A manufacturer or, distributor, or retail seller of utility | 22 |
trailers or trailers for transporting motorcycles, snowmobiles, or | 23 |
all-purpose vehicles may apply for registration with the registrar | 24 |
of motor vehicles for each place in this state where the | 25 |
manufacturer or, distributor, or retail seller carries on the | 26 |
business of manufacturing or, distributing, or selling at retail | 27 |
such trailers. Applications for annual registration shall be made | 28 |
at the time provided for payment of the tax imposed by section | 29 |
4503.09 of the Revised Code; shall be in the manner to be | 30 |
prescribed by the registrar; and shall be accompanied by an | 31 |
affidavit certifying that the applicant is a manufacturer or, | 32 |
distributor, or retail seller of utility trailers or trailers for | 33 |
transporting motorcycles, snowmobiles, or all-purpose vehicles. | 34 |
The fee for such registration shall be twenty-five dollars and | 35 |
shall not be reduced when the registration is for a part of a | 36 |
year. | 37 |
Upon the filing of the application and affidavit, and payment | 38 |
of the fee and appropriate postage as required by the registrar, | 39 |
the registrar shall assign to the applicant a distinctive number | 40 |
which shall be displayed on the rear of each trailer when it is | 41 |
operated on the public highway. Any trailer for transporting | 42 |
motorcycles, snowmobiles, or all-purpose vehicles that is not | 43 |
loaded may be operated on the public highway until it is sold or | 44 |
transferred; and any utility trailer that is not loaded, or that | 45 |
is being used to transport another utility trailer for purposes of | 46 |
demonstration or delivery, may be operated on the public highway | 47 |
until it is sold or transferred. | 48 |
At the time the registrar assigns the distinctive number, the | 49 |
registrar shall furnish one placard with the number thereon. The | 50 |
manufacturer or, distributor, or retail seller may procure a | 51 |
reasonable number of certified copies of the registration | 52 |
certificate upon the payment of a fee of five dollars and postage. | 53 |
With each of such certified copies, the registrar shall furnish | 54 |
one placard with the same number provided in the original | 55 |
registration certificate, and shall add thereto such special | 56 |
designation as necessary to distinguish one set of placards from | 57 |
another. All placards furnished by the registrar pursuant to this | 58 |
section shall be so marked as to be distinguishable from placards | 59 |
issued to dealers in or manufacturers of motor vehicles or | 60 |
trailers for transporting watercraft. | 61 |
(3) "Livestock trailer" means a new or used trailer designed | 75 |
by its manufacturer to be used to transport horses or to transport | 76 |
animals generally used for food or in the production of food, | 77 |
including cattle, sheep, goats, rabbits, poultry, swine, and any | 78 |
other animals included by the director of agriculture in rules | 79 |
adopted under section 901.72 of the Revised Code. | 80 |
If the registrar approves the affidavit, the registrar shall | 105 |
grant the show representative permission to conduct the motor | 106 |
vehicle show. If the registrar determines that there is a | 107 |
deficiency in the affidavit, the registrar shall inform the show | 108 |
representative of the deficiency as soon possible after the | 109 |
registrar receives the affidavit so that the show representative | 110 |
has the opportunity to remedy the deficiency. The registrar also | 111 |
shall describe with specificity the measures the show | 112 |
representative is required to take in order to cure the | 113 |
deficiency. The show representative shall return the corrected | 114 |
affidavit to the registrar not later than fourteen days before the | 115 |
planned opening date of the motor vehicle show in order for the | 116 |
show representative to be eligible to hold the show. If the | 117 |
registrar finds that the deficiency has been cured in the | 118 |
corrected affidavit, the registrar shall grant the show | 119 |
representative permission to conduct the motor vehicle show. If | 120 |
the registrar finds that the deficiency has not been cured, the | 121 |
registrar shall deny the show representative permission to conduct | 122 |
the motor vehicle show. | 123 |
(C) Any sponsor of a motor vehicle(D) The show | 126 |
