§40-17-331. Floor-stocks tax on motor fuel.

(a) There is hereby imposed a floor-stocks tax on motor fuel held in inventory outside of the bulk transfer/terminal system on October 1, 2012, if:

(1) No tax was imposed on the motor fuel under Sections 40-17-2, 40-17-31, and 40-17-220, as of September 30, 2012; and

(2) The tax would have been imposed on the motor fuel by this article had it been in effect for the periods prior to October 1, 2012.

(b) The rate of the tax imposed by this section shall be the amount of tax imposed under Sections 40-17-2, 40-17-31, and 40-17-220, on September 30, 2012.

(c) Any person owning motor fuel on October 1, 2012, to which the tax imposed by this section applies, shall be liable for the tax. The tax imposed by this section shall be paid on or before December 31, 2012, and shall be paid in the manner prescribed by the department.

(Act 2011-565, p. 1084, §12.)