Tax refund available to licensed exporter

A licensed exporter may apply for and obtain a refund for taxes paid to this state on motor fuel and undyed special fuel under the following conditions: (1) Fuel which was loaded at a bulk plant in this state and exported to another state or country for which the exporter was specifically licensed and for which a bill of lading or diversion ticket was issued indicating a destination state other than South Dakota, and the fuel was reported to the export state; (2) Fuel that is loaded at a terminal in this state for which a bill of lading was issued indicating South Dakota as the destination state, if the fuel or a portion thereof is diverted to another state and if a diversion ticket is issued indicating the export state as the destination state; and the exporter is specifically licensed to import fuel into that state; (3) Fuel that is withdrawn from an out-of-state terminal, and purchased from a licensed out-of-state supplier, with a South Dakota destination, and is then diverted to another state; and (4) Ethyl alcohol loaded at an ethanol producer's plant in this state for which a bill of lading was issued indicating South Dakota as the destination state, if the fuel or a portion thereof is diverted to another state and if a diversion ticket is issued indicating the export state as the destination state; and the exporter is specifically licensed to import fuel into that state. The claimant shall submit a copy of the original bill of lading, and a copy of the diversion ticket. Source: SL 1995, ch 71 , § 125; SL 1999, ch 58 , § 41; SL 2010, ch 66 , § 23; SL 2013, ch 59 , § 15.