Minnesota Statutes 360.532 – Nonresident Commercial Operation Subject to Tax
Any aircraft of which a nonresident has the right to possession and which is used for commercial operations in this state shall be registered in this state before said aircraft is used for such commercial operations, except that aircraft used for charter which a nonresident has the right to possession need not be so registered if while in the state the nonresident does not advertise, represent, or hold out as giving or offering to provide such service with such aircraft. Aircraft registered under this section shall not be entitled to a refund under 360.62 except if destroyed or for errors in computing the tax or fees and for the error on the part of an owner who may have registered an aircraft that was not before or at the time of such registration, or at any time thereafter during the current past year, subject to such tax in this state, or the aircraft is sold to a nonresident who is not engaged in a commercial operation in this state.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 360.532
- Aircraft: means any contrivance now known or hereafter invented, used, or designed for navigation of or flight in the air, but excluding parachutes. See Minnesota Statutes 360.013
- Commercial operations: means any operations of an aircraft for compensation or hire; or any services performed incidental to the operation of any aircraft for which a fee is charged or compensation received; including, but not limited to, the servicing, maintaining, and repairing of aircraft, the rental or charter of aircraft, the operation of flight or ground schools, the operation of aircraft for the application or distribution of chemicals or other substances, aerial photography and surveys, air shows or expositions, and the operation of aircraft for fishing. See Minnesota Statutes 360.013
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Tax: means any fee, charge, exaction, or assessment imposed by a governmental entity on an individual, person, entity, transaction, good, service, or other thing. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- this state: means the state of Minnesota. See Minnesota Statutes 360.013