§ 45-27-390

In this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, (1) 'authorized dealer' means a person who has entered into a dealership agreement with a manufacturer; (2) 'boat' means a marine product that is not equipped with a motor; (3) 'dealership agreement' means an agreement between a person and a manufacturer of products for the person to engage in the retail sale and warranty repair of the manufacturer's products in the state; (4) 'distributor' means a person who is authorized by a manufacturer to engage in the wholesale distribution of the manufacturer's products in the state; (5) 'landed cost' means the sum of the price of the product and the transportation cost to the authorized dealer's facility; (6) 'manufacturer' means a person who (A) fabricates, manufactures, or assembles products; 'manufacturer' includes a manufacturer branch and a manufacturer sales representative, but does not include a person who converts, modifies, or otherwise alters a product fabricated, manufactured, or assembled by another person; or (B) is a distribution entity that is (i) owned or controlled by a person described under (A) of this paragraph; and (ii) separate from a person described under (A)

or assembled by another person; or (B) is a distribution entity that is (i) owned or controlled by a person described under (A) of this paragraph; and (ii) separate from a person described under (A) of this paragraph; (7) 'marine product' means a new watercraft, boat, or gasoline motor designed for recreational or commercial use on water; 'marine product' includes an outboard gasoline motor or boat with an attached gasoline motor, but does not include a watercraft designed or adapted to be powered only by an occupant's energy; (8) 'motorized recreational product' means an all-terrain vehicle, a marine gasoline motor, a boat, a boat package, a marine product, and a snow machine; in this paragraph, (A) 'all-terrain vehicle' means a vehicle with three or more low-pressure, flotation-type tires, as designed by the manufacturer or altered, to be used as an off-road recreational vehicle; (B) 'boat package' means a boat that is equipped and sold with a gasoline motor or another form of gasoline motorized propulsion; (C) 'snow machine' means a motorized vehicle with a gross vehicle weight under 1,300 pounds propelled by a track system designed to move a person over snow or ice, and

gasoline motorized propulsion; (C) 'snow machine' means a motorized vehicle with a gross vehicle weight under 1,300 pounds propelled by a track system designed to move a person over snow or ice, and includes a snowmobile; (9) 'nonconformity' means a defect or condition in a product that is caused by a manufacturer, distributor, or authorized dealer and that (A) substantially decreases the dollar value of a product to the owner when compared to the dollar value of a similar product that does not have the defect or condition; or (B) prevents a product from being operated or used or makes the product unsafe; (10) 'part' includes an accessory; (11) 'product' means a marine product or a motorized recreational product; (12) 'ultimate purchaser' means (A) a purchaser, other than for resale, of a new product, if the new product is not subject to AS 28.10 or AS 28.39; or (B) a person to whom ownership of a new product is transferred under AS 28.10 or AS 28.39; (13) 'warranty' means a written warranty provided by the manufacturer of a product.