets. See

§ 4106. Dealer trade associations

No supplier shall coerce or threaten any dealer for the purpose of preventing him or her from joining any trade association made up of dealers. An individual dealer shall have a right to select a representative to negotiate and deal with suppliers on matters having to do with his or her supplier-dealer relationship. Suppliers shall be obliged to negotiate in good faith with the representative so selected by the dealer. (Added 1975, No. 83, § 1.)