“Received” shall be given its usual meaning including:
     A. Motor fuel produced, refined, prepared, distilled, manufactured or compounded at any refinery or other place in this State by any person, shall be deemed to be “received” by such person thereat when the same shall have been loaded (1) at such refinery or other place into tank cars, ships, barges, tank trucks, tank wagons or other types of transportation equipment, containers or facilities or (2) placed in any tank or other container from which any sales, use or deliveries are made directly, but not before.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 35 ILCS 505/1.12

  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     B. Motor fuel imported into this State from any other state, territory or foreign country by vessel, and delivered in such vessel to any person, at a marine terminal in this State for storage, or imported by pipe line and delivered to any person by such pipe line or a connecting pipe line at a pipe line terminal or pipe line tank farm in this State for storage, shall be deemed to have been “received” by such person thereat when the same shall have been loaded (1) into tank cars, ships or barges, tank trucks, tank wagons or other types of transportation equipment, containers or facilities at such marine or pipe line terminal or tank farm or (2) placed in any tank or other container from which any sales, use or deliveries are made directly, but not before.
     C. Motor fuel imported into this State from any other state, territory or foreign country, other than by vessel for storage at refineries or marine terminals, as hereinbefore set forth, or by pipe line for storage at pipe line terminals or pipe line tank farms as hereinbefore set forth, shall be deemed to be “received” in this State at the time and place after the same shall have come to rest or storage herein whether or not in the original package, receptacle or container.
     D. Motor fuel imported into this State from any other state, territory or foreign country, other than by vessel for storage at refineries or marine terminals as hereinbefore set forth, or by pipe line for storage at pipe line terminals or pipe line tank farms as hereinbefore set forth, shall be deemed to be “received” in this State by any person consuming or using in this State any motor fuel so imported, who shall have purchased or otherwise acquired the same before it shall have been received by any other person in this State as hereinbefore set forth.