Alaska § 45.27.390 - Definitions.

§ 45.27.390. Definitions.

In this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise,        (1) “authorized dealer” means a person who has entered into a dealership agreement with a manufacturer;

 (2) “boat” means a marine product that is not equipped with a motor;

 (3) “dealership agreement” means an agreement between a person and a manufacturer of products for the person to engage in the retail sale and warranty repair of the manufacturer's products in the state;

 (4) “distributor” means a person who is authorized by a manufacturer to engage in the wholesale distribution of the manufacturer's products in the state;

 (5) “landed cost” means the sum of the price of the product and the transportation cost to the authorized dealer's facility;

 (6) “manufacturer” means a person who             (A) fabricates, manufactures, or assembles products; “manufacturer” includes a manufacturer branch and a manufacturer sales representative, but does not include a person who converts, modifies, or otherwise alters a product fabricated, manufactured, or assembled by another person; or

 (B) is a distribution entity that is                  (i) owned or controlled by a person described under (A) of this paragraph; and

 (ii) separate from a person described under (A) of this paragraph;

 (7) “marine product” means a new watercraft, boat, or gasoline motor designed for recreational or commercial use on water; “marine product” includes an outboard gasoline motor or boat with an attached gasoline motor, but does not include a watercraft designed or adapted to be powered only by an occupant's energy;

 (8) “motorized recreational product” means an all-terrain vehicle, a marine gasoline motor, a boat, a boat package, a marine product, and a snow machine; in this paragraph,             (A) “all-terrain vehicle” means a vehicle with three or more low-pressure, flotation-type tires, as designed by the manufacturer or altered, to be used as an off-road recreational vehicle;

 (B) “boat package” means a boat that is equipped and sold with a gasoline motor or another form of gasoline motorized propulsion;

 (C) “snow machine” means a motorized vehicle with a gross vehicle weight under 1,300 pounds propelled by a track system designed to move a person over snow or ice, and includes a snowmobile;

 (9) “nonconformity” means a defect or condition in a product that is caused by a manufacturer, distributor, or authorized dealer and that             (A) substantially decreases the dollar value of a product to the owner when compared to the dollar value of a similar product that does not have the defect or condition; or

 (B) prevents a product from being operated or used or makes the product unsafe;

 (10) “part” includes an accessory;

 (11) “product” means a marine product or a motorized recreational product;

 (12) “ultimate purchaser” means             (A) a purchaser, other than for resale, of a new product, if the new product is not subject to AS 28.10 or AS 28.39 ; or

 (B) a person to whom ownership of a new product is transferred under AS 28.10 or AS 28.39 ;

 (13) “warranty” means a written warranty provided by the manufacturer of a product.