As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Commission” means compensation paid a sales representative by a principal in an amount based on a percentage of the dollar amount of certain orders for, or sales of, the principal's product;
(2) “Principal” means a person who: Does not have a permanent or fixed place of business in this state;
(3) Manufactures, produces, imports, or distributes a product for sale to customers who purchase the product for resale;
(4) Uses a sales representative to solicit orders for the product; and
(5) Compensates the sales representative in whole or in part by commission; and
(6) “Sales representative” means a person who solicits on behalf of a principal orders for the purchase at wholesale of the principal's product. The term “sales representative” does not include a person who places orders for or purchases the product for his or her own account for resale, or is engaged in door-to-door sales regulated by § 4-89-101 et seq.