A. Upon the submission of proof satisfactory to the department, the department shall allow a claim for refund or credit as provided in Sections 7-1-26 and 7-1-29 N.M. Stat. Ann. for tax paid on gasoline destroyed by fire, accident or acts of God while in the possession of a distributor, wholesaler or retailer.

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B. Upon the submission of proof satisfactory to the department, a rack operator may submit, and the department may allow, a claim for refund of a New Mexico tax paid on gasoline previously received in New Mexico from a source other than a refiner or pipeline terminal in this state and placed in a terminal from which it will be loaded into tank cars, tank trucks, tank wagons or other types of transportation equipment.

C. No person may submit claims for refund pursuant to the provisions of this section more frequently than quarterly. No claim for refund may be submitted or allowed on less than one hundred gallons.

D. The department may prescribe the documents necessary to support a claim for refund pursuant to the provisions of this section.