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Part 9 is about a defined equipment relationship
MCA 30-11-901 includes oral/written and express/implied arrangements with a shared commercial interest (community of interest) in construction-equipment distribution. Separate equipment rights, retail/wholesale roles and branded services; a service-agreement heading is not the full definition.
Cause does not replace the notice branch
Under 30-11-902, the grantor—the party granting dealership rights, such as the supplier—must establish good cause for covered termination, cancellation, nonrenewal or substantial competitive changes and bears the proof burden. A contract clause or missed target does not itself establish it.
Section 903 generally requires 90 days’ prior notice by certified mail and 60 days to rectify deficiencies. Nonpayment has its own ten-day notice/remedy rule. Specified insolvency, assignment-for-creditors and bankruptcy grounds have different notice treatment under subsections (2)–(3). An alleged financial difficulty is not automatically a listed event.
Part 7 is a separate inventory test
Part 7 has distinct definitions for inventory repurchase, including industrial/construction equipment and repair parts. Part 9 coverage does not establish every Part 7 condition.
Apply the qualifying contract, condition, price basis and exclusions to the actual items, using age, invoices, freight, title and condition evidence. The spreadsheet’s full value is not a proved recovery.
Scope
- Part 9 and Part 7 have separate scopes. General franchise and business-opportunity sales requirements remain unresolved; no actual cause, exception or inventory value is determined.
Next step
Identify the covered relationship and actual action before choosing a notice branch; assess any stock repurchase independently.
Sources & review notes
Montana Legislature
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · 30-11-901(1)–(4), (8)
Construction equipment
Full current 2025 code page read. Sector-specific definition, not a general business-format franchise definition.
Montana Legislature
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · 30-11-902
The burden of proving good cause is on the grantor.
Complete current section read.
Montana Legislature
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · 30-11-903(1)–(3)
at least 90 days' prior written notice by certified mail
Complete current section read; nonpayment and insolvency/bankruptcy exceptions must remain explicit.
Montana Legislature
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · 30-11-701(3)–(5)
industrial and construction equipment and repair parts
Complete current section read; repurchase workstream is distinct from part 9 termination test.
Montana Legislature
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · 30-11-702
within 60 days
Complete current section read. No blanket inventory recovery calculated; other part 7 qualifications/exclusions require transaction review.
Detailed rule records (2)
MCA 30-11-901 defines construction-equipment dealership arrangements using equipment scope and community of interest; they may be expressed or implied, oral or written. Under 30-11-902 a grantor needs good cause for termination, cancellation, nonrenewal or substantial competitive change and bears its proof burden.
Montana Code Annotated 30-11-901: construction-equipment dealership definitions Montana Code Annotated 30-11-902: cancellation and alterationMCA 30-11-903 generally requires 90 days prior certified-mail notice and 60 days to rectify claimed deficiencies. Nonpayment has a 10 day notice/remedy rule; stated insolvency, assignment-for-creditors and bankruptcy grounds have different notice treatment.
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