(A) Any group of licensed new motor vehicle dealers may display motor vehicles at a motor vehicle show within the general market area allocated to a licensed new motor vehicle dealer, whenever all of the following conditions are met:

1. (1) The primary purpose of the motor vehicle show is the exhibition of competitive makes and models of motor vehicles to provide the general public the opportunity to review and inspect various makes and models of motor vehicles at a single location;
2. (2) Not less than thirty days before the planned opening date of the motor vehicle show, the group requests and receives permission to hold the show from the registrar of motor vehicles.

(I) Notwithstanding division (B) of this section, contracts may be signed, deposits taken, and sales consummated at the location of a motor vehicle show where the motor vehicles involved are horse trailers or towing vehicles that are trucks and have a gross vehicle weight of more than three-quarters of a ton, the motor vehicle show is being held as part of or in connection with a major livestock show, the licensed new motor vehicle dealers involved have complied with the applicable requirements of this section, and the registrar has granted permission for the motor vehicle show in accordance with division (E) of this section. As used in this division:

1. (1) "Major livestock show" means any show of livestock that is held at the Ohio state fairgrounds, is national in scope, and that continues for more than ten consecutive days.
2. (2) "Truck" has the same meaning as in section 4511.01 of the Revised Code.
3. (3) "Gross vehicle weight" means the unladen weight of the vehicle fully equipped.