§1256.1. Regional recreational products or specialty vehicle shows

A.(1) Shows where recreational products or specialty vehicles are displayed and promoted for sale are hereby authorized as provided for in this Section, except that no final sale and delivery of a recreational product or specialty vehicle shall occur at these shows except by dealers licensed pursuant to this Chapter.

(2) When used in this Section, the following words and phrases have the meanings ascribed to them in this Paragraph:

(a) "Nonresident" or "non-Louisiana" means a dealer, distributor, or manufacturer who holds a current license in another state.

(b) "Producer" means a person who alone or with others assumes the financial responsibility of a recreational product or specialty vehicle show at which recreational products or specialty vehicles are displayed by dealers, manufacturers, distributors, or converters. A producer shall be licensed as a promoter pursuant to R.S. 32:1254.

(c) "Product line" means a specific series of recreational vehicle products or specialty vehicles that are identified by a common series trade name or trademark and for which the manufacturer, converter, or dealer agreement authorizes a dealer to sell.

(d) "Rally" means an event not opened to the general public held and organized by recreational product clubs of specific products owners or manufacturers of specific products where owners of the products are members of the club and are invited to participate in the event.

(e) "Regional recreational product or specialty vehicle show" or "show" means a controlled event at which a producer charges or barters for booth space or charges spectator entrance, or both, and where three or more recreational product dealers, specialty vehicle dealers, distributors, manufacturers, or converters exhibit recreational products or specialty vehicles. It does not include a rally or a national recreational product show as defined in R.S. 32:1256.2.

B. Participation in regional recreational product or specialty vehicle shows is limited to recreational products dealers, specialty vehicle dealers, distributors, manufacturers, or converters who are licensed in Louisiana pursuant to this Chapter, except as provided in Subsections C and D of this Section.

C. Nonresident recreational products dealers, specialty vehicle dealers, distributors, manufacturers, or converters who hold a current equivalent license in another state may participate in a regional recreational products or specialty vehicle show in Louisiana, if all of the following criteria are satisfied:

(1) Louisiana recreational products or specialty vehicle dealers, whose area of responsibility for the brands they represent includes the location of the show, have been given first option on space at the show.

(2) Louisiana recreational products or specialty vehicle dealers, whose area of responsibility does not include the location of the show, have been given second option on space at the show, provided that the dealers shall not show the same brand of recreational product or specialty vehicle as shown by a participating Louisiana recreational products or specialty vehicle dealer whose area of responsibility includes the location of the show.

(3) Non-Louisiana recreational products or specialty vehicle dealers, distributors, and manufacturers shall not show the same brand of recreational products or specialty vehicles as shown by participating Louisiana recreational products or specialty vehicle dealers.

(4) Non-Louisiana recreational products or specialty vehicle dealers, distributors, manufacturers, and converters shall register their participation with the commission not later than ten business days prior to the date of the show. To register, each non-Louisiana recreational products dealer, specialty vehicle dealer, distributor, manufacturer, and converter shall submit its name, address, a copy of its current equivalent license from the state of its domicile, and a fee of two hundred fifty dollars to the commission.

(5) Non-Louisiana recreational products dealers, specialty vehicle dealers, distributors, manufacturers, and converters shall disclose to show attendees the location of where warranty repairs would be made for products it has on display at the show.

D. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no recreational vehicle dealer, specialty vehicle dealer, distributor, manufacturer, or converter shall participate in any regional recreational product or specialty vehicle show where its product line of recreational vehicles or specialty vehicles is represented by a dealer whose area of responsibility includes the location of the show, whether or not that dealer participates in the show.

E. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a rally held in this state.

F. The commission may adopt rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this Section in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 2012, No. 855, §1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2015, No. 435, §1.