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33 Sales and Use Tax Exemptions Amendments
44 2025 GENERAL SESSION
55 STATE OF UTAH
66 Chief Sponsor: Evan J. Vickers
77 House Sponsor:
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1111 LONG TITLE
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1313 General Description:
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1515 This bill addresses sales and use tax exemptions.
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1717 Highlighted Provisions:
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1919 This bill:
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2121 ▸ defines terms;
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2323 ▸ extends the duration of the sales and use tax exemption applicable to leases or purchases
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2525 for alternative energy electricity production facilities;
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2727 ▸ expands the sales and use tax exemption applicable to leases or purchases for alternative
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2929 energy electricity production facilities to include leases or purchases for electric storage
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3131 facilities; and
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3333 ▸ makes technical changes.
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3535 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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3737 None
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3939 Other Special Clauses:
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4141 This bill provides a special effective date.
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4343 Utah Code Sections Affected:
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4545 AMENDS:
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4747 59-12-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 274
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4949 59-12-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 35
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5353 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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5555 Section 1. Section 59-12-102 is amended to read:
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5757 59-12-102 . Definitions.
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5959 As used in this chapter:
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6161 (1) "800 service" means a telecommunications service that:
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6363 (a) allows a caller to dial a toll-free number without incurring a charge for the call; and
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6565 (b) is typically marketed:
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6868 (i) under the name 800 toll-free calling;
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7070 (ii) under the name 855 toll-free calling;
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7272 (iii) under the name 866 toll-free calling;
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7474 (iv) under the name 877 toll-free calling;
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7676 (v) under the name 888 toll-free calling; or
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7878 (vi) under a name similar to Subsections (1)(b)(i) through (v) as designated by the
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8080 Federal Communications Commission.
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8282 (2)(a) "900 service" means an inbound toll telecommunications service that:
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8484 (i) a subscriber purchases;
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8686 (ii) allows a customer of the subscriber described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) to call in to
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8888 the subscriber's:
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9090 (A) prerecorded announcement; or
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9292 (B) live service; and
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9494 (iii) is typically marketed:
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9696 (A) under the name 900 service; or
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9898 (B) under a name similar to Subsection (2)(a)(iii)(A) as designated by the Federal
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100100 Communications Commission.
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102102 (b) "900 service" does not include a charge for:
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104104 (i) a collection service a seller of a telecommunications service provides to a
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106106 subscriber; or
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108108 (ii) the following a subscriber sells to the subscriber's customer:
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110110 (A) a product; or
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112112 (B) a service.
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114114 (3)(a) "Admission or user fees" includes season passes.
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116116 (b) "Admission or user fees" does not include:
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118118 (i) annual membership dues to private organizations; or
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120120 (ii) a lesson, including a lesson that involves as part of the lesson equipment or a
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122122 facility listed in Subsection 59-12-103(1)(f).
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124124 (4) "Affiliate" or "affiliated person" means a person that, with respect to another person:
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126126 (a) has an ownership interest of more than 5%, whether direct or indirect, in that other
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128128 person; or
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130130 (b) is related to the other person because a third person, or a group of third persons who
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132132 are affiliated persons with respect to each other, holds an ownership interest of more
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134134 than 5%, whether direct or indirect, in the related persons.
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137137 (5) "Agreement" means the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement adopted on
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139139 November 12, 2002, including amendments made to the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax
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141141 Agreement after November 12, 2002.
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143143 (6) "Agreement combined tax rate" means the sum of the tax rates:
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145145 (a) listed under Subsection (7); and
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147147 (b) that are imposed within a local taxing jurisdiction.
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149149 (7) "Agreement sales and use tax" means a tax imposed under:
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151151 (a) Subsection 59-12-103(2)(a)(i)(A);
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153153 (b) Subsection 59-12-103(2)(b)(i);
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155155 (c) Subsection 59-12-103(2)(c)(i);
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157157 (d) Subsection 59-12-103(2)(d);
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159159 (e) Subsection 59-12-103(2)(e)(i)(A)(I);
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161161 (f) Section 59-12-204;
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163163 (g) Section 59-12-401;
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165165 (h) Section 59-12-402;
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167167 (i) Section 59-12-402.1;
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169169 (j) Section 59-12-703;
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171171 (k) Section 59-12-802;
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173173 (l) Section 59-12-804;
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175175 (m) Section 59-12-1102;
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177177 (n) Section 59-12-1302;
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179179 (o) Section 59-12-1402;
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181181 (p) Section 59-12-1802;
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183183 (q) Section 59-12-2003;
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185185 (r) Section 59-12-2103;
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187187 (s) Section 59-12-2213;
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189189 (t) Section 59-12-2214;
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191191 (u) Section 59-12-2215;
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193193 (v) Section 59-12-2216;
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195195 (w) Section 59-12-2217;
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197197 (x) Section 59-12-2218;
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199199 (y) Section 59-12-2219; or
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201201 (z) Section 59-12-2220.
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203203 (8) "Aircraft" means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-10-102.
