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33 Eyewear Sales Tax Amendments
44 2025 GENERAL SESSION
55 STATE OF UTAH
66 Chief Sponsor: A. Cory Maloy
77 Senate Sponsor:
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1111 LONG TITLE
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1313 General Description:
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1515 This bill amends provisions related to the sales and use tax on corrective eyeglasses and
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1717 contact lenses.
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1919 Highlighted Provisions:
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2121 This bill:
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2323 ▸ amends definitions to include corrective eyeglasses and contact lenses within the
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2525 definition of "prosthetic device," which has the effect of exempting these items from
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2727 sales and use tax.
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2929 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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3131 None
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3333 Other Special Clauses:
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3535 This bill provides a special effective date.
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3737 Utah Code Sections Affected:
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3939 AMENDS:
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4141 59-12-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 274
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4545 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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4747 Section 1. Section 59-12-102 is amended to read:
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4949 59-12-102 . Definitions.
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5151 As used in this chapter:
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5353 (1) "800 service" means a telecommunications service that:
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5555 (a) allows a caller to dial a toll-free number without incurring a charge for the call; and
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5757 (b) is typically marketed:
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5959 (i) under the name 800 toll-free calling;
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6161 (ii) under the name 855 toll-free calling;
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6363 (iii) under the name 866 toll-free calling;
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6565 (iv) under the name 877 toll-free calling;
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6868 (v) under the name 888 toll-free calling; or
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7070 (vi) under a name similar to Subsections (1)(b)(i) through (v) as designated by the
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7272 Federal Communications Commission.
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7474 (2)(a) "900 service" means an inbound toll telecommunications service that:
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7676 (i) a subscriber purchases;
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7878 (ii) allows a customer of the subscriber described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) to call in to
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8080 the subscriber's:
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8282 (A) prerecorded announcement; or
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8484 (B) live service; and
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8686 (iii) is typically marketed:
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8888 (A) under the name 900 service; or
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9090 (B) under a name similar to Subsection (2)(a)(iii)(A) as designated by the Federal
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9292 Communications Commission.
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9494 (b) "900 service" does not include a charge for:
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9696 (i) a collection service a seller of a telecommunications service provides to a
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9898 subscriber; or
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100100 (ii) the following a subscriber sells to the subscriber's customer:
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102102 (A) a product; or
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104104 (B) a service.
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106106 (3)(a) "Admission or user fees" includes season passes.
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108108 (b) "Admission or user fees" does not include:
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110110 (i) annual membership dues to private organizations; or
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112112 (ii) a lesson, including a lesson that involves as part of the lesson equipment or a
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114114 facility listed in Subsection 59-12-103(1)(f).
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116116 (4) "Affiliate" or "affiliated person" means a person that, with respect to another person:
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118118 (a) has an ownership interest of more than 5%, whether direct or indirect, in that other
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120120 person; or
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122122 (b) is related to the other person because a third person, or a group of third persons who
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124124 are affiliated persons with respect to each other, holds an ownership interest of more
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126126 than 5%, whether direct or indirect, in the related persons.
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128128 (5) "Agreement" means the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement adopted on
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130130 November 12, 2002, including amendments made to the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax
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132132 Agreement after November 12, 2002.
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134134 (6) "Agreement combined tax rate" means the sum of the tax rates:
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137137 (a) listed under Subsection (7); and
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139139 (b) that are imposed within a local taxing jurisdiction.
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141141 (7) "Agreement sales and use tax" means a tax imposed under:
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143143 (a) Subsection 59-12-103(2)(a)(i)(A);
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145145 (b) Subsection 59-12-103(2)(b)(i);
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147147 (c) Subsection 59-12-103(2)(c)(i);
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149149 (d) Subsection 59-12-103(2)(d);
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151151 (e) Subsection 59-12-103(2)(e)(i)(A)(I);
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153153 (f) Section 59-12-204;
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155155 (g) Section 59-12-401;
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157157 (h) Section 59-12-402;
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159159 (i) Section 59-12-402.1;
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161161 (j) Section 59-12-703;
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163163 (k) Section 59-12-802;
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165165 (l) Section 59-12-804;
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167167 (m) Section 59-12-1102;
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169169 (n) Section 59-12-1302;
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171171 (o) Section 59-12-1402;
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173173 (p) Section 59-12-1802;
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175175 (q) Section 59-12-2003;
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177177 (r) Section 59-12-2103;
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179179 (s) Section 59-12-2213;
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181181 (t) Section 59-12-2214;
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183183 (u) Section 59-12-2215;
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185185 (v) Section 59-12-2216;
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187187 (w) Section 59-12-2217;
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189189 (x) Section 59-12-2218;
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191191 (y) Section 59-12-2219; or
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193193 (z) Section 59-12-2220.
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195195 (8) "Aircraft" means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-10-102.
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197197 (9) "Aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul provider" means a business entity:
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199199 (a) except for:
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201201 (i) an airline as defined in Section 59-2-102; or
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203203 (ii) an affiliated group, as defined in Section 59-7-101, except that "affiliated group"
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206206 includes a corporation that is qualified to do business but is not otherwise doing
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208208 business in the state, of an airline; and
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210210 (b) that has the workers, expertise, and facilities to perform the following, regardless of
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212212 whether the business entity performs the following in this state:
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214214 (i) check, diagnose, overhaul, and repair:
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216216 (A) an onboard system of a fixed wing turbine powered aircraft; and
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218218 (B) the parts that comprise an onboard system of a fixed wing turbine powered
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220220 aircraft;
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222222 (ii) assemble, change, dismantle, inspect, and test a fixed wing turbine powered
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224224 aircraft engine;
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226226 (iii) perform at least the following maintenance on a fixed wing turbine powered
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228228 aircraft:
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230230 (A) an inspection;
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232232 (B) a repair, including a structural repair or modification;
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234234 (C) changing landing gear; and
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236236 (D) addressing issues related to an aging fixed wing turbine powered aircraft;
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238238 (iv) completely remove the existing paint of a fixed wing turbine powered aircraft
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240240 and completely apply new paint to the fixed wing turbine powered aircraft; and
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242242 (v) refurbish the interior of a fixed wing turbine powered aircraft in a manner that
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244244 results in a change in the fixed wing turbine powered aircraft's certification
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246246 requirements by the authority that certifies the fixed wing turbine powered aircraft.
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248248 (10) "Alcoholic beverage" means a beverage that:
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250250 (a) is suitable for human consumption; and
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252252 (b) contains .5% or more alcohol by volume.
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254254 (11) "Alternative energy" means:
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256256 (a) biomass energy;
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258258 (b) geothermal energy;
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260260 (c) hydroelectric energy;
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262262 (d) solar energy;
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264264 (e) wind energy; or
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266266 (f) energy that is derived from:
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268268 (i) coal-to-liquids;
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270270 (ii) nuclear fuel;
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272272 (iii) oil-impregnated diatomaceous earth;
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275275 (iv) oil sands;
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277277 (v) oil shale;
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279279 (vi) petroleum coke; or
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281281 (vii) waste heat from:
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283283 (A) an industrial facility; or
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285285 (B) a power station in which an electric generator is driven through a process in
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287287 which water is heated, turns into steam, and spins a steam turbine.
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289289 (12)(a) Subject to Subsection (12)(b), "alternative energy electricity production facility"
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291291 means a facility that:
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293293 (i) uses alternative energy to produce electricity; and
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295295 (ii) has a production capacity of two megawatts or greater.
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297297 (b) A facility is an alternative energy electricity production facility regardless of whether
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299299 the facility is:
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301301 (i) connected to an electric grid; or
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303303 (ii) located on the premises of an electricity consumer.
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305305 (13)(a) "Ancillary service" means a service associated with, or incidental to, the
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307307 provision of telecommunications service.
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309309 (b) "Ancillary service" includes:
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311311 (i) a conference bridging service;
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313313 (ii) a detailed communications billing service;
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315315 (iii) directory assistance;
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317317 (iv) a vertical service; or
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319319 (v) a voice mail service.
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321321 (14) "Area agency on aging" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-6-101.
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323323 (15) "Assisted amusement device" means an amusement device, skill device, or ride device
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325325 that is started and stopped by an individual:
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327327 (a) who is not the purchaser or renter of the right to use or operate the amusement
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329329 device, skill device, or ride device; and
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331331 (b) at the direction of the seller of the right to use the amusement device, skill device, or
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333333 ride device.
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335335 (16) "Assisted cleaning or washing of tangible personal property" means cleaning or
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337337 washing of tangible personal property if the cleaning or washing labor is primarily
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339339 performed by an individual:
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341341 (a) who is not the purchaser of the cleaning or washing of the tangible personal property;
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344344 and
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346346 (b) at the direction of the seller of the cleaning or washing of the tangible personal
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348348 property.
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350350 (17) "Authorized carrier" means:
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352352 (a) in the case of vehicles operated over public highways, the holder of credentials
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354354 indicating that the vehicle is or will be operated pursuant to both the International
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356356 Registration Plan and the International Fuel Tax Agreement;
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358358 (b) in the case of aircraft, the holder of a Federal Aviation Administration operating
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360360 certificate or air carrier's operating certificate; or
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362362 (c) in the case of locomotives, freight cars, railroad work equipment, or other rolling
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364364 stock, a person who uses locomotives, freight cars, railroad work equipment, or other
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366366 rolling stock in more than one state.
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368368 (18)(a) "Biomass energy" means any of the following that is used as the primary source
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370370 of energy to produce fuel or electricity:
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372372 (i) material from a plant or tree; or
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374374 (ii) other organic matter that is available on a renewable basis, including:
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376376 (A) slash and brush from forests and woodlands;
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378378 (B) animal waste;
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380380 (C) waste vegetable oil;
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382382 (D) methane or synthetic gas produced at a landfill, as a byproduct of the
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384384 treatment of wastewater residuals, or through the conversion of a waste
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386386 material through a nonincineration, thermal conversion process;
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388388 (E) aquatic plants; and
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390390 (F) agricultural products.
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392392 (b) "Biomass energy" does not include:
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394394 (i) black liquor; or
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396396 (ii) treated woods.
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398398 (19)(a) "Bundled transaction" means the sale of two or more items of tangible personal
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400400 property, products, or services if the tangible personal property, products, or services
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402402 are:
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404404 (i) distinct and identifiable; and
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406406 (ii) sold for one nonitemized price.
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408408 (b) "Bundled transaction" does not include:
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410410 (i) the sale of tangible personal property if the sales price varies, or is negotiable, on
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413413 the basis of the selection by the purchaser of the items of tangible personal
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415415 property included in the transaction;
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417417 (ii) the sale of real property;
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419419 (iii) the sale of services to real property;
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421421 (iv) the retail sale of tangible personal property and a service if:
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423423 (A) the tangible personal property:
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425425 (I) is essential to the use of the service; and
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427427 (II) is provided exclusively in connection with the service; and
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429429 (B) the service is the true object of the transaction;
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431431 (v) the retail sale of two services if:
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433433 (A) one service is provided that is essential to the use or receipt of a second
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435435 service;
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437437 (B) the first service is provided exclusively in connection with the second service;
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439439 and
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441441 (C) the second service is the true object of the transaction;
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443443 (vi) a transaction that includes tangible personal property or a product subject to
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445445 taxation under this chapter and tangible personal property or a product that is not
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447447 subject to taxation under this chapter if the:
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449449 (A) seller's purchase price of the tangible personal property or product subject to
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451451 taxation under this chapter is de minimis; or
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453453 (B) seller's sales price of the tangible personal property or product subject to
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455455 taxation under this chapter is de minimis; and
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457457 (vii) the retail sale of tangible personal property that is not subject to taxation under
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459459 this chapter and tangible personal property that is subject to taxation under this
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461461 chapter if:
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463463 (A) that retail sale includes:
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465465 (I) food and food ingredients;
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467467 (II) a drug;
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469469 (III) durable medical equipment;
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471471 (IV) mobility enhancing equipment;
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473473 (V) an over-the-counter drug;
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475475 (VI) a prosthetic device; or
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477477 (VII) a medical supply; and
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479479 (B) subject to Subsection (19)(f):
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482482 (I) the seller's purchase price of the tangible personal property subject to
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484484 taxation under this chapter is 50% or less of the seller's total purchase price
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486486 of that retail sale; or
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488488 (II) the seller's sales price of the tangible personal property subject to taxation
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490490 under this chapter is 50% or less of the seller's total sales price of that retail
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492492 sale.
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494494 (c)(i) For purposes of Subsection (19)(a)(i), tangible personal property, a product, or
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496496 a service that is distinct and identifiable does not include:
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498498 (A) packaging that:
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500500 (I) accompanies the sale of the tangible personal property, product, or service;
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502502 and
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504504 (II) is incidental or immaterial to the sale of the tangible personal property,
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506506 product, or service;
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508508 (B) tangible personal property, a product, or a service provided free of charge with
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510510 the purchase of another item of tangible personal property, a product, or a
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512512 service; or
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514514 (C) an item of tangible personal property, a product, or a service included in the
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516516 definition of "purchase price."
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518518 (ii) For purposes of Subsection (19)(c)(i)(B), an item of tangible personal property, a
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520520 product, or a service is provided free of charge with the purchase of another item
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522522 of tangible personal property, a product, or a service if the sales price of the
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524524 purchased item of tangible personal property, product, or service does not vary
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526526 depending on the inclusion of the tangible personal property, product, or service
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528528 provided free of charge.
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530530 (d)(i) For purposes of Subsection (19)(a)(ii), property sold for one nonitemized price
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532532 does not include a price that is separately identified by tangible personal property,
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534534 product, or service on the following, regardless of whether the following is in
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536536 paper format or electronic format:
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538538 (A) a binding sales document; or
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540540 (B) another supporting sales-related document that is available to a purchaser.
