As used in this subpart:
- (1) “AMVC” means the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission;
- (2) “Contiguous” means counties bordering or sharing a common border with the host county;

- (3) “Dealer” means a new motor vehicle dealer licensed by the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission;
- (4) “Dealer organization” or “association” means a state or local trade association, the membership of which is comprised predominantly of motor vehicle dealers;
(5)
- (A) “Display” means vehicles are present.
- (B) Dealer personnel, sales, and solicitations are prohibited;
- (6) “Event” means a show to display vehicles for the general public to review and inspect a manufacturer’s or distributor’s new motor vehicles;
- (7) “Host county” means the county in which the off-premises sale is conducted;
(8)
- (A) “Line-make” is a particular make of vehicles for which a franchise or contract is held and offered for sale.
(B) Examples:
- (i) Chevrolet;
- (ii) Harley Davidson;
- (iii) Honda ATV; or
- (iv) Fleetwood;
- (9) “Local dealer” means a new motor vehicle dealer whose established place of business at which he or she is licensed by the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission is physically located in the host county;
- (10) “Manufacturer or distributor event” means an event conducted by a manufacturer or distributor at a public venue for attracting potential dealers and/or consumers to its product line;
(11)
- (A) “Model line” is a particular model of vehicle within a “line-make.”
(B) Examples:
(i) Fleetwood is the line-make and model lines are:
- (a) (a) Pace Arrow;
- (b) (b) Pace Vision; and
- (c) (c) Southwind; and
(ii) Chevrolet is the line-make and model lines are:
- (a) (a) Silverado;
- (b) (b) Corvette; and
- (c) (c) Suburban;
- (12) “Off-premise sale” means a motor vehicle show in which personnel are present and sales are permitted;
(13) “Public venue” means, when used in conjunction with “off-premises sale” or “off-premises display”, a location which:
- (A) Is open to the general public whether or not an admission fee is charged; and
- (B) Is not a new motor vehicle dealership licensed by the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission or a used motor vehicle lot licensed by the Division of Arkansas State Police;
- (14) “Qualified dealer” means a new motor vehicle dealer from a contiguous county who has both a franchise agreement or other contract from a manufacturer or distributor and a license or temporary permit from the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission to sell any product line-makes in the host county that he or she makes available for sale at an off-premises sale;
- (15) “Qualified manufacturer or distributor” means a manufacturer or distributor licensed by the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission for the product line they wish to promote;
- (16) “Reciprocity agreement” is an agreement between the State of Arkansas and another state allowing out-of-state dealers to participate in off-premises sales in Arkansas and allowing Arkansas dealers to participate in off-premises sales in that state;
- (17) “Sponsor” means the entity conducting the off-premises sale, such as promoter, private business, trade association, or dealer association to promote member products or a manufacturer or distributor;
- (18) “Sufficient representation” means a sufficient number of dealers selling all line-makes and manufacturers, whether or not those dealers participate in the off-premises sale; and
- (19) “Temporary permit” is a permit or license issued by the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission allowing an out-of-state dealer to participate in an approved off-premises sale for a period not to exceed seven (7) consecutive days.