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Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-3-1403

Part definitions

Known as the Petroleum Products and Alternative Fuels Tax Law

The act spans §§ 67-3-1001 to 67-3-912 (164 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case BNSF Railway Co. v. Tennessee Department of Revenue (2015)

Most recently applied in Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Tenn. Dep't of Revenue (August 2015)

Acts 2014, ch. 908, § 6.

Unless specifically defined in this part, all terms used in this part have the same meaning as they have elsewhere in this chapter. As used in this part:

(1) “Commercial carrier” means any individual, person, entity, or organization that contracts to transport passengers or goods for a fee;

(2) “Diesel tax” means the tax imposed by § 67-3-202;

(3) “Dyed diesel” means any diesel fuel that is indelibly dyed in accordance with internal revenue service regulations; and

(4) “Means of transportation” means any vehicle or other device employed by a commercial carrier for the purpose of transporting passengers or goods for a fee, including, but not limited to, motor vehicles, trains, and aircraft; provided, that “means of transportation” does not include any marine vessels, boats, barges, or other craft operated on waterways.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.