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542542 (ii) For purposes of Subsection (19)(d)(i), a binding sales document or another
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544544 supporting sales-related document that is available to a purchaser includes:
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546546 (A) a bill of sale;
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548548 (B) a contract;
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551551 (C) an invoice;
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553553 (D) a lease agreement;
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555555 (E) a periodic notice of rates and services;
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557557 (F) a price list;
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559559 (G) a rate card;
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561561 (H) a receipt; or
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563563 (I) a service agreement.
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565565 (e)(i) For purposes of Subsection (19)(b)(vi), the sales price of tangible personal
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567567 property or a product subject to taxation under this chapter is de minimis if:
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569569 (A) the seller's purchase price of the tangible personal property or product is 10%
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571571 or less of the seller's total purchase price of the bundled transaction; or
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573573 (B) the seller's sales price of the tangible personal property or product is 10% or
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575575 less of the seller's total sales price of the bundled transaction.
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577577 (ii) For purposes of Subsection (19)(b)(vi), a seller:
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579579 (A) shall use the seller's purchase price or the seller's sales price to determine if
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581581 the purchase price or sales price of the tangible personal property or product
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583583 subject to taxation under this chapter is de minimis; and
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585585 (B) may not use a combination of the seller's purchase price and the seller's sales
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587587 price to determine if the purchase price or sales price of the tangible personal
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589589 property or product subject to taxation under this chapter is de minimis.
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591591 (iii) For purposes of Subsection (19)(b)(vi), a seller shall use the full term of a service
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593593 contract to determine if the sales price of tangible personal property or a product is
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595595 de minimis.
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597597 (f) For purposes of Subsection (19)(b)(vii)(B), a seller may not use a combination of the
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599599 seller's purchase price and the seller's sales price to determine if tangible personal
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601601 property subject to taxation under this chapter is 50% or less of the seller's total
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603603 purchase price or sales price of that retail sale.
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605605 (20) "Car sharing" means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-48a-101.
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607607 (21) "Car-sharing program" means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-48a-101.
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609609 (22) "Certified automated system" means software certified by the governing board of the
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611611 agreement that:
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613613 (a) calculates the agreement sales and use tax imposed within a local taxing jurisdiction:
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615615 (i) on a transaction; and
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617617 (ii) in the states that are members of the agreement;
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620620 (b) determines the amount of agreement sales and use tax to remit to a state that is a
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622622 member of the agreement; and
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624624 (c) maintains a record of the transaction described in Subsection (22)(a)(i).
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626626 (23) "Certified service provider" means an agent certified:
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628628 (a) by the governing board of the agreement; and
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630630 (b) to perform a seller's sales and use tax functions for an agreement sales and use tax, as
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632632 outlined in the contract between the governing board of the agreement and the
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634634 certified service provider, other than the seller's obligation under Section 59-12-124
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636636 to remit a tax on the seller's own purchases.
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638638 (24)(a) Subject to Subsection (24)(b), "clothing" means all human wearing apparel
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640640 suitable for general use.
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642642 (b) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
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644644 commission shall make rules:
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646646 (i) listing the items that constitute "clothing"; and
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648648 (ii) that are consistent with the list of items that constitute "clothing" under the
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650650 agreement.
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652652 (25) "Coal-to-liquid" means the process of converting coal into a liquid synthetic fuel.
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654654 (26) "Commercial use" means the use of gas, electricity, heat, coal, fuel oil, or other fuels
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656656 that does not constitute industrial use under Subsection (60) or residential use under
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658658 Subsection (115).
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660660 (27)(a) "Common carrier" means a person engaged in or transacting the business of
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662662 transporting passengers, freight, merchandise, or other property for hire within this
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664664 state.
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666666 (b)(i) "Common carrier" does not include a person that, at the time the person is
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668668 traveling to or from that person's place of employment, transports a passenger to
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670670 or from the passenger's place of employment.
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672672 (ii) For purposes of Subsection (27)(b)(i), in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
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674674 Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules defining
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676676 what constitutes a person's place of employment.
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678678 (c) "Common carrier" does not include a person that provides transportation network
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680680 services, as defined in Section 13-51-102.
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682682 (28) "Component part" includes:
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684684 (a) poultry, dairy, and other livestock feed, and their components;
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686686 (b) baling ties and twine used in the baling of hay and straw;
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689689 (c) fuel used for providing temperature control of orchards and commercial greenhouses
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691691 doing a majority of their business in wholesale sales, and for providing power for
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693693 off-highway type farm machinery; and
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695695 (d) feed, seeds, and seedlings.
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697697 (29) "Computer" means an electronic device that accepts information:
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699699 (a)(i) in digital form; or
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701701 (ii) in a form similar to digital form; and
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703703 (b) manipulates that information for a result based on a sequence of instructions.
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705705 (30) "Computer software" means a set of coded instructions designed to cause:
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707707 (a) a computer to perform a task; or
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709709 (b) automatic data processing equipment to perform a task.
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711711 (31) "Computer software maintenance contract" means a contract that obligates a seller of
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713713 computer software to provide a customer with:
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715715 (a) future updates or upgrades to computer software;
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717717 (b) support services with respect to computer software; or
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719719 (c) a combination of Subsections (31)(a) and (b).
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721721 (32)(a) "Conference bridging service" means an ancillary service that links two or more
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723723 participants of an audio conference call or video conference call.
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725725 (b) "Conference bridging service" may include providing a telephone number as part of
726726 356
727727 the ancillary service described in Subsection (32)(a).
728728 357
729729 (c) "Conference bridging service" does not include a telecommunications service used to
730730 358
731731 reach the ancillary service described in Subsection (32)(a).
732732 359
733733 (33) "Construction materials" means any tangible personal property that will be converted
734734 360
735735 into real property.
736736 361
737737 (34) "Delivered electronically" means delivered to a purchaser by means other than tangible
738738 362
739739 storage media.
740740 363
741741 (35)(a) "Delivery charge" means a charge:
742742 364
743743 (i) by a seller of:
744744 365
745745 (A) tangible personal property;
746746 366
747747 (B) a product transferred electronically; or
748748 367
749749 (C) a service; and
750750 368
751751 (ii) for preparation and delivery of the tangible personal property, product transferred
752752 369
753753 electronically, or services described in Subsection (35)(a)(i) to a location
754754 370
755755 designated by the purchaser.
756756 - 11 - H.B. 489 02-12 12:41
757757 371
758758 (b) "Delivery charge" includes a charge for the following:
759759 372
760760 (i) transportation;
761761 373
762762 (ii) shipping;
763763 374
764764 (iii) postage;
765765 375
766766 (iv) handling;
767767 376
768768 (v) crating; or
769769 377
770770 (vi) packing.
771771 378
772772 (36) "Detailed telecommunications billing service" means an ancillary service of separately
773773 379
774774 stating information pertaining to individual calls on a customer's billing statement.
775775 380
776776 (37) "Dietary supplement" means a product, other than tobacco, that:
777777 381
778778 (a) is intended to supplement the diet;
779779 382
780780 (b) contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients:
781781 383
782782 (i) a vitamin;
783783 384
784784 (ii) a mineral;
785785 385
786786 (iii) an herb or other botanical;
787787 386
788788 (iv) an amino acid;
789789 387
790790 (v) a dietary substance for use by humans to supplement the diet by increasing the
791791 388
792792 total dietary intake; or
793793 389
794794 (vi) a concentrate, metabolite, constituent, extract, or combination of any ingredient
795795 390
796796 described in Subsections (37)(b)(i) through (v);
797797 391
798798 (c)(i) except as provided in Subsection (37)(c)(ii), is intended for ingestion in:
799799 392
800800 (A) tablet form;
801801 393
802802 (B) capsule form;
803803 394
804804 (C) powder form;
805805 395
806806 (D) softgel form;
807807 396
808808 (E) gelcap form; or
809809 397
810810 (F) liquid form; or
811811 398
812812 (ii) if the product is not intended for ingestion in a form described in Subsections
813813 399
814814 (37)(c)(i)(A) through (F), is not represented:
815815 400
816816 (A) as conventional food; and
817817 401
818818 (B) for use as a sole item of:
819819 402
820820 (I) a meal; or
821821 403
822822 (II) the diet; and
823823 404
824824 (d) is required to be labeled as a dietary supplement:
825825 - 12 - 02-12 12:41 H.B. 489
826826 405
827827 (i) identifiable by the "Supplemental Facts" box found on the label; and
828828 406
829829 (ii) as required by 21 C.F.R. Sec. 101.36.
830830 407
831831 (38)(a) "Digital audio work" means a work that results from the fixation of a series of
832832 408
833833 musical, spoken, or other sounds.
834834 409
835835 (b) "Digital audio work" includes a ringtone.
836836 410
837837 (39) "Digital audio-visual work" means a series of related images which, when shown in
838838 411
839839 succession, imparts an impression of motion, together with accompanying sounds, if any.
840840 412
841841 (40) "Digital book" means a work that is generally recognized in the ordinary and usual
842842 413
843843 sense as a book.
844844 414
845845 (41)(a) "Direct mail" means printed material delivered or distributed by United States
846846 415
847847 mail or other delivery service:
848848 416
849849 (i) to:
850850 417
851851 (A) a mass audience; or
852852 418
853853 (B) addressees on a mailing list provided:
854854 419
855855 (I) by a purchaser of the mailing list; or
856856 420
857857 (II) at the discretion of the purchaser of the mailing list; and
858858 421
859859 (ii) if the cost of the printed material is not billed directly to the recipients.
860860 422
861861 (b) "Direct mail" includes tangible personal property supplied directly or indirectly by a
862862 423
863863 purchaser to a seller of direct mail for inclusion in a package containing the printed
864864 424
865865 material.
866866 425
867867 (c) "Direct mail" does not include multiple items of printed material delivered to a single
868868 426
869869 address.
870870 427
871871 (42) "Directory assistance" means an ancillary service of providing:
872872 428
873873 (a) address information; or
874874 429
875875 (b) telephone number information.
876876 430
877877 (43)(a) "Disposable home medical equipment or supplies" means medical equipment or
878878 431
879879 supplies that:
880880 432
881881 (i) cannot withstand repeated use; and
882882 433
883883 (ii) are purchased by, for, or on behalf of a person other than:
884884 434
885885 (A) a health care facility as defined in Section 26B-2-201;
886886 435
887887 (B) a health care provider as defined in Section 78B-3-403;
888888 436
889889 (C) an office of a health care provider described in Subsection (43)(a)(ii)(B); or
890890 437
891891 (D) a person similar to a person described in Subsections (43)(a)(ii)(A) through
892892 438
893893 (C).
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895895 439
896896 (b) "Disposable home medical equipment or supplies" does not include:
897897 440
898898 (i) a drug;
899899 441
900900 (ii) durable medical equipment;
901901 442
902902 (iii) a hearing aid;
903903 443
904904 (iv) a hearing aid accessory;
905905 444
906906 (v) mobility enhancing equipment; or
907907 445
908908 (vi) tangible personal property used to correct impaired vision, including:
909909 446
910910 (A) eyeglasses; or
911911 447
912912 (B) contact lenses.
913913 448
914914 (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
915915 449
916916 commission may by rule define what constitutes medical equipment or supplies.
917917 450
918918 (44) "Drilling equipment manufacturer" means a facility:
919919 451
920920 (a) located in the state;
921921 452
922922 (b) with respect to which 51% or more of the manufacturing activities of the facility
923923 453
924924 consist of manufacturing component parts of drilling equipment;
925925 454
926926 (c) that uses pressure of 800,000 or more pounds per square inch as part of the
927927 455
928928 manufacturing process; and
929929 456
930930 (d) that uses a temperature of 2,000 or more degrees Fahrenheit as part of the
931931 457
932932 manufacturing process.
933933 458
934934 (45)(a) "Drug" means a compound, substance, or preparation, or a component of a
935935 459
936936 compound, substance, or preparation that is:
937937 460
938938 (i) recognized in:
939939 461
940940 (A) the official United States Pharmacopoeia;
941941 462
942942 (B) the official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States;
943943 463
944944 (C) the official National Formulary; or
945945 464
946946 (D) a supplement to a publication listed in Subsections (45)(a)(i)(A) through (C);
947947 465
948948 (ii) intended for use in the:
949949 466
950950 (A) diagnosis of disease;
951951 467
952952 (B) cure of disease;
953953 468
954954 (C) mitigation of disease;
955955 469
956956 (D) treatment of disease; or
957957 470
958958 (E) prevention of disease; or
959959 471
960960 (iii) intended to affect:
961961 472
962962 (A) the structure of the body; or
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964964 473
965965 (B) any function of the body.
966966 474
967967 (b) "Drug" does not include:
968968 475
969969 (i) food and food ingredients;
970970 476
971971 (ii) a dietary supplement;
972972 477
973973 (iii) an alcoholic beverage; or
974974 478
975975 (iv) a prosthetic device.
976976 479
977977 (46)(a) "Durable medical equipment" means equipment that:
978978 480
979979 (i) can withstand repeated use;
980980 481
981981 (ii) is primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose;
982982 482
983983 (iii) generally is not useful to a person in the absence of illness or injury; and
984984 483
985985 (iv) is not worn in or on the body.
986986 484
987987 (b) "Durable medical equipment" includes parts used in the repair or replacement of the
988988 485
989989 equipment described in Subsection (46)(a).
990990 486
991991 (c) "Durable medical equipment" does not include mobility enhancing equipment.
