{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-32-6e-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 32-6E-1","heading":"Definition of terms.","body":"Terms used in this chapter mean:\n(1) \"Community,\" the franchisee's area of responsibility as stipulated in the franchise. A community has a minimum radius of ten miles around an existing dealership;\n(2) \"Department,\" the Department of Revenue;\n(3) \"Franchise,\" a written agreement or contract between a franchisor and a franchisee which fixes the legal rights and liabilities of the parties to such agreement or contract;\n(4) \"Franchisee,\" any person who receives snowmobiles from a franchisor under a franchise and who offers and sells the snowmobiles to the general public;\n(5) \"Franchisor,\" any person engaged in the manufacturing or distribution of snowmobiles including any person who acts for the franchisor;\n(6) \"Manufacturer,\" any person who manufactures or assembles snowmobiles and who issues the original or first manufacturer's statement of origin. The term, manufacturer, includes a central or principal sales corporation through which it distributes its products to franchised dealers;\n(7) \"Snowmobile dealer,\" any person who, for commission or with intent to make a profit or gain, sells, exchanges, rents with option to purchase, offers, or attempts to negotiate a sale or exchange of new or used snowmobiles, or who is engaged wholly or in part in the business of selling new or used snowmobiles.","path":["TITLE 32. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 32-6E. REGULATION OF SNOWMOBILE FRANCHISING AGREEMENTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/32-6E-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"2b4c7b0a9e0dda5323fba676499abd2a196936ee28d287801d2908bbadef7ca0","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-32-6d-11","next":"us-sd/sdcl-32-6e-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}