North Dakota Code 57-43.2-05 – Refiner, supplier, distributor, importer, exporter, retailer, and terminal operator required to secure license – License fees
1. A person may not engage in business in this state as a refiner, supplier, distributor, importer, exporter, retailer, or terminal operator of special fuel unless that person holds an unrevoked license issued by the commissioner. The commissioner may require a separate license for liquefied petroleum gases.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 57-43.2-05
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Partnership: includes a limited liability partnership registered under chapter 45-22. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
2. The person shall file an application for a license with the commissioner providing such information as required by the commissioner, and on a form or in a format as required by the commissioner. The information must include:
a. The name under which the person intends to transact business in this state.
b. The physical location of each place of business to be covered by the license and the mailing address of the location to which forms and correspondence are to be directed.
c. If a partnership, the name and address of each of the persons constituting the partnership.
d. If a domestic corporation, the corporate name, the date of incorporation, and the names and addresses of the directors and corporate officers.
e. If a foreign corporation, the corporate name, the state and the date of incorporation, the name and address of the resident agent, the location of each place of business, and the date on which the business was established.
f. If a domestic limited liability company, the limited liability company name, the date of formation, and the names and addresses of the governors and managers.
g. If a foreign limited liability company, the limited liability company name, the state and the date of formation, the name and address of the resident agent, the location of each place of business, and the date on which the business was established.
h. Any other information the commissioner may require.
The application must be signed by the taxpayer to be valid and must contain a written declaration that it is made and subscribed under penalties of perjury. For an individual, partnership, or unincorporated association, the application must be signed by the owner. For a corporation, the application must be signed by an authorized officer. For a limited liability company, the application must be signed by an authorized manager.
3. An applicant for a single or multiple license as a refiner, supplier, distributor, importer, exporter, or terminal operator shall pay to the commissioner a license fee of twenty dollars. The license fee must be paid at the time the application is made.
4. Based on the information provided in a special fuels retailer’s license application and on the special fuels tax laws in effect at the time the application is filed, the tax commissioner may determine, on those conditions and terms as the commissioner deems reasonable and necessary, that a special fuels retailer license is not required:
a. If there is a subsequent change in the special fuels tax laws that would require the person to obtain a license, the tax commissioner shall notify the person of the change and that a license application must be submitted. The person shall submit an application within thirty days of the notice provided in this subdivision. If the application is not filed, the tax commissioner may take the action necessary to enforce the license requirements of this section.
b. If there is a subsequent change in the applicant’s business practices that may require the person to obtain a retail license, the person must submit a revised license application. The tax commissioner shall review the revised application and make a redetermination as to whether a special fuels license is required.
c. If the tax commissioner determines there was an omission or erroneous information provided in a license application and that a license would have been required under this section if correct and complete information had been provided, the tax commissioner shall assess tax, penalty, and interest from the date the license application was received. The tax must be assessed as provided in section 57-43.2-15 and must be based on the best information available. Subsection 4 of section 57-43.2-14 applies to the time period in which an assessment may be made under this subsection.