As used in the County Local Option Gross Receipts Taxes Act:

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A. “county” means, unless specifically defined otherwise in the County Local Option Gross Receipts Taxes Act, a county, including an H class county;

B. “county area” means that portion of a county located outside the boundaries of any municipality, except that for H class counties, “county area” means the entire county;

C. “department” means the taxation and revenue department, the secretary of taxation and revenue or any employee of the department exercising authority lawfully delegated to that employee by the secretary;

D. “governing body” means the county commission of the county or the county council of an H class county;

E. “person” means an individual or any other legal entity; and

F. “state gross receipts tax” means the gross receipts tax imposed under the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act [N.M. Stat. Ann. Chapter 7, Article 9].