407.844. Farm equipment manufacturers, certain acts prohibited. - Missouri Statutes

Farm equipment manufacturers, certain acts prohibited.

407.844. No farm equipment manufacturer shall:

(1) Coerce, or attempt to coerce, any farm equipment dealerto accept delivery of any farm equipment, parts or accessoriestherefor, which such farm equipment dealer has not voluntarilyordered;

(2) To condition or attempt to condition the sale of anyfarm equipment on a requirement that the farm equipment dealeralso purchase any other goods or services but nothing containedin sections 407.838 to 407.848 shall prevent the farm equipmentmanufacturer from requiring the dealer to purchase all partsreasonably necessary to maintain the quality of operation in thefield of any farm equipment used in the trade area;

(3) To coerce or attempt to coerce any farm equipment dealerinto a refusal to purchase the farm equipment manufactured byanother farm equipment manufacturer;

(4) To discriminate in the prices charged for farm equipmentof like grade and quality sold by the farm equipment manufacturerto similarly situated farm equipment dealers, but nothingcontained in sections 407.838 to 407.848 shall preventdifferentials which make only due allowance for difference in thecost of manufacture, sale or delivery resulting from thediffering methods or quantities in which such farm equipment issold or delivered, by the farm equipment manufacturer.

(L. 1987 S.B. 35)