Section 7-13-17 - Permit to purchase undyed gasoline for certain off-road use and to claim refund of tax.
7-13-17. Permit to purchase undyed gasoline for certain off-road use and to claim refund of tax.
A. Any person using gasoline in the operation of a clothes cleaning establishment, in stoves or other appliances burning gasoline, or operators of aircraft using aviation gasoline exclusively in the operation of aircraft, upon proper showing of the permit provided for in this section, may purchase gasoline to which dye has not been added and may claim a refund thereon under the provisions of this section.
B. Upon submission of proof satisfactory to the department that the requirements of this subsection have been met, the department shall allow a claim for refund of gasoline tax paid on gasoline purchased and used in the manner described in Subsection A of this section by holders of permits issued under this section. The individual purchases of gasoline, other than that used for aviation fuel, must have been made in quantities of fifty gallons or more. Purchasers of aviation fuel may accumulate invoices to reach the fifty gallon minimum. No claim for refund may be presented or allowed on less than one hundred gallons so purchased. The secretary may prescribe by regulation or instruction the documents necessary to support a claim for refund made pursuant to the provisions of this subsection.
C. The department shall create permits, in form and content as the secretary may prescribe, that will allow persons to purchase gasoline to which dye has not been added for the uses specified in Subsection A of this section. The secretary shall prescribe the method by which a person may apply for a permit.
D. The secretary, upon notice and after hearing, may suspend for a period of up to one year or revoke the gasoline tax refund permit of any person who makes any false statement on an application for a permit or on a claim for refund made pursuant to the provisions of this section, who uses the gasoline in a motor boat or in a vehicle registered to operate on the highways of this state or who violates any other provision of the Gasoline Tax Act.