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206206 (9) "Aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul provider" means a business entity:
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208208 (a) except for:
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210210 (i) an airline as defined in Section 59-2-102; or
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212212 (ii) an affiliated group, as defined in Section 59-7-101, except that "affiliated group"
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214214 includes a corporation that is qualified to do business but is not otherwise doing
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216216 business in the state, of an airline; and
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218218 (b) that has the workers, expertise, and facilities to perform the following, regardless of
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220220 whether the business entity performs the following in this state:
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222222 (i) check, diagnose, overhaul, and repair:
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224224 (A) an onboard system of a fixed wing turbine powered aircraft; and
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226226 (B) the parts that comprise an onboard system of a fixed wing turbine powered
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228228 aircraft;
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230230 (ii) assemble, change, dismantle, inspect, and test a fixed wing turbine powered
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232232 aircraft engine;
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234234 (iii) perform at least the following maintenance on a fixed wing turbine powered
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236236 aircraft:
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238238 (A) an inspection;
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240240 (B) a repair, including a structural repair or modification;
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242242 (C) changing landing gear; and
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244244 (D) addressing issues related to an aging fixed wing turbine powered aircraft;
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246246 (iv) completely remove the existing paint of a fixed wing turbine powered aircraft
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248248 and completely apply new paint to the fixed wing turbine powered aircraft; and
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250250 (v) refurbish the interior of a fixed wing turbine powered aircraft in a manner that
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252252 results in a change in the fixed wing turbine powered aircraft's certification
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254254 requirements by the authority that certifies the fixed wing turbine powered aircraft.
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256256 (10) "Alcoholic beverage" means a beverage that:
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258258 (a) is suitable for human consumption; and
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260260 (b) contains .5% or more alcohol by volume.
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262262 (11) "Alternative energy" means:
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264264 (a) biomass energy;
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266266 (b) geothermal energy;
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268268 (c) hydroelectric energy;
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270270 (d) solar energy;
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272272 (e) wind energy; or
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275275 (f) energy that is derived from:
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277277 (i) coal-to-liquids;
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279279 (ii) nuclear fuel;
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281281 (iii) oil-impregnated diatomaceous earth;
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283283 (iv) oil sands;
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285285 (v) oil shale;
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287287 (vi) petroleum coke; or
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289289 (vii) waste heat from:
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291291 (A) an industrial facility; or
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293293 (B) a power station in which an electric generator is driven through a process in
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295295 which water is heated, turns into steam, and spins a steam turbine.
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297297 (12)(a) Subject to Subsection (12)(b), "alternative energy electricity production facility"
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299299 means a facility that:
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301301 (i) uses alternative energy to produce electricity; and
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303303 (ii) has a production capacity of two megawatts or greater.
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305305 (b) A facility is an alternative energy electricity production facility regardless of whether
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307307 the facility is:
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309309 (i) connected to an electric grid; or
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311311 (ii) located on the premises of an electricity consumer.
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313313 (13)(a) "Ancillary service" means a service associated with, or incidental to, the
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315315 provision of telecommunications service.
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317317 (b) "Ancillary service" includes:
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319319 (i) a conference bridging service;
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321321 (ii) a detailed communications billing service;
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323323 (iii) directory assistance;
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325325 (iv) a vertical service; or
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327327 (v) a voice mail service.
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329329 (14) "Area agency on aging" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-6-101.
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331331 (15) "Assisted amusement device" means an amusement device, skill device, or ride device
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333333 that is started and stopped by an individual:
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335335 (a) who is not the purchaser or renter of the right to use or operate the amusement
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337337 device, skill device, or ride device; and
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339339 (b) at the direction of the seller of the right to use the amusement device, skill device, or
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341341 ride device.
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344344 (16) "Assisted cleaning or washing of tangible personal property" means cleaning or
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346346 washing of tangible personal property if the cleaning or washing labor is primarily
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348348 performed by an individual:
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350350 (a) who is not the purchaser of the cleaning or washing of the tangible personal property;
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352352 and
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354354 (b) at the direction of the seller of the cleaning or washing of the tangible personal
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356356 property.
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358358 (17) "Authorized carrier" means:
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360360 (a) in the case of vehicles operated over public highways, the holder of credentials
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362362 indicating that the vehicle is or will be operated pursuant to both the International
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364364 Registration Plan and the International Fuel Tax Agreement;
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366366 (b) in the case of aircraft, the holder of a Federal Aviation Administration operating
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368368 certificate or air carrier's operating certificate; or
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370370 (c) in the case of locomotives, freight cars, railroad work equipment, or other rolling
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372372 stock, a person who uses locomotives, freight cars, railroad work equipment, or other
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374374 rolling stock in more than one state.
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376376 (18)(a) "Biomass energy" means any of the following that is used as the primary source
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378378 of energy to produce fuel or electricity:
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380380 (i) material from a plant or tree; or
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382382 (ii) other organic matter that is available on a renewable basis, including:
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384384 (A) slash and brush from forests and woodlands;
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386386 (B) animal waste;
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388388 (C) waste vegetable oil;
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390390 (D) methane or synthetic gas produced at a landfill, as a byproduct of the
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392392 treatment of wastewater residuals, or through the conversion of a waste
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394394 material through a nonincineration, thermal conversion process;
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396396 (E) aquatic plants; and
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398398 (F) agricultural products.
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400400 (b) "Biomass energy" does not include:
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402402 (i) black liquor; or
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404404 (ii) treated woods.
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406406 (19)(a) "Bundled transaction" means the sale of two or more items of tangible personal
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408408 property, products, or services if the tangible personal property, products, or services
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410410 are:
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413413 (i) distinct and identifiable; and
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415415 (ii) sold for one nonitemized price.
