(a) Backup taxes and fees equal to the taxes and fees imposed by part 2 of this chapter are imposed on the end user of taxable petroleum products, and shall be administered in accordance with regulations promulgated by the department. End users, including governmental agencies, the American Red Cross, bus operators, and any other person exempted from the full federal highway tax, unless such person is otherwise exempt under part 4 of this chapter, are liable for the taxes and fees upon the delivery into the fuel supply tank of a highway vehicle:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-3-510

  • Department: means the department of revenue. See Tennessee Code 67-3-103
  • 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
  • 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
  • Highway vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle that is designed for use on a highway. See Tennessee Code 67-3-103
  • 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
  • Petroleum products: means all benzol, gasoline, burning oil, distillate, fuel oil, gas oil, kerosene, naphtha, or any other volatile substance, excluding propane, reflecting a gravity of sixteen degrees (16°. See Tennessee Code 67-3-103
  • Wholesaler: means a person who acquires petroleum products from a supplier, importer or from another wholesaler, for subsequent sale and distribution at wholesale by tank cars, transport trucks or vessels. See Tennessee Code 67-3-103
(1) Any diesel fuel that contains a dye;
(2) Any taxable petroleum products on which a claim for refund has been made; or
(3) Any petroleum products on which taxes and fees have not previously been imposed by this chapter.
(b) Where taxes and fees imposed by this chapter have not been paid, the wholesaler or end user of taxable petroleum products shall be jointly and severally liable for the backup taxes and fees imposed by subsection (a), if the wholesaler or user knows or has reason to know that the petroleum products are being or will be consumed in a nonexempt use.
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