992992 487
993993 (47) "Electronic" means:
994994 488
995995 (a) relating to technology; and
996996 489
997997 (b) having:
998998 490
999999 (i) electrical capabilities;
10001000 491
10011001 (ii) digital capabilities;
10021002 492
10031003 (iii) magnetic capabilities;
10041004 493
10051005 (iv) wireless capabilities;
10061006 494
10071007 (v) optical capabilities;
10081008 495
10091009 (vi) electromagnetic capabilities; or
10101010 496
10111011 (vii) capabilities similar to Subsections (47)(b)(i) through (vi).
10121012 497
10131013 (48) "Electronic financial payment service" means an establishment:
10141014 498
10151015 (a) within NAICS Code 522320, Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and
10161016 499
10171017 Clearinghouse Activities, of the 2012 North American Industry Classification System
10181018 500
10191019 of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget;
10201020 501
10211021 and
10221022 502
10231023 (b) that performs electronic financial payment services.
10241024 503
10251025 (49) "Employee" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-10-401.
10261026 504
10271027 (50) "Fixed guideway" means a public transit facility that uses and occupies:
10281028 505
10291029 (a) rail for the use of public transit; or
10301030 506
10311031 (b) a separate right-of-way for the use of public transit.
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10331033 507
10341034 (51) "Fixed wing turbine powered aircraft" means an aircraft that:
10351035 508
10361036 (a) is powered by turbine engines;
10371037 509
10381038 (b) operates on jet fuel; and
10391039 510
10401040 (c) has wings that are permanently attached to the fuselage of the aircraft.
10411041 511
10421042 (52) "Fixed wireless service" means a telecommunications service that provides radio
10431043 512
10441044 communication between fixed points.
10451045 513
10461046 (53)(a) "Food and food ingredients" means substances:
10471047 514
10481048 (i) regardless of whether the substances are in:
10491049 515
10501050 (A) liquid form;
10511051 516
10521052 (B) concentrated form;
10531053 517
10541054 (C) solid form;
10551055 518
10561056 (D) frozen form;
10571057 519
10581058 (E) dried form; or
10591059 520
10601060 (F) dehydrated form; and
10611061 521
10621062 (ii) that are:
10631063 522
10641064 (A) sold for:
10651065 523
10661066 (I) ingestion by humans; or
10671067 524
10681068 (II) chewing by humans; and
10691069 525
10701070 (B) consumed for the substance's:
10711071 526
10721072 (I) taste; or
10731073 527
10741074 (II) nutritional value.
10751075 528
10761076 (b) "Food and food ingredients" includes an item described in Subsection (99)(b)(iii).
10771077 529
10781078 (c) "Food and food ingredients" does not include:
10791079 530
10801080 (i) an alcoholic beverage;
10811081 531
10821082 (ii) tobacco; or
10831083 532
10841084 (iii) prepared food.
10851085 533
10861086 (54)(a) "Fundraising sales" means sales:
10871087 534
10881088 (i)(A) made by a school; or
10891089 535
10901090 (B) made by a school student;
10911091 536
10921092 (ii) that are for the purpose of raising funds for the school to purchase equipment,
10931093 537
10941094 materials, or provide transportation; and
10951095 538
10961096 (iii) that are part of an officially sanctioned school activity.
10971097 539
10981098 (b) For purposes of Subsection (54)(a)(iii), "officially sanctioned school activity" means
10991099 540
11001100 a school activity:
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11021102 541
11031103 (i) that is conducted in accordance with a formal policy adopted by the school or
11041104 542
11051105 school district governing the authorization and supervision of fundraising
11061106 543
11071107 activities;
11081108 544
11091109 (ii) that does not directly or indirectly compensate an individual teacher or other
11101110 545
11111111 educational personnel by direct payment, commissions, or payment in kind; and
11121112 546
11131113 (iii) the net or gross revenue from which is deposited in a dedicated account
11141114 547
11151115 controlled by the school or school district.
11161116 548
11171117 (55) "Geothermal energy" means energy contained in heat that continuously flows outward
11181118 549
11191119 from the earth that is used as the sole source of energy to produce electricity.
11201120 550
11211121 (56) "Governing board of the agreement" means the governing board of the agreement that
11221122 551
11231123 is:
11241124 552
11251125 (a) authorized to administer the agreement; and
11261126 553
11271127 (b) established in accordance with the agreement.
11281128 554
11291129 (57)(a) For purposes of Subsection 59-12-104(41), "governmental entity" means:
11301130 555
11311131 (i) the executive branch of the state, including all departments, institutions, boards,
11321132 556
11331133 divisions, bureaus, offices, commissions, and committees;
11341134 557
11351135 (ii) the judicial branch of the state, including the courts, the Judicial Council, the
11361136 558
11371137 Administrative Office of the Courts, and similar administrative units in the
11381138 559
11391139 judicial branch;
11401140 560
11411141 (iii) the legislative branch of the state, including the House of Representatives, the
11421142 561
11431143 Senate, the Legislative Printing Office, the Office of Legislative Research and
11441144 562
11451145 General Counsel, the Office of the Legislative Auditor General, and the Office of
11461146 563
11471147 the Legislative Fiscal Analyst;
11481148 564
11491149 (iv) the National Guard;
11501150 565
11511151 (v) an independent entity as defined in Section 63E-1-102; or
11521152 566
11531153 (vi) a political subdivision as defined in Section 17B-1-102.
11541154 567
11551155 (b) "Governmental entity" does not include the state systems of public and higher
11561156 568
11571157 education, including:
11581158 569
11591159 (i) a school;
11601160 570
11611161 (ii) the State Board of Education;
11621162 571
11631163 (iii) the Utah Board of Higher Education; or
11641164 572
11651165 (iv) an institution of higher education described in Section 53B-1-102.
11661166 573
11671167 (58) "Hydroelectric energy" means water used as the sole source of energy to produce
11681168 574
11691169 electricity.
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11711171 575
11721172 (59) "Individual-owned shared vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section
11731173 576
11741174 13-48a-101.
11751175 577
11761176 (60) "Industrial use" means the use of natural gas, electricity, heat, coal, fuel oil, or other
11771177 578
11781178 fuels:
11791179 579
11801180 (a) in mining or extraction of minerals;
11811181 580
11821182 (b) in agricultural operations to produce an agricultural product up to the time of harvest
11831183 581
11841184 or placing the agricultural product into a storage facility, including:
11851185 582
11861186 (i) commercial greenhouses;
11871187 583
11881188 (ii) irrigation pumps;
11891189 584
11901190 (iii) farm machinery;
11911191 585
11921192 (iv) implements of husbandry as defined in Section 41-1a-102 that are not registered
11931193 586
11941194 under Title 41, Chapter 1a, Part 2, Registration; and
11951195 587
11961196 (v) other farming activities;
11971197 588
11981198 (c) in manufacturing tangible personal property at an establishment described in:
11991199 589
12001200 (i) SIC Codes 2000 to 3999 of the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual of
12011201 590
12021202 the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget;
12031203 591
12041204 or
12051205 592
12061206 (ii) a NAICS code within NAICS Sector 31-33, Manufacturing, of the 2017 North
12071207 593
12081208 American Industry Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the
12091209 594
12101210 President, Office of Management and Budget;
12111211 595
12121212 (d) by a scrap recycler if:
12131213 596
12141214 (i) from a fixed location, the scrap recycler utilizes machinery or equipment to
12151215 597
12161216 process one or more of the following items into prepared grades of processed
12171217 598
12181218 materials for use in new products:
12191219 599
12201220 (A) iron;
12211221 600
12221222 (B) steel;
12231223 601
12241224 (C) nonferrous metal;
12251225 602
12261226 (D) paper;
12271227 603
12281228 (E) glass;
12291229 604
12301230 (F) plastic;
12311231 605
12321232 (G) textile; or
12331233 606
12341234 (H) rubber; and
12351235 607
12361236 (ii) the new products under Subsection (60)(d)(i) would otherwise be made with
12371237 608
12381238 nonrecycled materials; or
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12401240 609
12411241 (e) in producing a form of energy or steam described in Subsection 54-2-1(3)(a) by a
12421242 610
12431243 cogeneration facility as defined in Section 54-2-1.
12441244 611
12451245 (61)(a) "Installation charge" means a charge for installing:
12461246 612
12471247 (i) tangible personal property; or
12481248 613
12491249 (ii) a product transferred electronically.
12501250 614
12511251 (b) "Installation charge" does not include a charge for:
12521252 615
12531253 (i) repairs or renovations of:
12541254 616
12551255 (A) tangible personal property; or
12561256 617
12571257 (B) a product transferred electronically; or
12581258 618
12591259 (ii) attaching tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically:
12601260 619
12611261 (A) to other tangible personal property; and
12621262 620
12631263 (B) as part of a manufacturing or fabrication process.
12641264 621
12651265 (62) "Institution of higher education" means an institution of higher education listed in
12661266 622
12671267 Section 53B-2-101.
12681268 623
12691269 (63)(a) "Lease" or "rental" means a transfer of possession or control of tangible personal
12701270 624
12711271 property or a product transferred electronically for:
12721272 625
12731273 (i)(A) a fixed term; or
12741274 626
12751275 (B) an indeterminate term; and
12761276 627
12771277 (ii) consideration.
12781278 628
12791279 (b) "Lease" or "rental" includes:
12801280 629
12811281 (i) an agreement covering a motor vehicle and trailer if the amount of consideration
12821282 630
12831283 may be increased or decreased by reference to the amount realized upon sale or
12841284 631
12851285 disposition of the property as defined in Section 7701(h)(1), Internal Revenue
12861286 632
12871287 Code; and
12881288 633
12891289 (ii) car sharing.
12901290 634
12911291 (c) "Lease" or "rental" does not include:
12921292 635
12931293 (i) a transfer of possession or control of property under a security agreement or
12941294 636
12951295 deferred payment plan that requires the transfer of title upon completion of the
12961296 637
12971297 required payments;
12981298 638
12991299 (ii) a transfer of possession or control of property under an agreement that requires
13001300 639
13011301 the transfer of title:
13021302 640
13031303 (A) upon completion of required payments; and
13041304 641
13051305 (B) if the payment of an option price does not exceed the greater of:
13061306 642
13071307 (I) $100; or
13081308 - 19 - H.B. 489 02-12 12:41
13091309 643
13101310 (II) 1% of the total required payments; or
13111311 644
13121312 (iii) providing tangible personal property along with an operator for a fixed period of
13131313 645
13141314 time or an indeterminate period of time if the operator is necessary for equipment
13151315 646
13161316 to perform as designed.
13171317 647
13181318 (d) For purposes of Subsection (63)(c)(iii), an operator is necessary for equipment to
13191319 648
13201320 perform as designed if the operator's duties exceed the:
13211321 649
13221322 (i) set-up of tangible personal property;
13231323 650
13241324 (ii) maintenance of tangible personal property; or
13251325 651
13261326 (iii) inspection of tangible personal property.
13271327 652
13281328 (64) "Lesson" means a fixed period of time for the duration of which a trained instructor:
13291329 653
13301330 (a) is present with a student in person or by video; and
13311331 654
13321332 (b) actively instructs the student, including by providing observation or feedback.
13331333 655
13341334 (65) "Life science establishment" means an establishment in this state that is classified
13351335 656
13361336 under the following NAICS codes of the 2007 North American Industry Classification
13371337 657
13381338 System of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and
13391339 658
13401340 Budget:
13411341 659
13421342 (a) NAICS Code 33911, Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing;
13431343 660
13441344 (b) NAICS Code 334510, Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus
13451345 661
13461346 Manufacturing; or
13471347 662
13481348 (c) NAICS Code 334517, Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing.
13491349 663
13501350 (66) "Life science research and development facility" means a facility owned, leased, or
13511351 664
13521352 rented by a life science establishment if research and development is performed in 51%
13531353 665
13541354 or more of the total area of the facility.
13551355 666
13561356 (67) "Load and leave" means delivery to a purchaser by use of a tangible storage media if
13571357 667
13581358 the tangible storage media is not physically transferred to the purchaser.
13591359 668
13601360 (68) "Local taxing jurisdiction" means a:
13611361 669
13621362 (a) county that is authorized to impose an agreement sales and use tax;
13631363 670
13641364 (b) city that is authorized to impose an agreement sales and use tax; or
13651365 671
13661366 (c) town that is authorized to impose an agreement sales and use tax.
13671367 672
13681368 (69) "Manufactured home" means the same as that term is defined in Section 15A-1-302.
13691369 673
13701370 (70) "Manufacturing facility" means:
13711371 674
13721372 (a) an establishment described in:
13731373 675
13741374 (i) SIC Codes 2000 to 3999 of the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual of
13751375 676
13761376 the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget;
13771377 - 20 - 02-12 12:41 H.B. 489
13781378 677
13791379 or
13801380 678
13811381 (ii) a NAICS code within NAICS Sector 31-33, Manufacturing, of the 2017 North
13821382 679
13831383 American Industry Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the
13841384 680
13851385 President, Office of Management and Budget;
13861386 681
13871387 (b) a scrap recycler if:
13881388 682
13891389 (i) from a fixed location, the scrap recycler utilizes machinery or equipment to
13901390 683
13911391 process one or more of the following items into prepared grades of processed
13921392 684
13931393 materials for use in new products:
13941394 685
13951395 (A) iron;
13961396 686
13971397 (B) steel;
13981398 687
13991399 (C) nonferrous metal;
14001400 688
14011401 (D) paper;
14021402 689
14031403 (E) glass;
14041404 690
14051405 (F) plastic;
14061406 691
14071407 (G) textile; or
14081408 692
14091409 (H) rubber; and
14101410 693
14111411 (ii) the new products under Subsection (70)(b)(i) would otherwise be made with
14121412 694
14131413 nonrecycled materials; or
14141414 695
14151415 (c) a cogeneration facility as defined in Section 54-2-1 if the cogeneration facility is
14161416 696
14171417 placed in service on or after May 1, 2006.
