(1) Every producer of crude petroleum oil shall pay a tax for state purposes equal to four and one-half percent (4.5%) of the market value of all crude petroleum produced by him in this state.
(2) A producer of crude petroleum oil shall include any person owning an interest in crude petroleum oil produced in this state.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 137.120

  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(3) The tax provided by this section shall be imposed and attached when the crude petroleum is first transported from the tanks or other receptacle located at the place of production, and shall be imposed ratably upon all persons owning any interest in such oil.
Effective: June 1, 1980
History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 392, sec. 17, effective June 1, 1980. — Amended
1948 Ky. Acts ch. 82, sec. 1. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective
October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 4223c-1, 4223c-3.