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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="14-15A-01" title_number="14" title_name="Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions" subtitle_number="15A">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Agricultural equipment” means any self–propelled vehicle designed primarily for and used in the occupation or business of farming.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Agricultural equipment” does not include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>An off–road vehicle as defined in § 6–401(b) of the Criminal Law Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>An all–terrain vehicle as defined in § 11–103.3 of the Transportation Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Special mobile equipment as defined in § 11–159 of the Transportation Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Equipment under 25 horsepower;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>A lawn tractor; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>A lawn mower.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Consumer” means:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The purchaser of new agricultural equipment other than for purposes of resale;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A person to whom new agricultural equipment is transferred during the duration of the warranty applicable to the agricultural equipment; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Any other person who is entitled to enforce the obligations of the warranty.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Manufacturer, factory branch, or authorized dealer” means a person engaged in the business of manufacturing, assembling, or dealing agricultural equipment, as applicable.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Season of use” means any period when the agricultural equipment is actively employed in the routine operations of a farming business.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Warranty” includes a warranty as described in §§ 2–312 through 2–315 of this article, as applicable.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Warranty period” means the later of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The period of time stated under the terms of an express written warranty; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The first year immediately following the original date of delivery of the equipment to the first consumer.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