14181418 697
14191419 (71)(a) "Marketplace" means a physical or electronic place, platform, or forum where
14201420 698
14211421 tangible personal property, a product transferred electronically, or a service is offered
14221422 699
14231423 for sale.
14241424 700
14251425 (b) "Marketplace" includes a store, a booth, an Internet website, a catalog, or a dedicated
14261426 701
14271427 sales software application.
14281428 702
14291429 (72)(a) "Marketplace facilitator" means a person, including an affiliate of the person,
14301430 703
14311431 that enters into a contract, an agreement, or otherwise with sellers, for consideration,
14321432 704
14331433 to facilitate the sale of a seller's product through a marketplace that the person owns,
14341434 705
14351435 operates, or controls and that directly or indirectly:
14361436 706
14371437 (i) does any of the following:
14381438 707
14391439 (A) lists, makes available, or advertises tangible personal property, a product
14401440 708
14411441 transferred electronically, or a service for sale by a marketplace seller on a
14421442 709
14431443 marketplace that the person owns, operates, or controls;
14441444 710
14451445 (B) facilitates the sale of a marketplace seller's tangible personal property, product
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14471447 711
14481448 transferred electronically, or service by transmitting or otherwise
14491449 712
14501450 communicating an offer or acceptance of a retail sale between the marketplace
14511451 713
14521452 seller and a purchaser using the marketplace;
14531453 714
14541454 (C) owns, rents, licenses, makes available, or operates any electronic or physical
14551455 715
14561456 infrastructure or any property, process, method, copyright, trademark, or patent
14571457 716
14581458 that connects a marketplace seller to a purchaser for the purpose of making a
14591459 717
14601460 retail sale of tangible personal property, a product transferred electronically, or
14611461 718
14621462 a service;
14631463 719
14641464 (D) provides a marketplace for making, or otherwise facilitates, a retail sale of
14651465 720
14661466 tangible personal property, a product transferred electronically, or a service,
14671467 721
14681468 regardless of ownership or control of the tangible personal property, the
14691469 722
14701470 product transferred electronically, or the service that is the subject of the retail
14711471 723
14721472 sale;
14731473 724
14741474 (E) provides software development or research and development activities related
14751475 725
14761476 to any activity described in this Subsection (72)(a)(i), if the software
14771477 726
14781478 development or research and development activity is directly related to the
14791479 727
14801480 person's marketplace;
14811481 728
14821482 (F) provides or offers fulfillment or storage services for a marketplace seller;
14831483 729
14841484 (G) sets prices for the sale of tangible personal property, a product transferred
14851485 730
14861486 electronically, or a service by a marketplace seller;
14871487 731
14881488 (H) provides or offers customer service to a marketplace seller or a marketplace
14891489 732
14901490 seller's purchaser or accepts or assists with taking orders, returns, or exchanges
14911491 733
14921492 of tangible personal property, a product transferred electronically, or a service
14931493 734
14941494 sold by a marketplace seller on the person's marketplace; or
14951495 735
14961496 (I) brands or otherwise identifies sales as those of the person; and
14971497 736
14981498 (ii) does any of the following:
14991499 737
15001500 (A) collects the sales price or purchase price of a retail sale of tangible personal
15011501 738
15021502 property, a product transferred electronically, or a service;
15031503 739
15041504 (B) provides payment processing services for a retail sale of tangible personal
15051505 740
15061506 property, a product transferred electronically, or a service;
15071507 741
15081508 (C) charges, collects, or otherwise receives a selling fee, listing fee, referral fee,
15091509 742
15101510 closing fee, a fee for inserting or making available tangible personal property, a
15111511 743
15121512 product transferred electronically, or a service on the person's marketplace, or
15131513 744
15141514 other consideration for the facilitation of a retail sale of tangible personal
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15161516 745
15171517 property, a product transferred electronically, or a service, regardless of
15181518 746
15191519 ownership or control of the tangible personal property, the product transferred
15201520 747
15211521 electronically, or the service that is the subject of the retail sale;
15221522 748
15231523 (D) through terms and conditions, an agreement, or another arrangement with a
15241524 749
15251525 third person, collects payment from a purchase for a retail sale of tangible
15261526 750
15271527 personal property, a product transferred electronically, or a service and
15281528 751
15291529 transmits that payment to the marketplace seller, regardless of whether the
15301530 752
15311531 third person receives compensation or other consideration in exchange for the
15321532 753
15331533 service; or
15341534 754
15351535 (E) provides a virtual currency for a purchaser to use to purchase tangible personal
15361536 755
15371537 property, a product transferred electronically, or service offered for sale.
15381538 756
15391539 (b) "Marketplace facilitator" does not include:
15401540 757
15411541 (i) a person that only provides payment processing services; or
15421542 758
15431543 (ii) a person described in Subsection (72)(a) to the extent the person is facilitating a
15441544 759
15451545 sale for a seller that is a restaurant as defined in Section 59-12-602.
15461546 760
15471547 (73) "Marketplace seller" means a seller that makes one or more retail sales through a
15481548 761
15491549 marketplace that a marketplace facilitator owns, operates, or controls, regardless of
15501550 762
15511551 whether the seller is required to be registered to collect and remit the tax under this part.
15521552 763
15531553 (74) "Member of the immediate family of the producer" means a person who is related to a
15541554 764
15551555 producer described in Subsection 59-12-104(20)(a) as a:
15561556 765
15571557 (a) child or stepchild, regardless of whether the child or stepchild is:
15581558 766
15591559 (i) an adopted child or adopted stepchild; or
15601560 767
15611561 (ii) a foster child or foster stepchild;
15621562 768
15631563 (b) grandchild or stepgrandchild;
15641564 769
15651565 (c) grandparent or stepgrandparent;
15661566 770
15671567 (d) nephew or stepnephew;
15681568 771
15691569 (e) niece or stepniece;
15701570 772
15711571 (f) parent or stepparent;
15721572 773
15731573 (g) sibling or stepsibling;
15741574 774
15751575 (h) spouse;
15761576 775
15771577 (i) person who is the spouse of a person described in Subsections (74)(a) through (g); or
15781578 776
15791579 (j) person similar to a person described in Subsections (74)(a) through (i) as determined
15801580 777
15811581 by the commission by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
15821582 778
15831583 Administrative Rulemaking Act.
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15851585 779
15861586 (75) "Mobile home" means the same as that term is defined in Section 15A-1-302.
15871587 780
15881588 (76) "Mobile telecommunications service" means the same as that term is defined in the
15891589 781
15901590 Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act, 4 U.S.C. Sec. 124.
15911591 782
15921592 (77)(a) "Mobile wireless service" means a telecommunications service, regardless of the
15931593 783
15941594 technology used, if:
15951595 784
15961596 (i) the origination point of the conveyance, routing, or transmission is not fixed;
15971597 785
15981598 (ii) the termination point of the conveyance, routing, or transmission is not fixed; or
15991599 786
16001600 (iii) the origination point described in Subsection (77)(a)(i) and the termination point
16011601 787
16021602 described in Subsection (77)(a)(ii) are not fixed.
16031603 788
16041604 (b) "Mobile wireless service" includes a telecommunications service that is provided by
16051605 789
16061606 a commercial mobile radio service provider.
16071607 790
16081608 (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
16091609 791
16101610 commission may by rule define "commercial mobile radio service provider."
16111611 792
16121612 (78)(a) "Mobility enhancing equipment" means equipment that is:
16131613 793
16141614 (i) primarily and customarily used to provide or increase the ability to move from one
16151615 794
16161616 place to another;
16171617 795
16181618 (ii) appropriate for use in a:
16191619 796
16201620 (A) home; or
16211621 797
16221622 (B) motor vehicle; and
16231623 798
16241624 (iii) not generally used by persons with normal mobility.
16251625 799
16261626 (b) "Mobility enhancing equipment" includes parts used in the repair or replacement of
16271627 800
16281628 the equipment described in Subsection (78)(a).
16291629 801
16301630 (c) "Mobility enhancing equipment" does not include:
16311631 802
16321632 (i) a motor vehicle;
16331633 803
16341634 (ii) equipment on a motor vehicle if that equipment is normally provided by the
16351635 804
16361636 motor vehicle manufacturer;
16371637 805
16381638 (iii) durable medical equipment; or
16391639 806
16401640 (iv) a prosthetic device.
16411641 807
16421642 (79) "Model 1 seller" means a seller registered under the agreement that has selected a
16431643 808
16441644 certified service provider as the seller's agent to perform the seller's sales and use tax
16451645 809
16461646 functions for agreement sales and use taxes, as outlined in the contract between the
16471647 810
16481648 governing board of the agreement and the certified service provider, other than the
16491649 811
16501650 seller's obligation under Section 59-12-124 to remit a tax on the seller's own purchases.
16511651 812
16521652 (80) "Model 2 seller" means a seller registered under the agreement that:
16531653 - 24 - 02-12 12:41 H.B. 489
16541654 813
16551655 (a) except as provided in Subsection (80)(b), has selected a certified automated system
16561656 814
16571657 to perform the seller's sales tax functions for agreement sales and use taxes; and
16581658 815
16591659 (b) retains responsibility for remitting all of the sales tax:
16601660 816
16611661 (i) collected by the seller; and
16621662 817
16631663 (ii) to the appropriate local taxing jurisdiction.
16641664 818
16651665 (81)(a) Subject to Subsection (81)(b), "model 3 seller" means a seller registered under
16661666 819
16671667 the agreement that has:
16681668 820
16691669 (i) sales in at least five states that are members of the agreement;
16701670 821
16711671 (ii) total annual sales revenue of at least $500,000,000;
16721672 822
16731673 (iii) a proprietary system that calculates the amount of tax:
16741674 823
16751675 (A) for an agreement sales and use tax; and
16761676 824
16771677 (B) due to each local taxing jurisdiction; and
16781678 825
16791679 (iv) entered into a performance agreement with the governing board of the agreement.
16801680 826
16811681 (b) For purposes of Subsection (81)(a), "model 3 seller" includes an affiliated group of
16821682 827
16831683 sellers using the same proprietary system.
16841684 828
16851685 (82) "Model 4 seller" means a seller that is registered under the agreement and is not a
16861686 829
16871687 model 1 seller, model 2 seller, or model 3 seller.
16881688 830
16891689 (83) "Modular home" means a modular unit as defined in Section 15A-1-302.
16901690 831
16911691 (84) "Motor vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102.
16921692 832
16931693 (85) "Oil sands" means impregnated bituminous sands that:
16941694 833
16951695 (a) contain a heavy, thick form of petroleum that is released when heated, mixed with
16961696 834
16971697 other hydrocarbons, or otherwise treated;
16981698 835
16991699 (b) yield mixtures of liquid hydrocarbon; and
17001700 836
17011701 (c) require further processing other than mechanical blending before becoming finished
17021702 837
17031703 petroleum products.
17041704 838
17051705 (86) "Oil shale" means a group of fine black to dark brown shales containing kerogen
17061706 839
17071707 material that yields petroleum upon heating and distillation.
17081708 840
17091709 (87) "Optional computer software maintenance contract" means a computer software
17101710 841
17111711 maintenance contract that a customer is not obligated to purchase as a condition to the
17121712 842
17131713 retail sale of computer software.
17141714 843
17151715 (88)(a) "Other fuels" means products that burn independently to produce heat or energy.
17161716 844
17171717 (b) "Other fuels" includes oxygen when it is used in the manufacturing of tangible
17181718 845
17191719 personal property.
17201720 846
17211721 (89)(a) "Paging service" means a telecommunications service that provides transmission
17221722 - 25 - H.B. 489 02-12 12:41
17231723 847
17241724 of a coded radio signal for the purpose of activating a specific pager.
17251725 848
17261726 (b) For purposes of Subsection (89)(a), the transmission of a coded radio signal includes
17271727 849
17281728 a transmission by message or sound.
17291729 850
17301730 (90) "Pawn transaction" means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-32a-102.
17311731 851
17321732 (91) "Pawnbroker" means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-32a-102.
17331733 852
17341734 (92)(a) "Permanently attached to real property" means that for tangible personal property
17351735 853
17361736 attached to real property:
17371737 854
17381738 (i) the attachment of the tangible personal property to the real property:
17391739 855
17401740 (A) is essential to the use of the tangible personal property; and
17411741 856
17421742 (B) suggests that the tangible personal property will remain attached to the real
17431743 857
17441744 property in the same place over the useful life of the tangible personal
17451745 858
17461746 property; or
17471747 859
17481748 (ii) if the tangible personal property is detached from the real property, the
17491749 860
17501750 detachment would:
17511751 861
17521752 (A) cause substantial damage to the tangible personal property; or
17531753 862
17541754 (B) require substantial alteration or repair of the real property to which the
17551755 863
17561756 tangible personal property is attached.
