(A) As used in this section:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 5735.40

  • 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.
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

(1) “Alternative fuel” has the same meaning as in section 125.831 of the Revised Code.

(2) “Political subdivision” means a county, township, municipal corporation, school district, or other body corporate and politic responsible for governmental activities in a geographic area smaller than that of the state.

(B) Except as provided in division (B)(6) of section 5739.02 of the Revised Code when levying the tax imposed by that section in conjunction with sections 5739.021, 5739.023, 5739.026, 5741.021, 5741.022, and 5741.023 of the Revised Code, or as provided in section 5739.101 of the Revised Code, no political subdivision shall levy or collect any excise, license, privilege, or occupational tax on alternative fuel or on the buying, selling, handling, or consuming of alternative fuel.