No franchisor may enter into a franchise for the purpose of establishing an additional vehicle dealership in any community in which the same line-make is currently represented, unless the franchisor has first established in a hearing held under the provisions of chapter 1-26 that an additional dealership under such franchise is in the public interest.
S.D. Codified Laws § 32-6B-47
When franchisor may establish additional vehicle dealership for same line-make--Hearing
Source: SL 1986, ch 250, § 48.
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