Section Trans 137.05 - Issuance of motor vehicle wholesaler's licenses to converters(1) A converter is eligible for a motor vehicle wholesaler's license if: (a) The converter modifies or converts new complete motor vehicles;(b) The conversion work does not constitute manufacturing as defined in s. Trans 137.03(5); and(c) The converter owns the completed unit on which the converter's conversion operations were performed.(2) A converter operating under a valid motor vehicle wholesaler's license may: (a) Be assigned and may reassign original MSOs; and(b) Operate the converted vehicles on a public highway with distributor plates assigned to the converter.(3) A converter operating under a valid motor vehicle wholesaler's license may not: (a) Engage in retail sales of the vehicles without a motor vehicle dealer's license and without being franchised by the original manufacturer to sell new motor vehicles of that type and make;(b) Issue its own manufacturer's statements of origin; or(c) Appoint as its own franchised dealers any dealer that is not already franchised to sell new motor vehicles of the same make and type as the converted vehicle.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 137.05
Emerg. cr. eff. 4-7-77; cr. Register, November, 1977, No. 263, eff. 12-1-77; renum. from MVD 27.05 and am. (1) (b), Register, July, 1980, No. 295, eff. 8-1-80; reprinted to restore dropped copy, Register, April, 1984, No. 340.