17571757 864
17581758 (b) "Permanently attached to real property" includes:
17591759 865
17601760 (i) the attachment of an accessory to the tangible personal property if the accessory is:
17611761 866
17621762 (A) essential to the operation of the tangible personal property; and
17631763 867
17641764 (B) attached only to facilitate the operation of the tangible personal property;
17651765 868
17661766 (ii) a temporary detachment of tangible personal property from real property for a
17671767 869
17681768 repair or renovation if the repair or renovation is performed where the tangible
17691769 870
17701770 personal property and real property are located; or
17711771 871
17721772 (iii) property attached to oil, gas, or water pipelines, except for the property listed in
17731773 872
17741774 Subsection (92)(c)(iii) or (iv).
17751775 873
17761776 (c) "Permanently attached to real property" does not include:
17771777 874
17781778 (i) the attachment of portable or movable tangible personal property to real property
17791779 875
17801780 if that portable or movable tangible personal property is attached to real property
17811781 876
17821782 only for:
17831783 877
17841784 (A) convenience;
17851785 878
17861786 (B) stability; or
17871787 879
17881788 (C) for an obvious temporary purpose;
17891789 880
17901790 (ii) the detachment of tangible personal property from real property except for the
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17921792 881
17931793 detachment described in Subsection (92)(b)(ii);
17941794 882
17951795 (iii) an attachment of the following tangible personal property to real property if the
17961796 883
17971797 attachment to real property is only through a line that supplies water, electricity,
17981798 884
17991799 gas, telecommunications, cable, or supplies a similar item as determined by the
18001800 885
18011801 commission by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
18021802 886
18031803 Administrative Rulemaking Act:
18041804 887
18051805 (A) a computer;
18061806 888
18071807 (B) a telephone;
18081808 889
18091809 (C) a television; or
18101810 890
18111811 (D) tangible personal property similar to Subsections (92)(c)(iii)(A) through (C)
18121812 891
18131813 as determined by the commission by rule made in accordance with Title 63G,
18141814 892
18151815 Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; or
18161816 893
18171817 (iv) an item listed in Subsection (137)(c).
18181818 894
18191819 (93) "Person" includes any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association,
18201820 895
18211821 corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, syndicate, this state, any county, city,
18221822 896
18231823 municipality, district, or other local governmental entity of the state, or any group or
18241824 897
18251825 combination acting as a unit.
18261826 898
18271827 (94) "Place of primary use":
18281828 899
18291829 (a) for telecommunications service other than mobile telecommunications service,
18301830 900
18311831 means the street address representative of where the customer's use of the
18321832 901
18331833 telecommunications service primarily occurs, which shall be:
18341834 902
18351835 (i) the residential street address of the customer; or
18361836 903
18371837 (ii) the primary business street address of the customer; or
18381838 904
18391839 (b) for mobile telecommunications service, means the same as that term is defined in the
18401840 905
18411841 Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act, 4 U.S.C. Sec. 124.
18421842 906
18431843 (95)(a) "Postpaid calling service" means a telecommunications service a person obtains
18441844 907
18451845 by making a payment on a call-by-call basis:
18461846 908
18471847 (i) through the use of a:
18481848 909
18491849 (A) bank card;
18501850 910
18511851 (B) credit card;
18521852 911
18531853 (C) debit card; or
18541854 912
18551855 (D) travel card; or
18561856 913
18571857 (ii) by a charge made to a telephone number that is not associated with the origination
18581858 914
18591859 or termination of the telecommunications service.
18601860 - 27 - H.B. 489 02-12 12:41
18611861 915
18621862 (b) "Postpaid calling service" includes a service, except for a prepaid wireless calling
18631863 916
18641864 service, that would be a prepaid wireless calling service if the service were
18651865 917
18661866 exclusively a telecommunications service.
18671867 918
18681868 (96) "Postproduction" means an activity related to the finishing or duplication of a medium
18691869 919
18701870 described in Subsection 59-12-104(54)(a).
18711871 920
18721872 (97) "Prepaid calling service" means a telecommunications service:
18731873 921
18741874 (a) that allows a purchaser access to telecommunications service that is exclusively
18751875 922
18761876 telecommunications service;
18771877 923
18781878 (b) that:
18791879 924
18801880 (i) is paid for in advance; and
18811881 925
18821882 (ii) enables the origination of a call using an:
18831883 926
18841884 (A) access number; or
18851885 927
18861886 (B) authorization code;
18871887 928
18881888 (c) that is dialed:
18891889 929
18901890 (i) manually; or
18911891 930
18921892 (ii) electronically; and
18931893 931
18941894 (d) sold in predetermined units or dollars that decline:
18951895 932
18961896 (i) by a known amount; and
18971897 933
18981898 (ii) with use.
18991899 934
19001900 (98) "Prepaid wireless calling service" means a telecommunications service:
19011901 935
19021902 (a) that provides the right to utilize:
19031903 936
19041904 (i) mobile wireless service; and
19051905 937
19061906 (ii) other service that is not a telecommunications service, including:
19071907 938
19081908 (A) the download of a product transferred electronically;
19091909 939
19101910 (B) a content service; or
19111911 940
19121912 (C) an ancillary service;
19131913 941
19141914 (b) that:
19151915 942
19161916 (i) is paid for in advance; and
19171917 943
19181918 (ii) enables the origination of a call using an:
19191919 944
19201920 (A) access number; or
19211921 945
19221922 (B) authorization code;
19231923 946
19241924 (c) that is dialed:
19251925 947
19261926 (i) manually; or
19271927 948
19281928 (ii) electronically; and
19291929 - 28 - 02-12 12:41 H.B. 489
19301930 949
19311931 (d) sold in predetermined units or dollars that decline:
19321932 950
19331933 (i) by a known amount; and
19341934 951
19351935 (ii) with use.
19361936 952
19371937 (99)(a) "Prepared food" means:
19381938 953
19391939 (i) food:
19401940 954
19411941 (A) sold in a heated state; or
19421942 955
19431943 (B) heated by a seller;
19441944 956
19451945 (ii) two or more food ingredients mixed or combined by the seller for sale as a single
19461946 957
19471947 item; or
19481948 958
19491949 (iii) except as provided in Subsection (99)(c), food sold with an eating utensil
19501950 959
19511951 provided by the seller, including a:
19521952 960
19531953 (A) plate;
19541954 961
19551955 (B) knife;
19561956 962
19571957 (C) fork;
19581958 963
19591959 (D) spoon;
19601960 964
19611961 (E) glass;
19621962 965
19631963 (F) cup;
19641964 966
19651965 (G) napkin; or
19661966 967
19671967 (H) straw.
19681968 968
19691969 (b) "Prepared food" does not include:
19701970 969
19711971 (i) food that a seller only:
19721972 970
19731973 (A) cuts;
19741974 971
19751975 (B) repackages; or
19761976 972
19771977 (C) pasteurizes;
19781978 973
19791979 (ii)(A) the following:
19801980 974
19811981 (I) raw egg;
19821982 975
19831983 (II) raw fish;
19841984 976
19851985 (III) raw meat;
19861986 977
19871987 (IV) raw poultry; or
19881988 978
19891989 (V) a food containing an item described in Subsections (99)(b)(ii)(A)(I)
19901990 979
19911991 through (IV); and
19921992 980
19931993 (B) if the Food and Drug Administration recommends in Chapter 3, Part 401.11 of
19941994 981
19951995 the Food and Drug Administration's Food Code that a consumer cook the items
19961996 982
19971997 described in Subsection (99)(b)(ii)(A) to prevent food borne illness; or
19981998 - 29 - H.B. 489 02-12 12:41
19991999 983
20002000 (iii) the following if sold without eating utensils provided by the seller:
20012001 984
20022002 (A) food and food ingredients sold by a seller if the seller's proper primary
20032003 985
20042004 classification under the 2002 North American Industry Classification System
20052005 986
20062006 of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and
20072007 987
20082008 Budget, is manufacturing in Sector 311, Food Manufacturing, except for
20092009 988
20102010 Subsector 3118, Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing;
20112011 989
20122012 (B) food and food ingredients sold in an unheated state:
20132013 990
20142014 (I) by weight or volume; and
20152015 991
20162016 (II) as a single item; or
20172017 992
20182018 (C) a bakery item, including:
20192019 993
20202020 (I) a bagel;
20212021 994
20222022 (II) a bar;
20232023 995
20242024 (III) a biscuit;
20252025 996
20262026 (IV) bread;
20272027 997
20282028 (V) a bun;
20292029 998
20302030 (VI) a cake;
20312031 999
20322032 (VII) a cookie;
20332033 1000
20342034 (VIII) a croissant;
20352035 1001
20362036 (IX) a danish;
20372037 1002
20382038 (X) a donut;
20392039 1003
20402040 (XI) a muffin;
20412041 1004
20422042 (XII) a pastry;
20432043 1005
20442044 (XIII) a pie;
20452045 1006
20462046 (XIV) a roll;
20472047 1007
20482048 (XV) a tart;
20492049 1008
20502050 (XVI) a torte; or
20512051 1009
20522052 (XVII) a tortilla.
20532053 1010
20542054 (c) An eating utensil provided by the seller does not include the following used to
20552055 1011
20562056 transport the food:
20572057 1012
20582058 (i) a container; or
20592059 1013
20602060 (ii) packaging.
20612061 1014
20622062 (100) "Prescription" means an order, formula, or recipe that is issued:
20632063 1015
20642064 (a)(i) orally;
20652065 1016
20662066 (ii) in writing;
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20682068 1017
20692069 (iii) electronically; or
20702070 1018
20712071 (iv) by any other manner of transmission; and
20722072 1019
20732073 (b) by a licensed practitioner authorized by the laws of a state.
20742074 1020
20752075 (101)(a) "Prewritten computer software" means computer software that is not designed
20762076 1021
20772077 and developed:
20782078 1022
20792079 (i) by the author or other creator of the computer software; and
20802080 1023
20812081 (ii) to the specifications of a specific purchaser.
20822082 1024
20832083 (b) "Prewritten computer software" includes:
20842084 1025
20852085 (i) a prewritten upgrade to computer software if the prewritten upgrade to the
20862086 1026
20872087 computer software is not designed and developed:
20882088 1027
20892089 (A) by the author or other creator of the computer software; and
20902090 1028
20912091 (B) to the specifications of a specific purchaser;
20922092 1029
20932093 (ii) computer software designed and developed by the author or other creator of the
20942094 1030
20952095 computer software to the specifications of a specific purchaser if the computer
20962096 1031
20972097 software is sold to a person other than the purchaser; or
20982098 1032
20992099 (iii) except as provided in Subsection (101)(c), prewritten computer software or a
21002100 1033
21012101 prewritten portion of prewritten computer software:
21022102 1034
21032103 (A) that is modified or enhanced to any degree; and
21042104 1035
21052105 (B) if the modification or enhancement described in Subsection (101)(b)(iii)(A) is
21062106 1036
21072107 designed and developed to the specifications of a specific purchaser.
21082108 1037
21092109 (c) "Prewritten computer software" does not include a modification or enhancement
21102110 1038
21112111 described in Subsection (101)(b)(iii) if the charges for the modification or
21122112 1039
21132113 enhancement are:
21142114 1040
21152115 (i) reasonable; and
21162116 1041
21172117 (ii) subject to Subsections 59-12-103(2)(f)(ii) and (2)(g)(i), separately stated on the
21182118 1042
21192119 invoice or other statement of price provided to the purchaser at the time of sale or
21202120 1043
21212121 later, as demonstrated by:
21222122 1044
21232123 (A) the books and records the seller keeps at the time of the transaction in the
21242124 1045
21252125 regular course of business, including books and records the seller keeps at the
21262126 1046
21272127 time of the transaction in the regular course of business for nontax purposes;
21282128 1047
21292129 (B) a preponderance of the facts and circumstances at the time of the transaction;
21302130 1048
21312131 and
21322132 1049
21332133 (C) the understanding of all of the parties to the transaction.
21342134 1050
21352135 (102)(a) "Private communications service" means a telecommunications service:
21362136 - 31 - H.B. 489 02-12 12:41
21372137 1051
21382138 (i) that entitles a customer to exclusive or priority use of one or more
21392139 1052
21402140 communications channels between or among termination points; and
21412141 1053
21422142 (ii) regardless of the manner in which the one or more communications channels are
21432143 1054
21442144 connected.
21452145 1055
21462146 (b) "Private communications service" includes the following provided in connection
21472147 1056
21482148 with the use of one or more communications channels:
21492149 1057
21502150 (i) an extension line;
21512151 1058
21522152 (ii) a station;
21532153 1059
21542154 (iii) switching capacity; or
21552155 1060
21562156 (iv) another associated service that is provided in connection with the use of one or
21572157 1061
21582158 more communications channels as defined in Section 59-12-215.
21592159 1062
21602160 (103)(a) "Product transferred electronically" means a product transferred electronically
21612161 1063
21622162 that would be subject to a tax under this chapter if that product was transferred in a
21632163 1064
21642164 manner other than electronically.
21652165 1065
21662166 (b) "Product transferred electronically" does not include:
21672167 1066
21682168 (i) an ancillary service;
21692169 1067
21702170 (ii) computer software; or
21712171 1068
21722172 (iii) a telecommunications service.
21732173 1069
21742174 (104)(a) "Prosthetic device" means a device that is worn on or in the body to:
21752175 1070
21762176 (i) artificially replace a missing portion of the body;
21772177 1071
21782178 (ii) prevent or correct a physical deformity or physical malfunction; or
21792179 1072
21802180 (iii) support a weak or deformed portion of the body.
21812181 1073
21822182 (b) "Prosthetic device" includes:
21832183 1074
21842184 (i) parts used in the repairs or renovation of a prosthetic device;
21852185 1075
21862186 (ii) replacement parts for a prosthetic device;
21872187 1076
21882188 (iii) a dental prosthesis; [or]
21892189 1077
21902190 (iv) a hearing aid[.] ;
21912191 1078
21922192 (v) corrective eyeglasses; or
21932193 1079
21942194 (vi) contact lenses.
21952195 1080
21962196 [(c) "Prosthetic device" does not include:]
21972197 1081
21982198 [(i) corrective eyeglasses; or]
21992199 1082
22002200 [(ii) contact lenses.]
22012201 1083
22022202 (105)(a) "Protective equipment" means an item:
22032203 1084
22042204 (i) for human wear; and
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22062206 1085
22072207 (ii) that is:
22082208 1086
22092209 (A) designed as protection:
22102210 1087
22112211 (I) to the wearer against injury or disease; or
22122212 1088
22132213 (II) against damage or injury of other persons or property; and
22142214 1089
22152215 (B) not suitable for general use.
