686.606 – Repurchase of Inventory Upon Termination of Dealer Agreement.
686.606 Repurchase of inventory upon termination of dealer agreement.— (1) Whenever any dealer enters into a dealer agreement with a manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler in which agreement the dealer agrees to maintain an inventory of outdoor power equipment or repair parts and the agreement is subsequently voluntarily or involuntarily terminated, the manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler shall repurchase […]
686.607 – Repurchase of Inventory Upon Death or Incapacity of Dealer.
686.607 Repurchase of inventory upon death or incapacity of dealer.— (1) In the event of the death or incapacity of a dealer or the majority stockholder of a corporation operating as a dealer, the manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler shall, at the option of the heirs at law, if the dealer died intestate, or the devisees or transferees […]
686.608 – Compensation for Inventory Upon Refusal to Renew, Termination Of, or Restriction on Transfer of a Dealer Agreement.
686.608 Compensation for inventory upon refusal to renew, termination of, or restriction on transfer of a dealer agreement.—It is unlawful for the manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler, without due cause, to fail to renew a dealer agreement on terms then equally available to all their dealers, to terminate an agreement, or to restrict the transfer of an […]
686.609 – Indemnification of Dealer With Respect to Legal Actions.
686.609 Indemnification of dealer with respect to legal actions.—A manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler shall fully indemnify and hold harmless a dealer against any losses including, but not limited to, court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees or damages arising out of any complaint, claim, or lawsuit involving, but not limited to, strict liability, negligence, misrepresentation, express or […]
686.611 – Unlawful Acts and Practices.
686.611 Unlawful acts and practices.—Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of the manufacturing, distribution, wholesaling, sale, and advertising of outdoor power equipment are declared to be unlawful. (1) It is deemed a violation of this section for any manufacturer, factory branch, factory representative, distributor, distributor branch, distributor representative, wholesaler, […]
686.612 – Unenforceable Contract or Agreement.
686.612 Unenforceable contract or agreement.—Any contract or dealer agreement or part thereof or practice thereunder which is in violation of any provision of ss. 686.601-686.614 is deemed against public policy and is void and unenforceable. History.—s. 1, ch. 97-275.
686.613 – Remedies.
686.613 Remedies.— (1) In addition to temporary, preliminary, or final injunctive relief as provided in s. 686.611(3)(c)1., any person who is aggrieved or injured in his or her business or property by reason of anything forbidden in ss. 686.601-686.614 may bring an action therefor in the appropriate circuit court of this state and shall recover the actual […]
686.614 – Effect of Act on Other Remedies.
686.614 Effect of act on other remedies.—Sections 686.601-686.614 are supplemental to and do not preempt local ordinances dealing with prohibited or unlawful conduct in the manufacturing, distribution, wholesaling, advertising, or sale of outdoor power equipment and other items of outdoor power equipment if such ordinances are not inconsistent with such sections. History.—s. 1, ch. 97-275.
686.701 – Reimbursement of Federal Excise Taxes on Motor Fuel.
686.701 Reimbursement of federal excise taxes on motor fuel.— (1)(a) If a fuel supply contract requires one party to reimburse another party for the federal excise tax imposed by 26 U.S.C. s. 4081, whether as a separate item or as part of the contract price, the reimbursing party, at its option and notwithstanding contrary terms of the […]
686.506 – Rights and Liabilities, Additional; Merchant’s Liability.
686.506 Rights and liabilities, additional; merchant’s liability.— (1) The rights and liabilities created by ss. 686.501-686.506 shall be construed to be in addition to and not in substitution, exclusion, or displacement of other rights and liabilities provided by law, including the law of principal and agent except where the construction would, as a matter of law, be […]