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417417 (b) "Bundled transaction" does not include:
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419419 (i) the sale of tangible personal property if the sales price varies, or is negotiable, on
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421421 the basis of the selection by the purchaser of the items of tangible personal
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423423 property included in the transaction;
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425425 (ii) the sale of real property;
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427427 (iii) the sale of services to real property;
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429429 (iv) the retail sale of tangible personal property and a service if:
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431431 (A) the tangible personal property:
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433433 (I) is essential to the use of the service; and
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435435 (II) is provided exclusively in connection with the service; and
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437437 (B) the service is the true object of the transaction;
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439439 (v) the retail sale of two services if:
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441441 (A) one service is provided that is essential to the use or receipt of a second
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443443 service;
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445445 (B) the first service is provided exclusively in connection with the second service;
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447447 and
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449449 (C) the second service is the true object of the transaction;
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451451 (vi) a transaction that includes tangible personal property or a product subject to
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453453 taxation under this chapter and tangible personal property or a product that is not
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455455 subject to taxation under this chapter if the:
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457457 (A) seller's purchase price of the tangible personal property or product subject to
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459459 taxation under this chapter is de minimis; or
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461461 (B) seller's sales price of the tangible personal property or product subject to
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463463 taxation under this chapter is de minimis; and
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465465 (vii) the retail sale of tangible personal property that is not subject to taxation under
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467467 this chapter and tangible personal property that is subject to taxation under this
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469469 chapter if:
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471471 (A) that retail sale includes:
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473473 (I) food and food ingredients;
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475475 (II) a drug;
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477477 (III) durable medical equipment;
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479479 (IV) mobility enhancing equipment;
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482482 (V) an over-the-counter drug;
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484484 (VI) a prosthetic device; or
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486486 (VII) a medical supply; and
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488488 (B) subject to Subsection (19)(f):
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490490 (I) the seller's purchase price of the tangible personal property subject to
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492492 taxation under this chapter is 50% or less of the seller's total purchase price
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494494 of that retail sale; or
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496496 (II) the seller's sales price of the tangible personal property subject to taxation
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498498 under this chapter is 50% or less of the seller's total sales price of that retail
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500500 sale.
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502502 (c)(i) For purposes of Subsection (19)(a)(i), tangible personal property, a product, or
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504504 a service that is distinct and identifiable does not include:
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506506 (A) packaging that:
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508508 (I) accompanies the sale of the tangible personal property, product, or service;
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510510 and
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512512 (II) is incidental or immaterial to the sale of the tangible personal property,
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514514 product, or service;
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516516 (B) tangible personal property, a product, or a service provided free of charge with
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518518 the purchase of another item of tangible personal property, a product, or a
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520520 service; or
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522522 (C) an item of tangible personal property, a product, or a service included in the
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524524 definition of "purchase price."
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526526 (ii) For purposes of Subsection (19)(c)(i)(B), an item of tangible personal property, a
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528528 product, or a service is provided free of charge with the purchase of another item
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530530 of tangible personal property, a product, or a service if the sales price of the
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532532 purchased item of tangible personal property, product, or service does not vary
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534534 depending on the inclusion of the tangible personal property, product, or service
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536536 provided free of charge.
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538538 (d)(i) For purposes of Subsection (19)(a)(ii), property sold for one nonitemized price
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540540 does not include a price that is separately identified by tangible personal property,
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542542 product, or service on the following, regardless of whether the following is in
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544544 paper format or electronic format:
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546546 (A) a binding sales document; or
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548548 (B) another supporting sales-related document that is available to a purchaser.
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551551 (ii) For purposes of Subsection (19)(d)(i), a binding sales document or another
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553553 supporting sales-related document that is available to a purchaser includes:
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555555 (A) a bill of sale;
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557557 (B) a contract;
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559559 (C) an invoice;
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561561 (D) a lease agreement;
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563563 (E) a periodic notice of rates and services;
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565565 (F) a price list;
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567567 (G) a rate card;
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569569 (H) a receipt; or
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571571 (I) a service agreement.
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573573 (e)(i) For purposes of Subsection (19)(b)(vi), the sales price of tangible personal
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575575 property or a product subject to taxation under this chapter is de minimis if:
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577577 (A) the seller's purchase price of the tangible personal property or product is 10%
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579579 or less of the seller's total purchase price of the bundled transaction; or
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581581 (B) the seller's sales price of the tangible personal property or product is 10% or
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583583 less of the seller's total sales price of the bundled transaction.
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585585 (ii) For purposes of Subsection (19)(b)(vi), a seller:
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587587 (A) shall use the seller's purchase price or the seller's sales price to determine if
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589589 the purchase price or sales price of the tangible personal property or product
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591591 subject to taxation under this chapter is de minimis; and
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593593 (B) may not use a combination of the seller's purchase price and the seller's sales
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595595 price to determine if the purchase price or sales price of the tangible personal
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597597 property or product subject to taxation under this chapter is de minimis.
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599599 (iii) For purposes of Subsection (19)(b)(vi), a seller shall use the full term of a service
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601601 contract to determine if the sales price of tangible personal property or a product is
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603603 de minimis.
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605605 (f) For purposes of Subsection (19)(b)(vii)(B), a seller may not use a combination of the
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607607 seller's purchase price and the seller's sales price to determine if tangible personal
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609609 property subject to taxation under this chapter is 50% or less of the seller's total
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611611 purchase price or sales price of that retail sale.
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613613 (20) "Car sharing" means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-48a-101.
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615615 (21) "Car-sharing program" means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-48a-101.