22162216 1090
22172217 (b) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
22182218 1091
22192219 commission shall make rules:
22202220 1092
22212221 (i) listing the items that constitute "protective equipment"; and
22222222 1093
22232223 (ii) that are consistent with the list of items that constitute "protective equipment"
22242224 1094
22252225 under the agreement.
22262226 1095
22272227 (106)(a) For purposes of Subsection 59-12-104(41), "publication" means any written or
22282228 1096
22292229 printed matter, other than a photocopy:
22302230 1097
22312231 (i) regardless of:
22322232 1098
22332233 (A) characteristics;
22342234 1099
22352235 (B) copyright;
22362236 1100
22372237 (C) form;
22382238 1101
22392239 (D) format;
22402240 1102
22412241 (E) method of reproduction; or
22422242 1103
22432243 (F) source; and
22442244 1104
22452245 (ii) made available in printed or electronic format.
22462246 1105
22472247 (b) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
22482248 1106
22492249 commission may by rule define the term "photocopy."
22502250 1107
22512251 (107)(a) "Purchase price" and "sales price" mean the total amount of consideration:
22522252 1108
22532253 (i) valued in money; and
22542254 1109
22552255 (ii) for which tangible personal property, a product transferred electronically, or
22562256 1110
22572257 services are:
22582258 1111
22592259 (A) sold;
22602260 1112
22612261 (B) leased; or
22622262 1113
22632263 (C) rented.
22642264 1114
22652265 (b) "Purchase price" and "sales price" include:
22662266 1115
22672267 (i) the seller's cost of the tangible personal property, a product transferred
22682268 1116
22692269 electronically, or services sold;
22702270 1117
22712271 (ii) expenses of the seller, including:
22722272 1118
22732273 (A) the cost of materials used;
22742274 - 33 - H.B. 489 02-12 12:41
22752275 1119
22762276 (B) a labor cost;
22772277 1120
22782278 (C) a service cost;
22792279 1121
22802280 (D) interest;
22812281 1122
22822282 (E) a loss;
22832283 1123
22842284 (F) the cost of transportation to the seller; or
22852285 1124
22862286 (G) a tax imposed on the seller;
22872287 1125
22882288 (iii) a charge by the seller for any service necessary to complete the sale; or
22892289 1126
22902290 (iv) consideration a seller receives from a person other than the purchaser if:
22912291 1127
22922292 (A)(I) the seller actually receives consideration from a person other than the
22932293 1128
22942294 purchaser; and
22952295 1129
22962296 (II) the consideration described in Subsection (107)(b)(iv)(A)(I) is directly
22972297 1130
22982298 related to a price reduction or discount on the sale;
22992299 1131
23002300 (B) the seller has an obligation to pass the price reduction or discount through to
23012301 1132
23022302 the purchaser;
23032303 1133
23042304 (C) the amount of the consideration attributable to the sale is fixed and
23052305 1134
23062306 determinable by the seller at the time of the sale to the purchaser; and
23072307 1135
23082308 (D)(I)(Aa) the purchaser presents a certificate, coupon, or other
23092309 1136
23102310 documentation to the seller to claim a price reduction or discount; and
23112311 1137
23122312 (Bb) a person other than the seller authorizes, distributes, or grants the
23132313 1138
23142314 certificate, coupon, or other documentation with the understanding that
23152315 1139
23162316 the person other than the seller will reimburse any seller to whom the
23172317 1140
23182318 certificate, coupon, or other documentation is presented;
23192319 1141
23202320 (II) the purchaser identifies that purchaser to the seller as a member of a group
23212321 1142
23222322 or organization allowed a price reduction or discount, except that a
23232323 1143
23242324 preferred customer card that is available to any patron of a seller does not
23252325 1144
23262326 constitute membership in a group or organization allowed a price reduction
23272327 1145
23282328 or discount; or
23292329 1146
23302330 (III) the price reduction or discount is identified as a third party price reduction
23312331 1147
23322332 or discount on the:
23332333 1148
23342334 (Aa) invoice the purchaser receives; or
23352335 1149
23362336 (Bb) certificate, coupon, or other documentation the purchaser presents.
23372337 1150
23382338 (c) "Purchase price" and "sales price" do not include:
23392339 1151
23402340 (i) a discount:
23412341 1152
23422342 (A) in a form including:
23432343 - 34 - 02-12 12:41 H.B. 489
23442344 1153
23452345 (I) cash;
23462346 1154
23472347 (II) term; or
23482348 1155
23492349 (III) coupon;
23502350 1156
23512351 (B) that is allowed by a seller;
23522352 1157
23532353 (C) taken by a purchaser on a sale; and
23542354 1158
23552355 (D) that is not reimbursed by a third party; or
23562356 1159
23572357 (ii) subject to Subsections 59-12-103(2)(f)(ii) and (2)(g)(i), the following if
23582358 1160
23592359 separately stated on an invoice, bill of sale, or similar document provided to the
23602360 1161
23612361 purchaser at the time of sale or later, as demonstrated by the books and records the
23622362 1162
23632363 seller keeps at the time of the transaction in the regular course of business,
23642364 1163
23652365 including books and records the seller keeps at the time of the transaction in the
23662366 1164
23672367 regular course of business for nontax purposes, by a preponderance of the facts
23682368 1165
23692369 and circumstances at the time of the transaction, and by the understanding of all of
23702370 1166
23712371 the parties to the transaction:
23722372 1167
23732373 (A) the following from credit extended on the sale of tangible personal property or
23742374 1168
23752375 services:
23762376 1169
23772377 (I) a carrying charge;
23782378 1170
23792379 (II) a financing charge; or
23802380 1171
23812381 (III) an interest charge;
23822382 1172
23832383 (B) a delivery charge;
23842384 1173
23852385 (C) an installation charge;
23862386 1174
23872387 (D) a manufacturer rebate on a motor vehicle; or
23882388 1175
23892389 (E) a tax or fee legally imposed directly on the consumer.
23902390 1176
23912391 (108) "Purchaser" means a person to whom:
23922392 1177
23932393 (a) a sale of tangible personal property is made;
23942394 1178
23952395 (b) a product is transferred electronically; or
23962396 1179
23972397 (c) a service is furnished.
23982398 1180
23992399 (109) "Qualifying data center" means a data center facility that:
24002400 1181
24012401 (a) houses a group of networked server computers in one physical location in order to
24022402 1182
24032403 disseminate, manage, and store data and information;
24042404 1183
24052405 (b) is located in the state;
24062406 1184
24072407 (c) is a new operation constructed on or after July 1, 2016;
24082408 1185
24092409 (d) consists of one or more buildings that total 150,000 or more square feet;
24102410 1186
24112411 (e) is owned or leased by:
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24132413 1187
24142414 (i) the operator of the data center facility; or
24152415 1188
24162416 (ii) a person under common ownership, as defined in Section 59-7-101, of the
24172417 1189
24182418 operator of the data center facility; and
24192419 1190
24202420 (f) is located on one or more parcels of land that are owned or leased by:
24212421 1191
24222422 (i) the operator of the data center facility; or
24232423 1192
24242424 (ii) a person under common ownership, as defined in Section 59-7-101, of the
24252425 1193
24262426 operator of the data center facility.
24272427 1194
24282428 (110) "Regularly rented" means:
24292429 1195
24302430 (a) rented to a guest for value three or more times during a calendar year; or
24312431 1196
24322432 (b) advertised or held out to the public as a place that is regularly rented to guests for
24332433 1197
24342434 value.
24352435 1198
24362436 (111) "Rental" means the same as that term is defined in Subsection (63).
24372437 1199
24382438 (112)(a) "Repairs or renovations of tangible personal property" means:
24392439 1200
24402440 (i) a repair or renovation of tangible personal property that is not permanently
24412441 1201
24422442 attached to real property; or
24432443 1202
24442444 (ii) attaching tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically to
24452445 1203
24462446 other tangible personal property or detaching tangible personal property or a
24472447 1204
24482448 product transferred electronically from other tangible personal property if:
24492449 1205
24502450 (A) the other tangible personal property to which the tangible personal property or
24512451 1206
24522452 product transferred electronically is attached or from which the tangible
24532453 1207
24542454 personal property or product transferred electronically is detached is not
24552455 1208
24562456 permanently attached to real property; and
24572457 1209
24582458 (B) the attachment of tangible personal property or a product transferred
24592459 1210
24602460 electronically to other tangible personal property or detachment of tangible
24612461 1211
24622462 personal property or a product transferred electronically from other tangible
24632463 1212
24642464 personal property is made in conjunction with a repair or replacement of
24652465 1213
24662466 tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically.
24672467 1214
24682468 (b) "Repairs or renovations of tangible personal property" does not include:
24692469 1215
24702470 (i) attaching prewritten computer software to other tangible personal property if the
24712471 1216
24722472 other tangible personal property to which the prewritten computer software is
24732473 1217
24742474 attached is not permanently attached to real property; or
24752475 1218
24762476 (ii) detaching prewritten computer software from other tangible personal property if
24772477 1219
24782478 the other tangible personal property from which the prewritten computer software
24792479 1220
24802480 is detached is not permanently attached to real property.
24812481 - 36 - 02-12 12:41 H.B. 489
24822482 1221
24832483 (113) "Research and development" means the process of inquiry or experimentation aimed
24842484 1222
24852485 at the discovery of facts, devices, technologies, or applications and the process of
24862486 1223
24872487 preparing those devices, technologies, or applications for marketing.
24882488 1224
24892489 (114)(a) "Residential telecommunications services" means a telecommunications service
24902490 1225
24912491 or an ancillary service that is provided to an individual for personal use:
24922492 1226
24932493 (i) at a residential address; or
24942494 1227
24952495 (ii) at an institution, including a nursing home or a school, if the telecommunications
24962496 1228
24972497 service or ancillary service is provided to and paid for by the individual residing at
24982498 1229
24992499 the institution rather than the institution.
25002500 1230
25012501 (b) For purposes of Subsection (114)(a)(i), a residential address includes an:
25022502 1231
25032503 (i) apartment; or
25042504 1232
25052505 (ii) other individual dwelling unit.
25062506 1233
25072507 (115) "Residential use" means the use in or around a home, apartment building, sleeping
25082508 1234
25092509 quarters, and similar facilities or accommodations.
25102510 1235
25112511 (116) "Retail sale" or "sale at retail" means a sale, lease, or rental for a purpose other than:
25122512 1236
25132513 (a) resale;
25142514 1237
25152515 (b) sublease; or
25162516 1238
25172517 (c) subrent.
25182518 1239
25192519 (117)(a) "Retailer" means any person, unless prohibited by the Constitution of the
25202520 1240
25212521 United States or federal law, that is engaged in a regularly organized business in
25222522 1241
25232523 tangible personal property or any other taxable transaction under Subsection
25242524 1242
25252525 59-12-103(1), and who is selling to the user or consumer and not for resale.
25262526 1243
25272527 (b) "Retailer" includes commission merchants, auctioneers, and any person regularly
25282528 1244
25292529 engaged in the business of selling to users or consumers within the state.
25302530 1245
25312531 (118)(a) "Sale" means any transfer of title, exchange, or barter, conditional or otherwise,
25322532 1246
25332533 in any manner, of tangible personal property or any other taxable transaction under
25342534 1247
25352535 Subsection 59-12-103(1), for consideration.
25362536 1248
25372537 (b) "Sale" includes:
25382538 1249
25392539 (i) installment and credit sales;
25402540 1250
25412541 (ii) any closed transaction constituting a sale;
25422542 1251
25432543 (iii) any sale of electrical energy, gas, services, or entertainment taxable under this
25442544 1252
25452545 chapter;
25462546 1253
25472547 (iv) any transaction if the possession of property is transferred but the seller retains
25482548 1254
25492549 the title as security for the payment of the price; and
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25512551 1255
25522552 (v) any transaction under which right to possession, operation, or use of any article of
25532553 1256
25542554 tangible personal property is granted under a lease or contract and the transfer of
25552555 1257
25562556 possession would be taxable if an outright sale were made.
25572557 1258
25582558 (119) "Sale at retail" means the same as that term is defined in Subsection (116).
25592559 1259
25602560 (120) "Sale-leaseback transaction" means a transaction by which title to tangible personal
25612561 1260
25622562 property or a product transferred electronically that is subject to a tax under this chapter
25632563 1261
25642564 is transferred:
25652565 1262
25662566 (a) by a purchaser-lessee;
25672567 1263
25682568 (b) to a lessor;
25692569 1264
25702570 (c) for consideration; and
25712571 1265
25722572 (d) if:
25732573 1266
25742574 (i) the purchaser-lessee paid sales and use tax on the purchaser-lessee's initial
25752575 1267
25762576 purchase of the tangible personal property or product transferred electronically;
25772577 1268
25782578 (ii) the sale of the tangible personal property or product transferred electronically to
25792579 1269
25802580 the lessor is intended as a form of financing:
25812581 1270
25822582 (A) for the tangible personal property or product transferred electronically; and
25832583 1271
25842584 (B) to the purchaser-lessee; and
25852585 1272
25862586 (iii) in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the
25872587 1273
25882588 purchaser-lessee is required to:
25892589 1274
25902590 (A) capitalize the tangible personal property or product transferred electronically
25912591 1275
25922592 for financial reporting purposes; and
25932593 1276
25942594 (B) account for the lease payments as payments made under a financing
25952595 1277
25962596 arrangement.
25972597 1278
25982598 (121) "Sales price" means the same as that term is defined in Subsection (107).
