§45-8-241.62. Exemptions.

There shall be exempted from the computation of any tax due hereunder the following:

(1) The gross proceeds accruing from the leasing or rental of film to a lessee who charges, or proposes to charge, admission for viewing same;

(2) The gross proceeds accruing from any charge in respect of the use of docks or docking facilities furnished for boats or other craft operated on waterways;

(3) The gross proceeds accruing from any charge made by a landlord to a tenant in respect to the leasing or furnishing of tangible personal property to be used on the premises of real property leased by the same landlord to the same tenant for use as a residence or dwelling place, including mobile homes;

(4) The gross proceeds accruing from the leasing or rental of tangible personal property to a lessee who acquires possession of the property for the purpose of leasing or renting to another the same property under a leasing or rental transaction subject to a tax hereunder;

(5) The gross proceeds accruing from any charge made by a landlord to a tenant in respect to the leasing or furnishing of tangible personal property to be used on the premises of any room or rooms, lodging, or accommodations leased or rented to transients in any hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, tourist cabin, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly furnished to transients for a consideration;

(6) The gross proceeds accruing from the leasing or rental of tangible personal property which the county is prohibited from taxing under the Constitution or laws of the United States or under the constitution or laws of the state;

(7) The gross proceeds accruing from the leasing or rental of nuclear fuel assemblies together with the nuclear material contained therein and other nuclear material used or useful in the production of electricity and assemblies containing ionizing radiation sources together with the ionizing radiation sources contained therein used or useful in medical treatment or scientific research;

(8) The gross proceeds accruing from a transaction whereunder the lessor leases a truck or tractor-trailer or semitrailer, for operation over the public roads and highways, and such lessor furnishes a driver for each such vehicle, and such transaction shall be deemed to constitute the rendition of service and not a "leasing or rental" within the meaning of this subpart;

(9) The gross proceeds accruing from the leasing or rental of vehicles in interchange between regulated motor carriers on per diem basis;

(10) The gross proceeds accruing from the leasing or rental of all structures, devices, facilities, and identifiable components of any thereof acquired primarily for the control, reduction, or elimination of air or water pollution, and the gross proceeds accruing from the leasing or rental of all materials used or intended for use in structures built primarily for the control, reduction, or elimination of air or water pollution;

(11) The gross proceeds derived by the lessor (which term includes a sublessor) from the leasing or rental of tangible personal property when the lessor and lessee (which term includes sublessee) are wholly owned subsidiary corporations of the same parent corporation or one is the wholly owned subsidiary of the other, provided that the appropriate sales or use tax, if any was due, has been paid on such item of personal property, and provided further, that in the event of any subsequent subleasing of such tangible personal property to any person other than any such sister, parent, or subsidiary corporation, any privilege or license tax due and payable with respect to such subsequent subleasing under the provisions hereof shall be paid;

(12) The gross proceeds accruing from the leasing or rental of any tangible personal property by a lessee which is a public or private hospital, nursing home, or health care facility, or by a lessee which is an exempt organization;

(13) The gross proceeds accruing from the leasing or rental of medical equipment;

(14) The gross proceeds accrued or accruing from any leases or rental contracts in effect before October 1, 1987, provided, however, that the exemption hereby afforded shall not apply to any renewal or extension of such leases or contracts and shall not apply to gross proceeds accruing after October 1, 1988;

(15) The gross proceeds accruing from a transaction which involves the leasing or rental of vessels or railroad equipment which are engaged in interstate or foreign commerce, or both; and

(16) The gross proceeds accruing from the leasing or rental of aircraft, replacement parts, components, systems, sundries, and supplies affixed or used on the aircraft and all ground support equipment and vehicles used by or for the aircraft to or by a certificated or licensed air carrier with a hub operation within this county, for use in conducting intrastate, interstate, or foreign commerce for transporting people or property by air. For the purpose of this subdivision, the words "hub operation within this county" shall be construed to have all of the following criteria:

a. There originates from the location 15 or more flight departures and five or more different first-stop destinations five days per week for six or more months during the calendar year; and

b. Passengers and/or property regularly exchanged at the location between flights of the same or a different certificated or licensed air carrier.

(Act 87-424, p. 630, §3.)