Section 19-301 - Violations. - Maryland Statutes

§ 19-301. Violations.
 

A supplier may not: 

(1) Coerce a dealer to accept delivery of equipment, parts, or accessories that the dealer has not ordered voluntarily unless the parts or accessories are safety parts or accessories required by the supplier; 

(2) Condition the sale of additional equipment to a dealer on a requirement that the dealer also purchase other goods or services, except that a supplier may require the dealer to purchase parts that are reasonably necessary to maintain the quality of operation in the field of the equipment used in the trade area; 

(3) Coerce a dealer into refusing to purchase equipment manufactured by another supplier; or 

(4) Terminate, cancel, or fail to renew or substantially change the competitive circumstances of the retail agreement based on the results of any circumstance beyond the dealer's control, including a natural disaster such as a sustained drought, high unemployment in the dealer market area, or a labor dispute. 
 

[2005, ch. 433, §§ 1, 2]