representative shall offer by mail an invitation to all new motor | 127 |
vehicle dealers dealing in competitive types of motor vehicles in | 128 |
the general market area to participate and display motor vehicles | 129 |
in the show. The sponsorshow representative may offer a similar | 130 |
invitation to manufacturers or distributors. A copy of each | 131 |
invitation shall be retained by the sponsorshow representative | 132 |
for at least one year after the show. | 133 |
(D) No person except a(E) A manufacturer or distributor | 134 |
shallmay hold in any public place a motor vehicle show at which | 135 |
only one motor vehicle is displayed, andbut no such single unit | 136 |
show shall be held unless the manufacturer or distributor requests | 137 |
executes and
receives permission fromfiles with the registrar | 138 |
not less than thirty days before the show an affidavit, in a form | 139 |
prescribed by the registrar, that certifies that all requirements | 140 |
of this section have been or will be met, as applicable. | 141 |
(G)(H) No motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle leasing dealer, | 153 |
motor vehicle auction owner, or distributor licensed under | 154 |
sections 4517.01 to 4517.45 of the Revised Code shall display a | 155 |
motor vehicle at any place except the dealer's, owner's, or | 156 |
distributor's licensed location, unless the dealer, owner, or | 157 |
distributor first obtains permission from the registrar and | 158 |
complies with the applicable rules of the motor vehicle dealers | 159 |
board. | 160 |
(H)(I) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed | 161 |
as prohibiting the display of, the taking of orders for, or the | 162 |
sale of, livestock trailers at livestock and agricultural shows, | 163 |
including county fairs. Notwithstanding section 4517.03 of the | 164 |
Revised Code, livestock trailers may be sold at livestock and | 165 |
agricultural shows, including county fairs, as permitted by this | 166 |
division. | 167 |
As used in this division, "livestock trailer" means a new or | 168 |
used trailer designed by its manufacturer to be used to transport | 169 |
horses or to transport animals generally used for food or in the | 170 |
production of food, including cattle, sheep, goats, rabbits, | 171 |
poultry, swine, and any other animals included by the director of | 172 |
agriculture in rules adopted under section 901.72 of the Revised | 173 |
Code. | 174 |
(I)(J) Notwithstanding division (B)(C) of this section, | 175 |
contracts may be signed, deposits taken, and sales consummated at | 176 |
the location of a motor vehicle show where the motor vehicles | 177 |
involved are horse trailers or towing vehicles that are trucks and | 178 |
have a gross vehicle weight of more than three-quarters of a ton, | 179 |
the motor vehicle show is being held as part of or in connection | 180 |
with a major livestock show, the licensed new motor vehicle | 181 |
dealers involved have complied with the applicable requirements of | 182 |
this section, and the registrar has granted permission for the | 183 |
motor vehicle show in accordance with division (E)(F) of this | 184 |
section. | 185 |
(J)(K)(1) Notwithstanding division (H) of this section, a new | 194 |
motor vehicle motor vehicle dealer may display more than one new | 195 |
motor vehicle at a location other than the dealer's licensed | 196 |
location, and permit test drives to be taken at the location of | 197 |
the display, if the dealer executes and files with the registrar | 198 |
an affidavit not less than fourteen days before the first day of | 199 |
the display. The affidavit shall be in a form prescribed by the | 200 |
registrar, and the dealer shall file a statement with the | 201 |
affidavit attesting to the location of the display and the number | 202 |
of vehicles that will be included in the display. The affidavit | 203 |
shall certify to the registrar all of the following: | 204 |
(2) A dealer shall maintain all records of a display held | 217 |
pursuant to division (K)(1) of this section, including a copy of | 218 |
the affidavit, for a period of three years. Upon request of the | 219 |
registrar or an authorized agent of the registrar, the records | 220 |
shall be made available for reasonable inspection or shall be | 221 |
provided to the registrar or the authorized agent. The records | 222 |
shall include the location and dates of the display. | 223 |