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617617 (22) "Certified automated system" means software certified by the governing board of the
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620620 agreement that:
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622622 (a) calculates the agreement sales and use tax imposed within a local taxing jurisdiction:
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624624 (i) on a transaction; and
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626626 (ii) in the states that are members of the agreement;
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628628 (b) determines the amount of agreement sales and use tax to remit to a state that is a
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630630 member of the agreement; and
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632632 (c) maintains a record of the transaction described in Subsection (22)(a)(i).
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634634 (23) "Certified service provider" means an agent certified:
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636636 (a) by the governing board of the agreement; and
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638638 (b) to perform a seller's sales and use tax functions for an agreement sales and use tax, as
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640640 outlined in the contract between the governing board of the agreement and the
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642642 certified service provider, other than the seller's obligation under Section 59-12-124
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644644 to remit a tax on the seller's own purchases.
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646646 (24)(a) Subject to Subsection (24)(b), "clothing" means all human wearing apparel
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648648 suitable for general use.
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650650 (b) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
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652652 commission shall make rules:
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654654 (i) listing the items that constitute "clothing"; and
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656656 (ii) that are consistent with the list of items that constitute "clothing" under the
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658658 agreement.
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660660 (25) "Coal-to-liquid" means the process of converting coal into a liquid synthetic fuel.
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662662 (26) "Commercial use" means the use of gas, electricity, heat, coal, fuel oil, or other fuels
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664664 that does not constitute industrial use under Subsection [(60)] (61) or residential use
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666666 under Subsection [(115)] (116).
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668668 (27)(a) "Common carrier" means a person engaged in or transacting the business of
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670670 transporting passengers, freight, merchandise, or other property for hire within this
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672672 state.
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674674 (b)(i) "Common carrier" does not include a person that, at the time the person is
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676676 traveling to or from that person's place of employment, transports a passenger to
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678678 or from the passenger's place of employment.
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680680 (ii) For purposes of Subsection (27)(b)(i), in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
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682682 Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules defining
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684684 what constitutes a person's place of employment.
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686686 (c) "Common carrier" does not include a person that provides transportation network
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689689 services, as defined in Section 13-51-102.
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691691 (28) "Component part" includes:
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693693 (a) poultry, dairy, and other livestock feed, and their components;
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695695 (b) baling ties and twine used in the baling of hay and straw;
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697697 (c) fuel used for providing temperature control of orchards and commercial greenhouses
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699699 doing a majority of their business in wholesale sales, and for providing power for
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701701 off-highway type farm machinery; and
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703703 (d) feed, seeds, and seedlings.
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705705 (29) "Computer" means an electronic device that accepts information:
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707707 (a)(i) in digital form; or
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709709 (ii) in a form similar to digital form; and
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711711 (b) manipulates that information for a result based on a sequence of instructions.
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713713 (30) "Computer software" means a set of coded instructions designed to cause:
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715715 (a) a computer to perform a task; or
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717717 (b) automatic data processing equipment to perform a task.
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719719 (31) "Computer software maintenance contract" means a contract that obligates a seller of
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721721 computer software to provide a customer with:
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723723 (a) future updates or upgrades to computer software;
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725725 (b) support services with respect to computer software; or
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727727 (c) a combination of Subsections (31)(a) and (b).
728728 357
729729 (32)(a) "Conference bridging service" means an ancillary service that links two or more
730730 358
731731 participants of an audio conference call or video conference call.
732732 359
733733 (b) "Conference bridging service" may include providing a telephone number as part of
734734 360
735735 the ancillary service described in Subsection (32)(a).
736736 361
737737 (c) "Conference bridging service" does not include a telecommunications service used to
738738 362
739739 reach the ancillary service described in Subsection (32)(a).
740740 363
741741 (33) "Construction materials" means any tangible personal property that will be converted
742742 364
743743 into real property.
744744 365
745745 (34) "Delivered electronically" means delivered to a purchaser by means other than tangible
746746 366
747747 storage media.
748748 367
749749 (35)(a) "Delivery charge" means a charge:
750750 368
751751 (i) by a seller of:
752752 369
753753 (A) tangible personal property;
754754 370
755755 (B) a product transferred electronically; or
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757757 371
758758 (C) a service; and
759759 372
760760 (ii) for preparation and delivery of the tangible personal property, product transferred
761761 373
762762 electronically, or services described in Subsection (35)(a)(i) to a location
763763 374
764764 designated by the purchaser.
765765 375
766766 (b) "Delivery charge" includes a charge for the following:
767767 376
768768 (i) transportation;
769769 377
770770 (ii) shipping;
771771 378
772772 (iii) postage;
773773 379
774774 (iv) handling;
775775 380
776776 (v) crating; or
777777 381
778778 (vi) packing.
779779 382
780780 (36) "Detailed telecommunications billing service" means an ancillary service of separately
781781 383
782782 stating information pertaining to individual calls on a customer's billing statement.
