<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 32-6E-5 - Determination of cause for additional franchises of same line/make. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2054075Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2054075SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2054075CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2054075Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2054075DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2054075Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2054075000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2054075SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2054075SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2054075Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-6E-5"><span class="s2054075SENU">32-6E-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2054075SENU">. </span><span class="s2054075CL">Determination of cause for additional franchises of same line/make.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054075Normal-000000"><span class="s2054075DefaultParagraphFont">In determining whether cause is established for entering into an additional franchise for the same line/make, the department shall consider the existing circumstances:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054075Normal-000001"><span class="s2054075DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The amount of business transacted by existing franchisee's of the same line/make in that community;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054075Normal-000001"><span class="s2054075DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Whether the franchisee's of the same line/make in that community are making a good faith effort to sell the franchisor's product;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054075Normal-000001"><span class="s2054075DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Investment necessarily made and obligations incurred by existing franchisee's of the same line/make in the community in the performance of their part of their franchises;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054075Normal-000001"><span class="s2054075DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    The effect on the retail snowmobile business as a whole in that community;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054075Normal-000001"><span class="s2054075DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    The general quality and reputation of existing franchises in the community and their ability to provide consumer care and service; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054075Normal-000001"><span class="s2054075DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Whether it is injurious to the public interest for an additional franchise to be established.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054075Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2054075000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054075Normal"><span class="s2054075SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2054075SCL-000003"> SL 1994, ch 248, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html>