25992599 1279
26002600 (122)(a) "Sales relating to schools" means the following sales by, amounts paid to, or
26012601 1280
26022602 amounts charged by a school:
26032603 1281
26042604 (i) sales that are directly related to the school's educational functions or activities
26052605 1282
26062606 including:
26072607 1283
26082608 (A) the sale of:
26092609 1284
26102610 (I) textbooks;
26112611 1285
26122612 (II) textbook fees;
26132613 1286
26142614 (III) laboratory fees;
26152615 1287
26162616 (IV) laboratory supplies; or
26172617 1288
26182618 (V) safety equipment;
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26202620 1289
26212621 (B) the sale of a uniform, protective equipment, or sports or recreational
26222622 1290
26232623 equipment that:
26242624 1291
26252625 (I) a student is specifically required to wear as a condition of participation in a
26262626 1292
26272627 school-related event or school-related activity; and
26282628 1293
26292629 (II) is not readily adaptable to general or continued usage to the extent that it
26302630 1294
26312631 takes the place of ordinary clothing;
26322632 1295
26332633 (C) sales of the following if the net or gross revenue generated by the sales is
26342634 1296
26352635 deposited into a school district fund or school fund dedicated to school meals:
26362636 1297
26372637 (I) food and food ingredients; or
26382638 1298
26392639 (II) prepared food; or
26402640 1299
26412641 (D) transportation charges for official school activities; or
26422642 1300
26432643 (ii) amounts paid to or amounts charged by a school for admission to a school-related
26442644 1301
26452645 event or school-related activity.
26462646 1302
26472647 (b) "Sales relating to schools" does not include:
26482648 1303
26492649 (i) bookstore sales of items that are not educational materials or supplies;
26502650 1304
26512651 (ii) except as provided in Subsection (122)(a)(i)(B):
26522652 1305
26532653 (A) clothing;
26542654 1306
26552655 (B) clothing accessories or equipment;
26562656 1307
26572657 (C) protective equipment; or
26582658 1308
26592659 (D) sports or recreational equipment; or
26602660 1309
26612661 (iii) amounts paid to or amounts charged by a school for admission to a
26622662 1310
26632663 school-related event or school-related activity if the amounts paid or charged are
26642664 1311
26652665 passed through to a person:
26662666 1312
26672667 (A) other than a:
26682668 1313
26692669 (I) school;
26702670 1314
26712671 (II) nonprofit organization authorized by a school board or a governing body of
26722672 1315
26732673 a private school to organize and direct a competitive secondary school
26742674 1316
26752675 activity; or
26762676 1317
26772677 (III) nonprofit association authorized by a school board or a governing body of
26782678 1318
26792679 a private school to organize and direct a competitive secondary school
26802680 1319
26812681 activity; and
26822682 1320
26832683 (B) that is required to collect sales and use taxes under this chapter.
26842684 1321
26852685 (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
26862686 1322
26872687 commission may make rules defining the term "passed through."
26882688 - 39 - H.B. 489 02-12 12:41
26892689 1323
26902690 (123) For purposes of this section and Section 59-12-104, "school" means:
26912691 1324
26922692 (a) an elementary school or a secondary school that:
26932693 1325
26942694 (i) is a:
26952695 1326
26962696 (A) public school; or
26972697 1327
26982698 (B) private school; and
26992699 1328
27002700 (ii) provides instruction for one or more grades kindergarten through 12; or
27012701 1329
27022702 (b) a public school district.
27032703 1330
27042704 (124)(a) "Seller" means a person that makes a sale, lease, or rental of:
27052705 1331
27062706 (i) tangible personal property;
27072707 1332
27082708 (ii) a product transferred electronically; or
27092709 1333
27102710 (iii) a service.
27112711 1334
27122712 (b) "Seller" includes a marketplace facilitator.
27132713 1335
27142714 (125)(a) "Semiconductor fabricating, processing, research, or development materials"
27152715 1336
27162716 means tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically if the
27172717 1337
27182718 tangible personal property or product transferred electronically is:
27192719 1338
27202720 (i) used primarily in the process of:
27212721 1339
27222722 (A)(I) manufacturing a semiconductor;
27232723 1340
27242724 (II) fabricating a semiconductor; or
27252725 1341
27262726 (III) research or development of a:
27272727 1342
27282728 (Aa) semiconductor; or
27292729 1343
27302730 (Bb) semiconductor manufacturing process; or
27312731 1344
27322732 (B) maintaining an environment suitable for a semiconductor; or
27332733 1345
27342734 (ii) consumed primarily in the process of:
27352735 1346
27362736 (A)(I) manufacturing a semiconductor;
27372737 1347
27382738 (II) fabricating a semiconductor; or
27392739 1348
27402740 (III) research or development of a:
27412741 1349
27422742 (Aa) semiconductor; or
27432743 1350
27442744 (Bb) semiconductor manufacturing process; or
27452745 1351
27462746 (B) maintaining an environment suitable for a semiconductor.
27472747 1352
27482748 (b) "Semiconductor fabricating, processing, research, or development materials"
27492749 1353
27502750 includes:
27512751 1354
27522752 (i) parts used in the repairs or renovations of tangible personal property or a product
27532753 1355
27542754 transferred electronically described in Subsection (125)(a); or
27552755 1356
27562756 (ii) a chemical, catalyst, or other material used to:
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27582758 1357
27592759 (A) produce or induce in a semiconductor a:
27602760 1358
27612761 (I) chemical change; or
27622762 1359
27632763 (II) physical change;
27642764 1360
27652765 (B) remove impurities from a semiconductor; or
27662766 1361
27672767 (C) improve the marketable condition of a semiconductor.
27682768 1362
27692769 (126) "Senior citizen center" means a facility having the primary purpose of providing
27702770 1363
27712771 services to the aged as defined in Section 26B-6-101.
27722772 1364
27732773 (127) "Shared vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-48a-101.
27742774 1365
27752775 (128) "Shared vehicle driver" means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-48a-101.
27762776 1366
27772777 (129) "Shared vehicle owner" means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-48a-101.
27782778 1367
27792779 (130)(a) Subject to Subsections (130)(b) and (c), "short-term lodging consumable"
27802780 1368
27812781 means tangible personal property that:
27822782 1369
27832783 (i) a business that provides accommodations and services described in Subsection
27842784 1370
27852785 59-12-103(1)(i) purchases as part of a transaction to provide the accommodations
27862786 1371
27872787 and services to a purchaser;
27882788 1372
27892789 (ii) is intended to be consumed by the purchaser; and
27902790 1373
27912791 (iii) is:
27922792 1374
27932793 (A) included in the purchase price of the accommodations and services; and
27942794 1375
27952795 (B) not separately stated on an invoice, bill of sale, or other similar document
27962796 1376
27972797 provided to the purchaser.
27982798 1377
27992799 (b) "Short-term lodging consumable" includes:
28002800 1378
28012801 (i) a beverage;
28022802 1379
28032803 (ii) a brush or comb;
28042804 1380
28052805 (iii) a cosmetic;
28062806 1381
28072807 (iv) a hair care product;
28082808 1382
28092809 (v) lotion;
28102810 1383
28112811 (vi) a magazine;
28122812 1384
28132813 (vii) makeup;
28142814 1385
28152815 (viii) a meal;
28162816 1386
28172817 (ix) mouthwash;
28182818 1387
28192819 (x) nail polish remover;
28202820 1388
28212821 (xi) a newspaper;
28222822 1389
28232823 (xii) a notepad;
28242824 1390
28252825 (xiii) a pen;
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28272827 1391
28282828 (xiv) a pencil;
28292829 1392
28302830 (xv) a razor;
28312831 1393
28322832 (xvi) saline solution;
28332833 1394
28342834 (xvii) a sewing kit;
28352835 1395
28362836 (xviii) shaving cream;
28372837 1396
28382838 (xix) a shoe shine kit;
28392839 1397
28402840 (xx) a shower cap;
28412841 1398
28422842 (xxi) a snack item;
28432843 1399
28442844 (xxii) soap;
28452845 1400
28462846 (xxiii) toilet paper;
28472847 1401
28482848 (xxiv) a toothbrush;
28492849 1402
28502850 (xxv) toothpaste; or
28512851 1403
28522852 (xxvi) an item similar to Subsections (130)(b)(i) through (xxv) as the commission
28532853 1404
28542854 may provide by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
28552855 1405
28562856 Administrative Rulemaking Act.
28572857 1406
28582858 (c) "Short-term lodging consumable" does not include:
28592859 1407
28602860 (i) tangible personal property that is cleaned or washed to allow the tangible personal
28612861 1408
28622862 property to be reused; or
28632863 1409
28642864 (ii) a product transferred electronically.
28652865 1410
28662866 (131)(a) "Short-term rental" means a lease or rental for less than 30 consecutive days.
28672867 1411
28682868 (b) "Short-term rental" does not include car sharing.
28692869 1412
28702870 (132) "Simplified electronic return" means the electronic return:
28712871 1413
28722872 (a) described in Section 318(C) of the agreement; and
28732873 1414
28742874 (b) approved by the governing board of the agreement.
28752875 1415
28762876 (133) "Solar energy" means the sun used as the sole source of energy for producing
28772877 1416
28782878 electricity.
28792879 1417
28802880 (134)(a) "Sports or recreational equipment" means an item:
28812881 1418
28822882 (i) designed for human use; and
28832883 1419
28842884 (ii) that is:
28852885 1420
28862886 (A) worn in conjunction with:
28872887 1421
28882888 (I) an athletic activity; or
28892889 1422
28902890 (II) a recreational activity; and
28912891 1423
28922892 (B) not suitable for general use.
28932893 1424
28942894 (b) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
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28962896 1425
28972897 commission shall make rules:
28982898 1426
28992899 (i) listing the items that constitute "sports or recreational equipment"; and
29002900 1427
29012901 (ii) that are consistent with the list of items that constitute "sports or recreational
29022902 1428
29032903 equipment" under the agreement.
29042904 1429
29052905 (135) "State" means the state of Utah, its departments, and agencies.
29062906 1430
29072907 (136) "Storage" means any keeping or retention of tangible personal property or any other
29082908 1431
29092909 taxable transaction under Subsection 59-12-103(1), in this state for any purpose except
29102910 1432
29112911 sale in the regular course of business.
29122912 1433
29132913 (137)(a) "Tangible personal property" means personal property that:
29142914 1434
29152915 (i) may be:
29162916 1435
29172917 (A) seen;
29182918 1436
29192919 (B) weighed;
29202920 1437
29212921 (C) measured;
29222922 1438
29232923 (D) felt; or
29242924 1439
29252925 (E) touched; or
29262926 1440
29272927 (ii) is in any manner perceptible to the senses.
29282928 1441
29292929 (b) "Tangible personal property" includes:
29302930 1442
29312931 (i) electricity;
29322932 1443
29332933 (ii) water;
29342934 1444
29352935 (iii) gas;
29362936 1445
29372937 (iv) steam; or
29382938 1446
29392939 (v) prewritten computer software, regardless of the manner in which the prewritten
29402940 1447
29412941 computer software is transferred.
29422942 1448
29432943 (c) "Tangible personal property" includes the following regardless of whether the item is
29442944 1449
29452945 attached to real property:
29462946 1450
29472947 (i) a dishwasher;
29482948 1451
29492949 (ii) a dryer;
29502950 1452
29512951 (iii) a freezer;
29522952 1453
29532953 (iv) a microwave;
29542954 1454
29552955 (v) a refrigerator;
29562956 1455
29572957 (vi) a stove;
29582958 1456
29592959 (vii) a washer; or
29602960 1457
29612961 (viii) an item similar to Subsections (137)(c)(i) through (vii) as determined by the
29622962 1458
29632963 commission by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
29642964 - 43 - H.B. 489 02-12 12:41
29652965 1459
29662966 Administrative Rulemaking Act.
29672967 1460
29682968 (d) "Tangible personal property" does not include a product that is transferred
29692969 1461
29702970 electronically.
29712971 1462
29722972 (e) "Tangible personal property" does not include the following if attached to real
29732973 1463
29742974 property, regardless of whether the attachment to real property is only through a line
29752975 1464
29762976 that supplies water, electricity, gas, telephone, cable, or supplies a similar item as
29772977 1465
29782978 determined by the commission by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
29792979 1466
29802980 Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act:
29812981 1467
29822982 (i) a hot water heater;
29832983 1468
29842984 (ii) a water filtration system; or
29852985 1469
29862986 (iii) a water softener system.
29872987 1470
29882988 (138)(a) "Telecommunications enabling or facilitating equipment, machinery, or
29892989 1471
29902990 software" means an item listed in Subsection (138)(b) if that item is purchased or
29912991 1472
29922992 leased primarily to enable or facilitate one or more of the following to function:
29932993 1473
29942994 (i) telecommunications switching or routing equipment, machinery, or software; or
29952995 1474
29962996 (ii) telecommunications transmission equipment, machinery, or software.
29972997 1475
29982998 (b) The following apply to Subsection (138)(a):
29992999 1476
30003000 (i) a pole;
30013001 1477
30023002 (ii) software;
30033003 1478
30043004 (iii) a supplementary power supply;
30053005 1479
30063006 (iv) temperature or environmental equipment or machinery;
30073007 1480
30083008 (v) test equipment;
30093009 1481
30103010 (vi) a tower; or
30113011 1482
30123012 (vii) equipment, machinery, or software that functions similarly to an item listed in
30133013 1483
30143014 Subsections (138)(b)(i) through (vi) as determined by the commission by rule
30153015 1484
30163016 made in accordance with Subsection (138)(c).
30173017 1485
30183018 (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
30193019 1486
30203020 commission may by rule define what constitutes equipment, machinery, or software
30213021 1487
30223022 that functions similarly to an item listed in Subsections (138)(b)(i) through (vi).
30233023 1488
30243024 (139) "Telecommunications equipment, machinery, or software required for 911 service"
30253025 1489
30263026 means equipment, machinery, or software that is required to comply with 47 C.F.R. Sec.
