Terms Used In Alabama Code 40-13-31

  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

Any laws to the contrary notwithstanding, the Department of Revenue is authorized and empowered to and shall levy and collect an excise and privilege tax on every person severing coal or lignite within the State of Alabama in an amount equal to $0.20 per ton of coal or lignite severed.