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49. Any manufacturer transferring a new motor vehicle or trailer
to a dealer shall supply such dealer, at the time of the transfer, with
a manufacturer's certificate. Any dealer transferring a new motor
vehicle or trailer to another dealer shall, at the time of the transfer,
give such transferee the proper manufacturer's certificate assigned
to the transferee and each dealer shall hold an unexpired franchise
in this State for the particular make of vehicle being transferred.

61. (a) (1) From and after January 1, 1966, licenses for dealers
and dealer registration plates shall be issuable only to dealers as that
term is defined in this article. Licenses for used car dealers and used
car dealer registration plates shall be issuable only to used car dealers
as that term is defined in this article. Licenses for trailer dealers
and trailer dealer registration plates shall be issuable only to trailer
dealers as that term is defined in this article. No dealer shall be en-
titled to obtain a license as a dealer and dealer registration plates
and no used car dealer shall be entitled to obtain a license as a used
car dealer and used car dealer registration plates and no trailer
dealer shall be entitled to obtain a license as a trailer dealer and
trailer dealer registration plates unless (i) the applicant's said busi-
ness is conducted at a fixed location in a substantial building in
which the books of account and records of said business are main-
tained and kept; (ii) the said business of the applicant is the only
or the principal business conducted on the said premises; (iii) the
said building is adequate and appropriate for the sale of motor ve-
hicles by the applicant; (iv) the applicant maintains and operates
a service shop equipped for reasonably adequate and proper servicing
of the vehicles to be sold by the applicant, or, in the alternative, the
applicant has an extant contract approved by the Department which
requires such servicing to be furnished at a reasonably convenient
location to the purchasers of vehicles from the applicant; (v) the
location requirements set forth in subsections (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv)
of this section shall not be a requirement for the issuance of a trailer
dealer's license and trailer dealer registration plates; trailer dealers
in new trailers must hold an unexpired appointment as such in
writing from the manufacturer of such vehicles or from the distribu-
tor of such vehicles, and an exact copy of the appointment of fran-
chise shall be attached to the application together with a statement
that such an appointment is not expired or revoked; (vi) each
applicant for a license as a dealer, upon notification by the Depart-
ment of approval of the application, files with the Department ac-
ceptable evidence of a surety bond in such form as the Department
shall approve in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the
use and benefit of the Department and the public who may suffer or
sustain any loss by reason of any violation of Sections 29, 46, 47, 49,
61, 62, or 63 of this article by a dealer, used car dealer and trailer
dealer, and the license of any dealer, used car dealer and trailer
dealer, under this article who fails to file acceptable evidence that the
bond required herein has been extended prior to the date of expira-
tion of the bond shall be automatically suspended and the Depart-
ment shall immediately notify him of the suspension; EXCEPT IN
THE CASE OF BOAT TRAILER DEALERS AND THOSE
TRAILER DEALERS DEALING EXCLUSIVELY IN TRAILERS
FIFTEEN (15) FEET OR LESS IN LENGTH. SUCH DEALERS
SHALL FILE WITH THE DEPARTMENT ACCEPTABLE EVI-
DENCE OF A SURETY BOND IN SUCH FORM AS THE DE-
PARTMENT SHALL APPROVE IN THE SUM OF ONE THOU-