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§ 67-7-201. Tax Authorized — Use and Benefit — Allocation

Any county legislative body, by resolution, is authorized to levy a tax on all sand, gravel, sandstone, chert and limestone severed from the ground within its jurisdiction. The tax shall be levied for the use and benefit of the county only, to be allocated and applied to its county road fund, and all revenues collected […]

§ 67-7-202. Definitions — Levy of Tax — Exemptions

“Sand, gravel, sandstone, chert and limestone” means sand, gravel, sandstone, chert and limestone severed from the earth in the process of producing a salable product by whatever means of severance used. It does not include, however, any mineral taxed under § 60-1-301 or part 1 of this chapter; any lime or limestone used for agricultural […]

§ 67-7-203. Rate of Tax — Liability of Owners — Payment of Tax

The rate of the tax shall be set by the county legislative body, but shall not exceed fifteen cents (15¢) per ton on sand, gravel, sandstone, chert or limestone severed from the ground in the county. Every interested owner shall become liable at the time the sand, gravel, sandstone, chert or limestone is severed from […]

§ 67-7-205. Returns

For the purpose of ascertaining the amount of tax payable, it is the duty of all operators in the county to transmit to the department on or before the fifteenth day of the month next succeeding the month in which the tax accrues a return upon the forms provided by the department. The return shall […]