783783 384
784784 (37) "Dietary supplement" means a product, other than tobacco, that:
785785 385
786786 (a) is intended to supplement the diet;
787787 386
788788 (b) contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients:
789789 387
790790 (i) a vitamin;
791791 388
792792 (ii) a mineral;
793793 389
794794 (iii) an herb or other botanical;
795795 390
796796 (iv) an amino acid;
797797 391
798798 (v) a dietary substance for use by humans to supplement the diet by increasing the
799799 392
800800 total dietary intake; or
801801 393
802802 (vi) a concentrate, metabolite, constituent, extract, or combination of any ingredient
803803 394
804804 described in Subsections (37)(b)(i) through (v);
805805 395
806806 (c)(i) except as provided in Subsection (37)(c)(ii), is intended for ingestion in:
807807 396
808808 (A) tablet form;
809809 397
810810 (B) capsule form;
811811 398
812812 (C) powder form;
813813 399
814814 (D) softgel form;
815815 400
816816 (E) gelcap form; or
817817 401
818818 (F) liquid form; or
819819 402
820820 (ii) if the product is not intended for ingestion in a form described in Subsections
821821 403
822822 (37)(c)(i)(A) through (F), is not represented:
823823 404
824824 (A) as conventional food; and
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826826 405
827827 (B) for use as a sole item of:
828828 406
829829 (I) a meal; or
830830 407
831831 (II) the diet; and
832832 408
833833 (d) is required to be labeled as a dietary supplement:
834834 409
835835 (i) identifiable by the "Supplemental Facts" box found on the label; and
836836 410
837837 (ii) as required by 21 C.F.R. Sec. 101.36.
838838 411
839839 (38)(a) "Digital audio work" means a work that results from the fixation of a series of
840840 412
841841 musical, spoken, or other sounds.
842842 413
843843 (b) "Digital audio work" includes a ringtone.
844844 414
845845 (39) "Digital audio-visual work" means a series of related images which, when shown in
846846 415
847847 succession, imparts an impression of motion, together with accompanying sounds, if any.
848848 416
849849 (40) "Digital book" means a work that is generally recognized in the ordinary and usual
850850 417
851851 sense as a book.
852852 418
853853 (41)(a) "Direct mail" means printed material delivered or distributed by United States
854854 419
855855 mail or other delivery service:
856856 420
857857 (i) to:
858858 421
859859 (A) a mass audience; or
860860 422
861861 (B) addressees on a mailing list provided:
862862 423
863863 (I) by a purchaser of the mailing list; or
864864 424
865865 (II) at the discretion of the purchaser of the mailing list; and
866866 425
867867 (ii) if the cost of the printed material is not billed directly to the recipients.
868868 426
869869 (b) "Direct mail" includes tangible personal property supplied directly or indirectly by a
870870 427
871871 purchaser to a seller of direct mail for inclusion in a package containing the printed
872872 428
873873 material.
874874 429
875875 (c) "Direct mail" does not include multiple items of printed material delivered to a single
876876 430
877877 address.
878878 431
879879 (42) "Directory assistance" means an ancillary service of providing:
880880 432
881881 (a) address information; or
882882 433
883883 (b) telephone number information.
884884 434
885885 (43)(a) "Disposable home medical equipment or supplies" means medical equipment or
886886 435
887887 supplies that:
888888 436
889889 (i) cannot withstand repeated use; and
890890 437
891891 (ii) are purchased by, for, or on behalf of a person other than:
892892 438
893893 (A) a health care facility as defined in Section 26B-2-201;
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895895 439
896896 (B) a health care provider as defined in Section 78B-3-403;
897897 440
898898 (C) an office of a health care provider described in Subsection (43)(a)(ii)(B); or
899899 441
900900 (D) a person similar to a person described in Subsections (43)(a)(ii)(A) through
901901 442
902902 (C).
903903 443
904904 (b) "Disposable home medical equipment or supplies" does not include:
905905 444
906906 (i) a drug;
907907 445
908908 (ii) durable medical equipment;
909909 446
910910 (iii) a hearing aid;
911911 447
912912 (iv) a hearing aid accessory;
913913 448
914914 (v) mobility enhancing equipment; or
915915 449
916916 (vi) tangible personal property used to correct impaired vision, including:
917917 450
918918 (A) eyeglasses; or
919919 451
920920 (B) contact lenses.
921921 452
922922 (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
923923 453
924924 commission may by rule define what constitutes medical equipment or supplies.
925925 454
926926 (44) "Drilling equipment manufacturer" means a facility:
927927 455
928928 (a) located in the state;
929929 456
930930 (b) with respect to which 51% or more of the manufacturing activities of the facility
931931 457
932932 consist of manufacturing component parts of drilling equipment;
933933 458
934934 (c) that uses pressure of 800,000 or more pounds per square inch as part of the
935935 459
936936 manufacturing process; and
937937 460
938938 (d) that uses a temperature of 2,000 or more degrees Fahrenheit as part of the
939939 461
940940 manufacturing process.
941941 462
942942 (45)(a) "Drug" means a compound, substance, or preparation, or a component of a
943943 463
944944 compound, substance, or preparation that is:
945945 464
946946 (i) recognized in:
947947 465
948948 (A) the official United States Pharmacopoeia;
949949 466
950950 (B) the official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States;
951951 467
952952 (C) the official National Formulary; or
953953 468
954954 (D) a supplement to a publication listed in Subsections (45)(a)(i)(A) through (C);
955955 469
956956 (ii) intended for use in the:
957957 470
958958 (A) diagnosis of disease;
959959 471
960960 (B) cure of disease;
961961 472
962962 (C) mitigation of disease;
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964964 473
965965 (D) treatment of disease; or
966966 474
967967 (E) prevention of disease; or
968968 475
969969 (iii) intended to affect:
970970 476
971971 (A) the structure of the body; or
972972 477
973973 (B) any function of the body.
