§ 105-449.81.  Excise tax on motor fuel.

An excise tax at the motor fuel rate is imposed on motor fuel that is:

(1) Removed from a refinery or a terminal and, upon removal, is subject to the federal excise tax imposed by § 4081 of the Code.

(2) Imported by a system transfer to a refinery or a terminal and, upon importation, is subject to the federal excise tax imposed by § 4081 of the Code.

(3) Imported by a means of transfer outside the terminal transfer system for sale, use, or storage in this State and would have been subject to the federal excise tax imposed by § 4081 of the Code if it had been removed at a terminal or bulk plant rack in this State instead of imported.

(3a) Repealed by Session Laws 2007-527, s. 38(a), effective January 1, 2008.

(3b) Fuel grade ethanol or biodiesel fuel if the fuel meets at least one of the following descriptions:

a. Is produced in this State and is removed from the storage facility at the production location.

b. Is imported to this State by means of a transport truck, a railroad tank car, a tank wagon, or a marine vessel where fuel grade ethanol or biodiesel from the vessel is not delivered to a terminal that has been assigned a terminal control number by the Internal Revenue Service.

c. Repealed by Session Laws 2009-445, s. 34(a), effective January 1, 2010.

d. Is removed from the terminal transfer system and is not subject to the federal excise tax imposed by § 4081 of the Code.

(4) Blended fuel made in this State or imported to this State.

(5) Transferred within the terminal transfer system and is subject, upon transfer, to the federal excise tax imposed by § 4081 of the Code or is transferred to a person at a terminal who is not licensed under this Article as a supplier. (1995, c. 390, s. 3; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 647, s. 13; 2004-170, s. 30; 2007-527, s. 38(a); 2008-134, s. 32; 2009-445, s. 34(a); 2014-3, s. 9.7(a); 2017-39, s. 15; 2017-204, s. 6.3(a); 2023-12, s. 3.21.)