Miscellaneous

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Division of Motor Vehicles
Minibikes of Florida, Inc.

Notice of Publication for a New Point

Franchise Motor Vehicle Dealer in a County of Less

than 300,000 Population

Pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes (2005), notice is given that Verucci Motorcycles, LLC, intends to allow the establishment of Minibikes of Florida, Inc., as a dealership for the sale of motorcycles manufactured by WUXI Futong Motorcycle Co. Ltd. (WUXI) and Chongqing Lifan Industry Group (CHOL) at 2200 US Highway 301 North, Palmetto,  (Manatee County), Florida  34221, on or after April 2, 2007.

The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Minibikes of Florida, Inc. are dealer operator(s): Mark Cannon, 2200 US Highway 301 North, Palmetto, Florida 34221; principal investor(s): Mark Cannon, 2200 US Highway 301 North, Palmetto, Florida, 34221.

The notice indicates intent to establish the new point location in a county of less than 300,000 population, according to the latest population estimates of the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research.

Certain dealerships of the same line-make may have standing, pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, as amended by Chapter 88-395, Laws of Florida, to file a petition or complaint protesting the application.

Written petitions or complaints must be received by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice and must be submitted to: Nalini Vinayak, Administrator, Dealer License Section, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Room A-312, MS 65, Neil Kirkman Building, 2900 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0635.

A copy of such petition or complaint must also be sent by US Mail to: Joyce Haddad, General Manager, Verucci Motorcycles, LLC, 7836 Northwest 46 Street, Miami, Florida 33166.

If no petitions or complaints are received within 30 days of the date of publication, a final order will be issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles approving the establishment of the dealership, subject to the applicant’s compliance with the provisions of Chapter 320, Florida Statutes.