974974 478
975975 (b) "Drug" does not include:
976976 479
977977 (i) food and food ingredients;
978978 480
979979 (ii) a dietary supplement;
980980 481
981981 (iii) an alcoholic beverage; or
982982 482
983983 (iv) a prosthetic device.
984984 483
985985 (46)(a) "Durable medical equipment" means equipment that:
986986 484
987987 (i) can withstand repeated use;
988988 485
989989 (ii) is primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose;
990990 486
991991 (iii) generally is not useful to a person in the absence of illness or injury; and
992992 487
993993 (iv) is not worn in or on the body.
994994 488
995995 (b) "Durable medical equipment" includes parts used in the repair or replacement of the
996996 489
997997 equipment described in Subsection (46)(a).
998998 490
999999 (c) "Durable medical equipment" does not include mobility enhancing equipment.
10001000 491
10011001 (47) "Electric storage facility" means a facility that stores electricity and has a storage
10021002 492
10031003 capacity of two megawatts or greater, regardless of whether the facility is:
10041004 493
10051005 (a) connected to an electric grid;
10061006 494
10071007 (b) part of an alternative energy electricity production facility or other electricity
10081008 495
10091009 production facility; or
10101010 496
10111011 (c) located on the premises of an electricity consumer.
10121012 497
10131013 [(47)] (48) "Electronic" means:
10141014 498
10151015 (a) relating to technology; and
10161016 499
10171017 (b) having:
10181018 500
10191019 (i) electrical capabilities;
10201020 501
10211021 (ii) digital capabilities;
10221022 502
10231023 (iii) magnetic capabilities;
10241024 503
10251025 (iv) wireless capabilities;
10261026 504
10271027 (v) optical capabilities;
10281028 505
10291029 (vi) electromagnetic capabilities; or
10301030 506
10311031 (vii) capabilities similar to Subsections [(47)(b)(i)] (48)(b)(i) through (vi).
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10331033 507
10341034 [(48)] (49) "Electronic financial payment service" means an establishment:
10351035 508
10361036 (a) within NAICS Code 522320, Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and
10371037 509
10381038 Clearinghouse Activities, of the 2012 North American Industry Classification System
10391039 510
10401040 of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget;
10411041 511
10421042 and
10431043 512
10441044 (b) that performs electronic financial payment services.
10451045 513
10461046 [(49)] (50) "Employee" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-10-401.
10471047 514
10481048 [(50)] (51) "Fixed guideway" means a public transit facility that uses and occupies:
10491049 515
10501050 (a) rail for the use of public transit; or
10511051 516
10521052 (b) a separate right-of-way for the use of public transit.
10531053 517
10541054 [(51)] (52) "Fixed wing turbine powered aircraft" means an aircraft that:
10551055 518
10561056 (a) is powered by turbine engines;
10571057 519
10581058 (b) operates on jet fuel; and
10591059 520
10601060 (c) has wings that are permanently attached to the fuselage of the aircraft.
10611061 521
10621062 [(52)] (53) "Fixed wireless service" means a telecommunications service that provides radio
10631063 522
10641064 communication between fixed points.
10651065 523
10661066 [(53)] (54)(a) "Food and food ingredients" means substances:
10671067 524
10681068 (i) regardless of whether the substances are in:
10691069 525
10701070 (A) liquid form;
10711071 526
10721072 (B) concentrated form;
10731073 527
10741074 (C) solid form;
10751075 528
10761076 (D) frozen form;
10771077 529
10781078 (E) dried form; or
10791079 530
10801080 (F) dehydrated form; and
10811081 531
10821082 (ii) that are:
10831083 532
10841084 (A) sold for:
10851085 533
10861086 (I) ingestion by humans; or
10871087 534
10881088 (II) chewing by humans; and
10891089 535
10901090 (B) consumed for the substance's:
10911091 536
10921092 (I) taste; or
10931093 537
10941094 (II) nutritional value.
10951095 538
10961096 (b) "Food and food ingredients" includes an item described in Subsection [(99)(b)(iii)]
10971097 539
10981098 (100)(b)(iii).
10991099 540
11001100 (c) "Food and food ingredients" does not include:
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11021102 541
11031103 (i) an alcoholic beverage;
11041104 542
11051105 (ii) tobacco; or
11061106 543
11071107 (iii) prepared food.
11081108 544
11091109 [(54)] (55)(a) "Fundraising sales" means sales:
11101110 545
11111111 (i)(A) made by a school; or
11121112 546
11131113 (B) made by a school student;
11141114 547
11151115 (ii) that are for the purpose of raising funds for the school to purchase equipment,
11161116 548
11171117 materials, or provide transportation; and
11181118 549
11191119 (iii) that are part of an officially sanctioned school activity.
11201120 550
11211121 (b) For purposes of Subsection [(54)(a)(iii)] (55)(a)(iii), "officially sanctioned school
11221122 551
11231123 activity" means a school activity:
11241124 552
11251125 (i) that is conducted in accordance with a formal policy adopted by the school or
11261126 553
11271127 school district governing the authorization and supervision of fundraising
11281128 554
11291129 activities;
11301130 555
11311131 (ii) that does not directly or indirectly compensate an individual teacher or other
11321132 556
11331133 educational personnel by direct payment, commissions, or payment in kind; and
11341134 557
11351135 (iii) the net or gross revenue from which is deposited in a dedicated account
11361136 558
11371137 controlled by the school or school district.
