<html> <head> <title>Rule 64:06:03:13 Electric energy and natural or artificial gas.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 64:06:03:13"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 64:06:03:13 Electric energy and natural or artificial gas."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>64:06:03:13.&nbsp;&nbsp;Electric energy and natural or artificial gas.</b> The sale of electric energy and natural or artificial gas is taxable if sold to consumers or users. Sales to other distributing companies or municipalities who are resellers are not taxable. Sales by municipalities are taxable. Sales of materials, supplies, and equipment to utility companies are subject to tax. Charges for connection or reconnection of the service are taxable.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> SL 1975, ch 16, §&nbsp;1; 7 SDR 80, effective February 22, 1981; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 134, effective July 1, 1987; 21 SDR 219, effective July 1, 1995.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=10-45-47.1">10-45-47.1.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=10-45-4">10-45-4</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=10-45-5.2">10-45-5.2</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=10-45-6">10-45-6.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Declaratory Ruling:</b> Heating fuel used to maintain soil and atmospheric temperature in greenhouse for production of bedding and ornamental plants is not a component part of the plants produced, and is subject to the sales tax. Secretary of Revenue Declaratory Ruling 81-7.</p> </div> </body> </html>