Utility Dealer
What you need to know about becoming a Utility Dealer.
A Utility Dealer License is for any person in the business of selling or exchanging travel or camp trailers, utility trailers, boat trailers, semi-trailers, tractors, farm equipment, construction equipment, modular buildings and manufactured housing, with an established place of business within this state.
Utility Dealer Tabbed Content
Selling under 3,001 lbs.
Requirements:
- Original completed Application for Utility Dealer Registration.
- Lease - Copy in the name of the owner/business.
Location Requirements:
- Established place of business.
- Regular business hours, 37½ per week between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
- Signage must be visible from a public way with 10 inch letters.
- The dealer desk sends a municipal letter to the town/city for their written recommendation approval.
Usage:
- Plates may only be used on non-motorized vehicles, modular buildings or chassis with specialized equipment that are being retrofitted and sold.
- May sell retail, wholesale or exchange non-motorized vehicles.
- No personal use is permitted.
- Plates may not be put on non-motorized vehicles without a valid NH inspection sticker.
- Loaning of plates prohibited.
Selling over 3,000 lbs.
Requirements:
- Original completed Application for Utility Dealer Registration.
- Lease - Copy in the name of the owner/business.
- Original service agreement with an approved New Hampshire Inspection station if you do not have your own.
- Original Criminal background check for each owner for New Hampshire and state of residency.
- Surety bond of $25,000, in the legal business name and legal business address.
- Successfully completion of the title/dealer class is required upon approval.
Location Requirements:
- Same as above.
- A permanent physical structure that has at least 750 sq. ft. or is primarily dedicated to the business of selling vehicles.
- Only dirt floors are allowed for heavy equipment of farm equipment.
Usage:
- Plates may only be used on non-motorized vehicles, modular buildings or chassis with specialized equipment that are being retrofitted and sold.
- May sell retail, wholesale or exchange non-motorized vehicles.
- No personal use is permitted.
- Plates may not be put on non-motorized vehicles without a valid NH inspection sticker.
- Loaning of plates prohibited.