Nebraska Statutes 77-2704.61. Biochips; exemption
(1) Sales and use taxes shall not be imposed on the gross receipts from the sale, lease, or rental of and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of biochips used for the purposes of conducting genotyping or the analysis of gene expression, protein expression, genomic sequencing, or protein profiling of plants, animals, or nonhuman laboratory research model organisms.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 77-2704.61
- Gross receipts: includes the sale of admissions. See Nebraska Statutes 77-2701.16
- Process: shall mean a summons, subpoena, or notice to appear issued out of a court in the course of judicial proceedings. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Sale: means any transfer of title or possession or segregation in contemplation of transfer of title or possession, exchange, barter, lease, or rental, conditional or otherwise, in any manner or by any means, of property for a consideration or the provision of service for a consideration. See Nebraska Statutes 77-2701.33
- Sales: means all gross receipts of the taxpayer, except:
(a) Income from discharge of indebtedness. See Nebraska Statutes 77-2734.04
- State: means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, and any foreign country or political subdivision thereof. See Nebraska Statutes 77-2734.04
- Storage: includes any retention in this state for any purposes except sale in the regular course of business or subsequent use solely outside this state of property purchased from a retailer, other than property which will enter into or become an ingredient or component part of property manufactured, processed, or fabricated for ultimate sale at retail. See Nebraska Statutes 77-2701.37
- Use: means the exercise of any right or power over property incident to the ownership or possession of that property, except that use does not include the sale of that property in the regular course of business or the exercise of any right or power over property which will enter into or become an ingredient or component part of property manufactured, processed, or fabricated for ultimate sale at retail. See Nebraska Statutes 77-2701.42
(2) For purposes of this section, a biochip is a solid substrate upon or into which is incorporated specific genetic or protein information or chemicals that are queried through one or more chemical interactions allowing (a) an isolation of one or more single nucleotide polymorphisms which constitute an animal or plant genotype, (b) an expression profile which measures activity of genes or the presence of proteins, or (c) a detailed genomic sequence or protein profile. The specific genetic or protein information or chemicals incorporated upon or into the biochip are consumed in the process of conducting the analysis.