A. As used in the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act, "governmental gross receipts" means receipts of the state or an agency, institution, instrumentality or political subdivision from:
(1) the sale of tangible personal property other than water from facilities open to the general public;
(2) the performance of or admissions to recreational, athletic or entertainment services or events in facilities open to the general public;
(3) refuse collection or refuse disposal or both;
(4) sewage services;
(5) the sale of water by a utility owned or operated by a county, municipality or other political subdivision of the state;
(6) the renting of parking, docking or tie-down spaces or the granting of permission to park vehicles, tie down aircraft or dock boats;
(7) the sale of tangible personal property handled on consignment when sold from facilities open to the general public; and
(8) a hospital licensed by the department of health.
B. "Governmental gross receipts" excludes receipts of the state or an agency, institution, instrumentality or political subdivision from:
(1) cash discounts taken and allowed;
(2) governmental gross receipts tax payable on transactions reportable for the period; and
(3) any type of time-price differential.
C. As used in this section, "facilities open to the general public" does not include point of sale registers or electronic devices at a bookstore owned or operated by a public post-secondary educational institution when the registers or devices are utilized in the sale of textbooks or other materials required for courses at the institution to a student enrolled at the institution who displays a valid student identification card.