Del. Code Ann. tit. 21, § 8703

Written agreements and designated territories

85 Del. Laws, c. 437, § 1;
  1. (a) A manufacturer or distributor may not sell any new recreational equipment in this State to or through a new recreational equipment dealer without having first entered into a written and signed manufacturer-dealer agreement with a new recreational equipment dealer.
  2. (b) A manufacturer or distributor must designate the area of sales responsibility exclusively assigned to a new recreational equipment dealer in a manufacturer-dealer agreement and may not change the area or contract with another new recreational equipment dealer for the sale of the same line-make in the designated area during the duration of the agreement.
  3. (c) The area of sales responsibility may not be reviewed or changed without the consent of both parties for 1 year after the execution of the manufacturer-dealer agreement.
  4. (d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a new recreational equipment dealer may not sell any new recreational equipment in this State without having first entered into a manufacturer-dealer agreement with a manufacturer or distributor which has been signed by both parties.
  5. (e) A new recreational equipment dealer may not be prohibited from selling a particular line-make after a manufacturer-dealer agreement has been terminated or not renewed under § 8704 of this title, if new recreational equipment of the terminated line-make is not returned or required to be returned to the manufacturer. The new recreational equipment dealer may continue to sell all line-makes that were subject to the manufacturer-dealer agreement and are currently in stock until those line-makes are no longer in the new recreational equipment dealer’s inventory.
  6. (f) A manufacturer must specify in writing to each of its new recreational equipment dealers licensed in this State the dealer’s obligations for predelivery preparation, manufacturer-sponsored maintenance programs, manufacturer extended warranty, certified pre-owned warranty, manufacturer-issued service contracts, parts exchange programs, recall, and warranted service on its products.
  7. (g) A manufacturer must compensate the new recreational equipment dealer for such service required of the dealer by the manufacturer and provide the dealer with a schedule of compensation to be paid such dealer for parts, work, and services in connection therewith, and the time allowance for the performance of such work and service.

85 Del. Laws, c. 437, § 1

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