(1) Any taxpayer who fails to file required returns and remit the tax due under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction therefor shall be fined an amount not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), or imprisoned for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
(2) Any taxpayer, including any officer of a corporation, who engages in the severing and/or processing of natural resources in this state or sells or uses natural resources so severed or processed without obtaining a certificate of registration or after a certificate of registration has been suspended or revoked, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction therefor, shall be fined an amount not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or both such fine and imprisonment.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 143A.991

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Processing: includes but is not limited to breaking, crushing, cleaning, drying, sizing, or loading or unloading for any purpose. See Kentucky Statutes 143A.010
  • severed: means the physical removal of the natural resource from the earth or waters of this state by any means. See Kentucky Statutes 143A.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

Effective: June 1, 1980
History: Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 392, sec. 16, effective June 1, 1980.