16-1205.   Violations of act.(a) It is a violation of this act for a farm equipmentmanufacturer to coerce, or attempt to coerce, any farm equipment dealer toaccept delivery of any farm equipment, parts or accessoriestherefor, which the farm equipment dealer has not voluntarily ordered.

      (b)   It is a violation of this act for a farm equipment manufacturer: (1)To condition, or attempt to condition, the sale of any farm equipment on arequirement that the farm equipment dealer also purchase other goods orservices; except that nothing herein shall prohibit a farm equipmentmanufacturer from requiring the dealer to purchase all parts reasonablynecessary to maintain the quality of operation in the field of any farmequipment used in such dealer's trade area; (2) to coerce or attempt tocoerce any farm equipment dealer into a refusal to purchase the farmequipment manufactured by another farm equipment manufacturer; or (3) todiscriminate in the prices charged for farm equipment of like grade andquality sold by the farm equipment manufacturer to similarly situated farmequipment dealers, except that nothing herein shall prevent differentialswhich make only due allowance for differences in the cost of manufacture,sale or delivery resulting from the differing methods or quantities inwhich such farm equipment is sold or delivered, by the farm equipment manufacturer.

      History:   L. 1986, ch. 2, § 5; July 1.