30273027 1490
30283028 20.18.
30293029 1491
30303030 (140) "Telecommunications maintenance or repair equipment, machinery, or software"
30313031 1492
30323032 means equipment, machinery, or software purchased or leased primarily to maintain or
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30343034 1493
30353035 repair one or more of the following, regardless of whether the equipment, machinery, or
30363036 1494
30373037 software is purchased or leased as a spare part or as an upgrade or modification to one or
30383038 1495
30393039 more of the following:
30403040 1496
30413041 (a) telecommunications enabling or facilitating equipment, machinery, or software;
30423042 1497
30433043 (b) telecommunications switching or routing equipment, machinery, or software; or
30443044 1498
30453045 (c) telecommunications transmission equipment, machinery, or software.
30463046 1499
30473047 (141)(a) "Telecommunications service" means the electronic conveyance, routing, or
30483048 1500
30493049 transmission of audio, data, video, voice, or any other information or signal to a
30503050 1501
30513051 point, or among or between points.
30523052 1502
30533053 (b) "Telecommunications service" includes:
30543054 1503
30553055 (i) an electronic conveyance, routing, or transmission with respect to which a
30563056 1504
30573057 computer processing application is used to act:
30583058 1505
30593059 (A) on the code, form, or protocol of the content;
30603060 1506
30613061 (B) for the purpose of electronic conveyance, routing, or transmission; and
30623062 1507
30633063 (C) regardless of whether the service:
30643064 1508
30653065 (I) is referred to as voice over Internet protocol service; or
30663066 1509
30673067 (II) is classified by the Federal Communications Commission as enhanced or
30683068 1510
30693069 value added;
30703070 1511
30713071 (ii) an 800 service;
30723072 1512
30733073 (iii) a 900 service;
30743074 1513
30753075 (iv) a fixed wireless service;
30763076 1514
30773077 (v) a mobile wireless service;
30783078 1515
30793079 (vi) a postpaid calling service;
30803080 1516
30813081 (vii) a prepaid calling service;
30823082 1517
30833083 (viii) a prepaid wireless calling service; or
30843084 1518
30853085 (ix) a private communications service.
30863086 1519
30873087 (c) "Telecommunications service" does not include:
30883088 1520
30893089 (i) advertising, including directory advertising;
30903090 1521
30913091 (ii) an ancillary service;
30923092 1522
30933093 (iii) a billing and collection service provided to a third party;
30943094 1523
30953095 (iv) a data processing and information service if:
30963096 1524
30973097 (A) the data processing and information service allows data to be:
30983098 1525
30993099 (I)(Aa) acquired;
31003100 1526
31013101 (Bb) generated;
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31033103 1527
31043104 (Cc) processed;
31053105 1528
31063106 (Dd) retrieved; or
31073107 1529
31083108 (Ee) stored; and
31093109 1530
31103110 (II) delivered by an electronic transmission to a purchaser; and
31113111 1531
31123112 (B) the purchaser's primary purpose for the underlying transaction is the processed
31133113 1532
31143114 data or information;
31153115 1533
31163116 (v) installation or maintenance of the following on a customer's premises:
31173117 1534
31183118 (A) equipment; or
31193119 1535
31203120 (B) wiring;
31213121 1536
31223122 (vi) Internet access service;
31233123 1537
31243124 (vii) a paging service;
31253125 1538
31263126 (viii) a product transferred electronically, including:
31273127 1539
31283128 (A) music;
31293129 1540
31303130 (B) reading material;
31313131 1541
31323132 (C) a ring tone;
31333133 1542
31343134 (D) software; or
31353135 1543
31363136 (E) video;
31373137 1544
31383138 (ix) a radio and television audio and video programming service:
31393139 1545
31403140 (A) regardless of the medium; and
31413141 1546
31423142 (B) including:
31433143 1547
31443144 (I) furnishing conveyance, routing, or transmission of a television audio and
31453145 1548
31463146 video programming service by a programming service provider;
31473147 1549
31483148 (II) cable service as defined in 47 U.S.C. Sec. 522(6); or
31493149 1550
31503150 (III) audio and video programming services delivered by a commercial mobile
31513151 1551
31523152 radio service provider as defined in 47 C.F.R. Sec. 20.3;
31533153 1552
31543154 (x) a value-added nonvoice data service; or
31553155 1553
31563156 (xi) tangible personal property.
31573157 1554
31583158 (142)(a) "Telecommunications service provider" means a person that:
31593159 1555
31603160 (i) owns, controls, operates, or manages a telecommunications service; and
31613161 1556
31623162 (ii) engages in an activity described in Subsection (142)(a)(i) for the shared use with
31633163 1557
31643164 or resale to any person of the telecommunications service.
31653165 1558
31663166 (b) A person described in Subsection (142)(a) is a telecommunications service provider
31673167 1559
31683168 whether or not the Public Service Commission of Utah regulates:
31693169 1560
31703170 (i) that person; or
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31723172 1561
31733173 (ii) the telecommunications service that the person owns, controls, operates, or
31743174 1562
31753175 manages.
31763176 1563
31773177 (143)(a) "Telecommunications switching or routing equipment, machinery, or software"
31783178 1564
31793179 means an item listed in Subsection (143)(b) if that item is purchased or leased
31803180 1565
31813181 primarily for switching or routing:
31823182 1566
31833183 (i) an ancillary service;
31843184 1567
31853185 (ii) data communications;
31863186 1568
31873187 (iii) voice communications; or
31883188 1569
31893189 (iv) telecommunications service.
31903190 1570
31913191 (b) The following apply to Subsection (143)(a):
31923192 1571
31933193 (i) a bridge;
31943194 1572
31953195 (ii) a computer;
31963196 1573
31973197 (iii) a cross connect;
31983198 1574
31993199 (iv) a modem;
32003200 1575
32013201 (v) a multiplexer;
32023202 1576
32033203 (vi) plug in circuitry;
32043204 1577
32053205 (vii) a router;
32063206 1578
32073207 (viii) software;
32083208 1579
32093209 (ix) a switch; or
32103210 1580
32113211 (x) equipment, machinery, or software that functions similarly to an item listed in
32123212 1581
32133213 Subsections (143)(b)(i) through (ix) as determined by the commission by rule
32143214 1582
32153215 made in accordance with Subsection (143)(c).
32163216 1583
32173217 (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
32183218 1584
32193219 commission may by rule define what constitutes equipment, machinery, or software
32203220 1585
32213221 that functions similarly to an item listed in Subsections (143)(b)(i) through (ix).
32223222 1586
32233223 (144)(a) "Telecommunications transmission equipment, machinery, or software" means
32243224 1587
32253225 an item listed in Subsection (144)(b) if that item is purchased or leased primarily for
32263226 1588
32273227 sending, receiving, or transporting:
32283228 1589
32293229 (i) an ancillary service;
32303230 1590
32313231 (ii) data communications;
32323232 1591
32333233 (iii) voice communications; or
32343234 1592
32353235 (iv) telecommunications service.
32363236 1593
32373237 (b) The following apply to Subsection (144)(a):
32383238 1594
32393239 (i) an amplifier;
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32413241 1595
32423242 (ii) a cable;
32433243 1596
32443244 (iii) a closure;
32453245 1597
32463246 (iv) a conduit;
32473247 1598
32483248 (v) a controller;
32493249 1599
32503250 (vi) a duplexer;
32513251 1600
32523252 (vii) a filter;
32533253 1601
32543254 (viii) an input device;
32553255 1602
32563256 (ix) an input/output device;
32573257 1603
32583258 (x) an insulator;
32593259 1604
32603260 (xi) microwave machinery or equipment;
32613261 1605
32623262 (xii) an oscillator;
32633263 1606
32643264 (xiii) an output device;
32653265 1607
32663266 (xiv) a pedestal;
32673267 1608
32683268 (xv) a power converter;
32693269 1609
32703270 (xvi) a power supply;
32713271 1610
32723272 (xvii) a radio channel;
32733273 1611
32743274 (xviii) a radio receiver;
32753275 1612
32763276 (xix) a radio transmitter;
32773277 1613
32783278 (xx) a repeater;
32793279 1614
32803280 (xxi) software;
32813281 1615
32823282 (xxii) a terminal;
32833283 1616
32843284 (xxiii) a timing unit;
32853285 1617
32863286 (xxiv) a transformer;
32873287 1618
32883288 (xxv) a wire; or
32893289 1619
32903290 (xxvi) equipment, machinery, or software that functions similarly to an item listed in
32913291 1620
32923292 Subsections (144)(b)(i) through (xxv) as determined by the commission by rule
32933293 1621
32943294 made in accordance with Subsection (144)(c).
32953295 1622
32963296 (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
32973297 1623
32983298 commission may by rule define what constitutes equipment, machinery, or software
32993299 1624
33003300 that functions similarly to an item listed in Subsections (144)(b)(i) through (xxv).
33013301 1625
33023302 (145)(a) "Textbook for a higher education course" means a textbook or other printed
33033303 1626
33043304 material that is required for a course:
33053305 1627
33063306 (i) offered by an institution of higher education; and
33073307 1628
33083308 (ii) that the purchaser of the textbook or other printed material attends or will attend.
33093309 - 48 - 02-12 12:41 H.B. 489
33103310 1629
33113311 (b) "Textbook for a higher education course" includes a textbook in electronic format.
33123312 1630
33133313 (146) "Tobacco" means:
33143314 1631
33153315 (a) a cigarette;
33163316 1632
33173317 (b) a cigar;
33183318 1633
33193319 (c) chewing tobacco;
33203320 1634
33213321 (d) pipe tobacco; or
33223322 1635
33233323 (e) any other item that contains tobacco.
33243324 1636
33253325 (147) "Unassisted amusement device" means an amusement device, skill device, or ride
33263326 1637
33273327 device that is started and stopped by the purchaser or renter of the right to use or operate
33283328 1638
33293329 the amusement device, skill device, or ride device.
33303330 1639
33313331 (148)(a) "Use" means the exercise of any right or power over tangible personal property,
33323332 1640
33333333 a product transferred electronically, or a service under Subsection 59-12-103(1),
33343334 1641
33353335 incident to the ownership or the leasing of that tangible personal property, product
33363336 1642
33373337 transferred electronically, or service.
33383338 1643
33393339 (b) "Use" does not include the sale, display, demonstration, or trial of tangible personal
33403340 1644
33413341 property, a product transferred electronically, or a service in the regular course of
33423342 1645
33433343 business and held for resale.
33443344 1646
33453345 (149) "Value-added nonvoice data service" means a service:
33463346 1647
33473347 (a) that otherwise meets the definition of a telecommunications service except that a
33483348 1648
33493349 computer processing application is used to act primarily for a purpose other than
33503350 1649
33513351 conveyance, routing, or transmission; and
33523352 1650
33533353 (b) with respect to which a computer processing application is used to act on data or
33543354 1651
33553355 information:
33563356 1652
33573357 (i) code;
33583358 1653
33593359 (ii) content;
33603360 1654
33613361 (iii) form; or
33623362 1655
33633363 (iv) protocol.
33643364 1656
33653365 (150)(a) Subject to Subsection (150)(b), "vehicle" means the following that are required
33663366 1657
33673367 to be titled, registered, or titled and registered:
33683368 1658
33693369 (i) an aircraft as defined in Section 72-10-102;
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33713371 (ii) a vehicle as defined in Section 41-1a-102;
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33733373 (iii) an off-highway vehicle as defined in Section 41-22-2; or
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33753375 (iv) a vessel as defined in Section 41-1a-102.
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33773377 (b) For purposes of Subsection 59-12-104(33) only, "vehicle" includes:
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33803380 (i) a vehicle described in Subsection (150)(a); or
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33823382 (ii)(A) a locomotive;
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33843384 (B) a freight car;
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33863386 (C) railroad work equipment; or
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33883388 (D) other railroad rolling stock.
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33903390 (151) "Vehicle dealer" means a person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or
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33923392 exchanging a vehicle as defined in Subsection (150).
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33943394 (152)(a) "Vertical service" means an ancillary service that:
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33963396 (i) is offered in connection with one or more telecommunications services; and
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33983398 (ii) offers an advanced calling feature that allows a customer to:
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34003400 (A) identify a caller; and
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34023402 (B) manage multiple calls and call connections.
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34043404 (b) "Vertical service" includes an ancillary service that allows a customer to manage a
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34063406 conference bridging service.
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34083408 (153)(a) "Voice mail service" means an ancillary service that enables a customer to
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34103410 receive, send, or store a recorded message.
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34123412 (b) "Voice mail service" does not include a vertical service that a customer is required to
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34143414 have in order to utilize a voice mail service.
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34163416 (154)(a) "Waste energy facility" means a facility that generates electricity:
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34183418 (i) using as the primary source of energy waste materials that would be placed in a
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34203420 landfill or refuse pit if it were not used to generate electricity, including:
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34223422 (A) tires;
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34243424 (B) waste coal;
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34263426 (C) oil shale; or
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34283428 (D) municipal solid waste; and
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34303430 (ii) in amounts greater than actually required for the operation of the facility.
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34323432 (b) "Waste energy facility" does not include a facility that incinerates:
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34343434 (i) hospital waste as defined in 40 C.F.R. 60.51c; or
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34363436 (ii) medical/infectious waste as defined in 40 C.F.R. 60.51c.
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34383438 (155) "Watercraft" means a vessel as defined in Section 73-18-2.
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34403440 (156) "Wind energy" means wind used as the sole source of energy to produce electricity.
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34423442 (157) "ZIP Code" means a Zoning Improvement Plan Code assigned to a geographic
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34443444 location by the United States Postal Service.
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34463446 Section 2. Effective Date.
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34493449 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2025.
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