7-14-301. Local option motor fuel excise tax authorized -- definitions. (1) A motor fuel excise tax may be imposed within a county:
(a) by the people of the county by initiative; or
(b) by the board of county commissioners by adoption of a resolution and referral to the people.
(2) The motor fuel excise tax must be imposed in increments of 1 cent a gallon and may not exceed 2 cents a gallon. The tax must be imposed on gasoline sold to the ultimate consumer within the county for use in motor vehicles operated on the public roads and highways of this state.
(3) The initiative or referendum must specify that the tax is to be collected by the county treasurer.
(4) The motor fuel excise tax may not be assessed sooner than 90 days from the date of passage of the initiative or referendum.
(5) By the 25th day of each month, each retail seller of gasoline shall render a monthly statement to the county treasurer of all gasoline sold during the preceding calendar month in the county in which it is sold to the ultimate consumer and other information that the county treasurer requires in order to administer the motor fuel excise tax.
(6) The county treasurer shall establish procedures to provide a refund to a person who has paid the tax but who can substantiate that the motor fuel was purchased for a use other than on the public roads and highways of this state.
(7) In this part, the terms "gasoline", "motor vehicle", "person", and "use" have the meanings ascribed to them in 15-70-401.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 621, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 572, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 381, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 18, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 539, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 220, L. 2015.
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