11381138 559
11391139 [(55)] (56) "Geothermal energy" means energy contained in heat that continuously flows
11401140 560
11411141 outward from the earth that is used as the sole source of energy to produce electricity.
11421142 561
11431143 [(56)] (57) "Governing board of the agreement" means the governing board of the
11441144 562
11451145 agreement that is:
11461146 563
11471147 (a) authorized to administer the agreement; and
11481148 564
11491149 (b) established in accordance with the agreement.
11501150 565
11511151 [(57)] (58)(a) For purposes of Subsection 59-12-104(41), "governmental entity" means:
11521152 566
11531153 (i) the executive branch of the state, including all departments, institutions, boards,
11541154 567
11551155 divisions, bureaus, offices, commissions, and committees;
11561156 568
11571157 (ii) the judicial branch of the state, including the courts, the Judicial Council, the
11581158 569
11591159 Administrative Office of the Courts, and similar administrative units in the
11601160 570
11611161 judicial branch;
11621162 571
11631163 (iii) the legislative branch of the state, including the House of Representatives, the
11641164 572
11651165 Senate, the Legislative Printing Office, the Office of Legislative Research and
11661166 573
11671167 General Counsel, the Office of the Legislative Auditor General, and the Office of
11681168 574
11691169 the Legislative Fiscal Analyst;
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11711171 575
11721172 (iv) the National Guard;
11731173 576
11741174 (v) an independent entity as defined in Section 63E-1-102; or
11751175 577
11761176 (vi) a political subdivision as defined in Section 17B-1-102.
11771177 578
11781178 (b) "Governmental entity" does not include the state systems of public and higher
11791179 579
11801180 education, including:
11811181 580
11821182 (i) a school;
11831183 581
11841184 (ii) the State Board of Education;
11851185 582
11861186 (iii) the Utah Board of Higher Education; or
11871187 583
11881188 (iv) an institution of higher education described in Section 53B-1-102.
11891189 584
11901190 [(58)] (59) "Hydroelectric energy" means water used as the sole source of energy to produce
11911191 585
11921192 electricity.
11931193 586
11941194 [(59)] (60) "Individual-owned shared vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in
11951195 587
11961196 Section 13-48a-101.
11971197 588
11981198 [(60)] (61) "Industrial use" means the use of natural gas, electricity, heat, coal, fuel oil, or
11991199 589
12001200 other fuels:
12011201 590
12021202 (a) in mining or extraction of minerals;
12031203 591
12041204 (b) in agricultural operations to produce an agricultural product up to the time of harvest
12051205 592
12061206 or placing the agricultural product into a storage facility, including:
12071207 593
12081208 (i) commercial greenhouses;
12091209 594
12101210 (ii) irrigation pumps;
12111211 595
12121212 (iii) farm machinery;
12131213 596
12141214 (iv) implements of husbandry as defined in Section 41-1a-102 that are not registered
12151215 597
12161216 under Title 41, Chapter 1a, Part 2, Registration; and
12171217 598
12181218 (v) other farming activities;
12191219 599
12201220 (c) in manufacturing tangible personal property at an establishment described in:
12211221 600
12221222 (i) SIC Codes 2000 to 3999 of the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual of
12231223 601
12241224 the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget;
12251225 602
12261226 or
12271227 603
12281228 (ii) a NAICS code within NAICS Sector 31-33, Manufacturing, of the 2017 North
12291229 604
12301230 American Industry Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the
12311231 605
12321232 President, Office of Management and Budget;
12331233 606
12341234 (d) by a scrap recycler if:
12351235 607
12361236 (i) from a fixed location, the scrap recycler utilizes machinery or equipment to
12371237 608
12381238 process one or more of the following items into prepared grades of processed
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12401240 609
12411241 materials for use in new products:
12421242 610
12431243 (A) iron;
12441244 611
12451245 (B) steel;
12461246 612
12471247 (C) nonferrous metal;
12481248 613
12491249 (D) paper;
12501250 614
12511251 (E) glass;
12521252 615
12531253 (F) plastic;
12541254 616
12551255 (G) textile; or
12561256 617
12571257 (H) rubber; and
12581258 618
12591259 (ii) the new products under Subsection [(60)(d)(i)] (61)(d)(i) would otherwise be
12601260 619
12611261 made with nonrecycled materials; or
12621262 620
12631263 (e) in producing a form of energy or steam described in Subsection 54-2-1(3)(a) by a
12641264 621
12651265 cogeneration facility as defined in Section 54-2-1.
12661266 622
12671267 [(61)] (62)(a) "Installation charge" means a charge for installing:
12681268 623
12691269 (i) tangible personal property; or
12701270 624
12711271 (ii) a product transferred electronically.
12721272 625
12731273 (b) "Installation charge" does not include a charge for:
12741274 626
12751275 (i) repairs or renovations of:
12761276 627
12771277 (A) tangible personal property; or
12781278 628
12791279 (B) a product transferred electronically; or
12801280 629
12811281 (ii) attaching tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically:
12821282 630
12831283 (A) to other tangible personal property; and
12841284 631
12851285 (B) as part of a manufacturing or fabrication process.
12861286 632
12871287 [(62)] (63) "Institution of higher education" means an institution of higher education listed
12881288 633
12891289 in Section 53B-2-101.
