New York General Business Law Article 11-B - FRANCHISES FOR THE SALE OF MOTOR FUELS

• 199-a - Definitions.
  As used in this article, the terms: 1. "Distributor" means any person engaged in the sale, consignment, or distribution of motor fuels to dealers. 2....
• 199-b - Disclosures to Prospective Dealers.
  A distributor shall disclose in writing to any prospective dealer the following information, before any franchise is entered into: 1. The gallonage volume history, if...
• 199-c - Termination or Refusal to Renew a Franchise Without Good Cause Prohibited; Notice Requirement; Right of Action.
  1. Except as otherwise provided in this article, no distributor or agent thereof shall terminate, cancel or refuse to renew any franchise except for good...
• 199-d - Repurchase of Merchandise.
  In the event of any termination, cancellation or failure to renew a franchise, whether by mutual agreement or otherwise, a distributor shall make or cause...
• 199-e - Waiver Provisions.
  Any provision of any franchise agreement purporting to waive any provision of this article shall be null and void.
• 199-f - Application.
  This act shall not apply to a franchise granted prior to the effective date of this article provided that a renewal or extension of such...
• 199-g - Arbitration.
  Any action instituted pursuant to this article in connection with the termination, cancellation, or non-renewal of a franchise, or any part thereof, which provides for...
• 199-h - Relationship to Other Laws.
  This article shall not be held to invalidate any provisions of the laws of this state unless there is a direct conflict between the provisions...
• 199-i - Dealers' Rights to Transfer, Assign or Dispose of the Franchise Upon Notice to Distributor.
  1. Every franchise agreement and any other lease or agreement in connection therewith between a distributor and a dealer shall be transferable or assignable at...
• 199-j - Dealer's Right to Deal With Suppliers Other Than His Distributor.
  1. Any provision of a franchise which requires a dealer to purchase or sell products of the distributor other than motor fuel, or which prohibits...
• 199-k - Separability.
  If any provision of this article or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this article...
• 199-l - Removal of Certain Actions and Proceedings.
  Where a proceeding is commenced to dispossess a dealer in a court which does not have jurisdiction to grant the relief provided in this article...
• 199-m - Dealers' Rights of Association.
  No distributor shall directly or indirectly, through any officer, agent or employee, restrict or inhibit the right of a dealer to join a trade association...
• 199-n - Enforcement of Dealers' Rights of Association; Injunction; Damages; Limitation of Actions.
  Any distributor or officer, agent or employee of a distributor who violates section one hundred ninety-nine-m of this article may be sued in the supreme...

Last modified: February 3, 2019