Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Vehicles › Chapter 425 - Motor Vehicle and Towable Recreational Vehicle Dealers, Manufacturers, Distributors and Wholesalers › Rule 761-425.26 - State Fair, Fairs, Shows and Exhibitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Definitions.
As used in
				this rule:
"Community"
means an area of responsibility
				  as defined in Iowa Code section
				  322A.1.
"Display"
means having new motor vehicles or
				  new towable recreational vehicles available for public viewing at fairs,
				  vehicle shows or vehicle exhibitions. The dealer may also post, display or
				  provide product information through literature or other descriptive media.
				  However, the product information shall not include prices, except for the
				  manufacturer's sticker price. "Display" does not mean offering new vehicles for
				  sale or negotiating sales of new vehicles.
"Fair"
means a county fair or a scheduled
				  gathering for a predetermined period of time at a specific location for the
				  exhibition, display or sale of various wares, products, equipment, produce or
				  livestock, but not solely new vehicles, and sponsored by a person other than a
				  single dealer.
"Offer"
new vehicles
"for sale,"
				  "negotiate sales"
of new vehicles, or similar wording, means doing any
				  of the following at the state fair or a fair, vehicle show or vehicle
				  exhibition: posting prices in addition to the manufacturer's sticker price,
				  discussing prices or trade-ins, arranging for payments or financing, and
				  initiating contracts.
"State fair"
means the fair as discussed in
				  Iowa Code chapter 173.
"Vehicle exhibition"
means a scheduled event
				  conducted at a specific location where various types, makes or models of new
				  vehicles are displayed either at the same time or consecutively in time, and
				  sponsored by a person other than a single dealer.
"Vehicle show"
means a scheduled event
				  conducted for a predetermined period of time at a specific location for the
				  purpose of displaying at the same time various types, makes or models of new
				  vehicles, which may be in conjunction with other events or displays, and
				  sponsored by a person other than a single dealer.
(2)
Permits for dealers of new motor
				vehicles.
a. A "display only" fair,
				vehicle show or vehicle exhibition permit allows a motor vehicle dealer to
				display new motor vehicles at a specified fair, vehicle show or vehicle
				exhibition in any Iowa county. The permit is valid on Sundays.
b. A "full" fair, state fair, vehicle show or
				vehicle exhibition permit allows a motor vehicle dealer to display and offer
				new motor vehicles for sale and negotiate sales of new motor vehicles at the
				state fair, or a specified fair, vehicle show or vehicle exhibition that is
				held within the motor vehicle dealer's community. EXCEPTION: A motor vehicle
				dealer who is licensed to sell motor homes may be issued a permit to offer for
				sale Class "A" and Class "C" motor homes at a specified fair, vehicle show or
				vehicle exhibition in any Iowa county. A "full" fair, show or exhibition permit
				is not valid on Sundays.
c. The
				following restrictions are applicable to both types of permits:
(1) Permits will be issued to motor vehicle
				dealers only for the state fair, fairs, vehicle shows or vehicle exhibitions
				where more than one motor vehicle dealer may participate.
(2) A permit is limited to the line makes for
				which the motor vehicle dealer is licensed in Iowa.