50-802. Boat manufacture by direct molding processes; prohibition; injunction; actual damages, attorney fees and costs.
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50-802. Boat manufacture by direct molding processes; prohibition; injunction; actual damages, attorney fees and costs.
(a)No person shall:
(1)Manufacture for sale any boat produced by use of a direct molding process, unless the person has first obtained the permission of the manufacturer of the original boat used as the pattern for the mold;
(2)knowingly sell any boat manufactured in violation of subsection (a)(1); or
(3)purchase any boat with intent to manufacture a reproduction of that boat in violation of subsection (a)(1).
(b)A person injured by a violation of subsection
(a)may bring a civil action for injunctive relief, actual damages caused by the violation, reasonable attorney fees and costs of the action.
(c)As used in this section, "direct molding process" means any manufacturing process in which an original boat is used as a pattern for making a mold for use in manufacturing reproductions of that boat.
(d)This section shall not apply to any boat which is manufactured using a mold made before July 1, 1984.