As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Commercial purposes” means use in a trade or business;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-3-1101

  • Diesel fuel: means any liquid that is commonly or commercially known or sold as a fuel that is suitable for use in a diesel-powered highway vehicle. See Tennessee Code 67-3-103
  • Gasoline: means all products commonly or commercially known or sold as gasoline that are suitable for use as a motor fuel, but does not include any product that is sold as a product other than gasoline and has an ASTM octane number of less than seventy-five (75) as determined by the "motor method". See Tennessee Code 67-3-103
  • Highway: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • In this state: means the area inside the boundaries of Tennessee, but does not include the midstream of waterways that border the state. See Tennessee Code 67-3-103
  • Liquified gas: means all combustible gases that exist in the gaseous state at sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60°. See Tennessee Code 67-3-1101
  • Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle licensed for highway use. See Tennessee Code 67-3-1101
  • Person: means a natural person, partnership, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company, court appointed representative, state, political subdivision or any other entity, group, or syndicate. See Tennessee Code 67-3-103
  • Retail station: means any service station, garage, truck stop or other outlet dispensing motor fuel from a container equipped with a computer-type pump that measures fuel passing through it. See Tennessee Code 67-3-103
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 67-3-103
  • User: means a person who operates a motor vehicle in this state that is propelled by liquified gas or compressed natural gas. See Tennessee Code 67-3-1101
(2) “Dealer” means an entity or person who:

(A) Is the operator of a retail station or other retail outlet and who delivers liquified gas into the fuel supply tanks of motor vehicles;
(B) Delivers liquified gas into a dispenser capable of fueling motor vehicles; or
(C) Dispenses compressed natural gas to the public;
(3) “Liquified gas” means all combustible gases that exist in the gaseous state at sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60°F) and at a pressure of fourteen and seven-tenths pounds per square inch (14.7 p.s.i.) absolute, but does not include gasoline or diesel fuel or compressed natural gas;
(4) “Motor vehicle” means a self-propelled vehicle licensed for highway use;
(5) “Passenger car” means a motor vehicle designed for carrying ten (10) or fewer passengers and used for the transportation of persons;
(6) “Taxable sales or deliveries” means the delivery in this state of liquified gas or compressed natural gas into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle that does not have affixed a current user permit; and
(7) “User” means a person who operates a motor vehicle in this state that is propelled by liquified gas or compressed natural gas.
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