Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:636 – Severers required to withhold taxes from royalty payments
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:636
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- Severed: means the point at which the natural resources are severed from the surface of the earth or water. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:634
Every person actually engaged in severing oil, gas, or other natural resources from the soil or water, or actually operating oil or gas property, or other property from which natural resources are severed, under contracts or agreements requiring payment direct to the owners of any royalty interest, excess royalty, or working interest, either in money or in kind, shall deduct from any amount due, or from anything due, the amount of the tax herein levied before making such payments.