12901290 634
12911291 [(63)] (64)(a) "Lease" or "rental" means a transfer of possession or control of tangible
12921292 635
12931293 personal property or a product transferred electronically for:
12941294 636
12951295 (i)(A) a fixed term; or
12961296 637
12971297 (B) an indeterminate term; and
12981298 638
12991299 (ii) consideration.
13001300 639
13011301 (b) "Lease" or "rental" includes:
13021302 640
13031303 (i) an agreement covering a motor vehicle and trailer if the amount of consideration
13041304 641
13051305 may be increased or decreased by reference to the amount realized upon sale or
13061306 642
13071307 disposition of the property as defined in Section 7701(h)(1), Internal Revenue
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13091309 643
13101310 Code; and
13111311 644
13121312 (ii) car sharing.
13131313 645
13141314 (c) "Lease" or "rental" does not include:
13151315 646
13161316 (i) a transfer of possession or control of property under a security agreement or
13171317 647
13181318 deferred payment plan that requires the transfer of title upon completion of the
13191319 648
13201320 required payments;
13211321 649
13221322 (ii) a transfer of possession or control of property under an agreement that requires
13231323 650
13241324 the transfer of title:
13251325 651
13261326 (A) upon completion of required payments; and
13271327 652
13281328 (B) if the payment of an option price does not exceed the greater of:
13291329 653
13301330 (I) $100; or
13311331 654
13321332 (II) 1% of the total required payments; or
13331333 655
13341334 (iii) providing tangible personal property along with an operator for a fixed period of
13351335 656
13361336 time or an indeterminate period of time if the operator is necessary for equipment
13371337 657
13381338 to perform as designed.
13391339 658
13401340 (d) For purposes of Subsection [(63)(c)(iii)] (64)(c)(iii), an operator is necessary for
13411341 659
13421342 equipment to perform as designed if the operator's duties exceed the:
13431343 660
13441344 (i) set-up of tangible personal property;
13451345 661
13461346 (ii) maintenance of tangible personal property; or
13471347 662
13481348 (iii) inspection of tangible personal property.
13491349 663
13501350 [(64)] (65) "Lesson" means a fixed period of time for the duration of which a trained
13511351 664
13521352 instructor:
13531353 665
13541354 (a) is present with a student in person or by video; and
13551355 666
13561356 (b) actively instructs the student, including by providing observation or feedback.
13571357 667
13581358 [(65)] (66) "Life science establishment" means an establishment in this state that is
13591359 668
13601360 classified under the following NAICS codes of the 2007 North American Industry
13611361 669
13621362 Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of
13631363 670
13641364 Management and Budget:
13651365 671
13661366 (a) NAICS Code 33911, Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing;
13671367 672
13681368 (b) NAICS Code 334510, Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus
13691369 673
13701370 Manufacturing; or
13711371 674
13721372 (c) NAICS Code 334517, Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing.
13731373 675
13741374 [(66)] (67) "Life science research and development facility" means a facility owned, leased,
13751375 676
13761376 or rented by a life science establishment if research and development is performed in
13771377 - 20 - 02-20 10:39 S.B. 311
13781378 677
13791379 51% or more of the total area of the facility.
13801380 678
13811381 [(67)] (68) "Load and leave" means delivery to a purchaser by use of a tangible storage
13821382 679
13831383 media if the tangible storage media is not physically transferred to the purchaser.
13841384 680
13851385 [(68)] (69) "Local taxing jurisdiction" means a:
13861386 681
13871387 (a) county that is authorized to impose an agreement sales and use tax;
13881388 682
13891389 (b) city that is authorized to impose an agreement sales and use tax; or
13901390 683
13911391 (c) town that is authorized to impose an agreement sales and use tax.
13921392 684
13931393 [(69)] (70) "Manufactured home" means the same as that term is defined in Section
13941394 685
13951395 15A-1-302.
13961396 686
13971397 [(70)] (71) "Manufacturing facility" means:
13981398 687
13991399 (a) an establishment described in:
14001400 688
14011401 (i) SIC Codes 2000 to 3999 of the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual of
14021402 689
14031403 the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget;
14041404 690
14051405 or
14061406 691
14071407 (ii) a NAICS code within NAICS Sector 31-33, Manufacturing, of the 2017 North
14081408 692
14091409 American Industry Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the
14101410 693
14111411 President, Office of Management and Budget;
14121412 694
14131413 (b) a scrap recycler if:
14141414 695
14151415 (i) from a fixed location, the scrap recycler utilizes machinery or equipment to
14161416 696
14171417 process one or more of the following items into prepared grades of processed
14181418 697
14191419 materials for use in new products:
14201420 698
14211421 (A) iron;
14221422 699
14231423 (B) steel;
14241424 700
14251425 (C) nonferrous metal;
14261426 701
14271427 (D) paper;
14281428 702
14291429 (E) glass;
14301430 703
14311431 (F) plastic;
14321432 704
14331433 (G) textile; or
14341434 705
14351435 (H) rubber; and
14361436 706
14371437 (ii) the new products under Subsection [(70)(b)(i)] (71)(b)(i) would otherwise be
14381438 707
14391439 made with nonrecycled materials; or
14401440 708
14411441 (c) a cogeneration facility as defined in Section 54-2-1 if the cogeneration facility is
14421442 709
14431443 placed in service on or after May 1, 2006.
14441444 710
14451445 [(71)] (72)(a) "Marketplace" means a physical or electronic place, platform, or forum
14461446 - 21 - S.B. 311 02-20 10:39
14471447 711
14481448 where tangible personal property, a product transferred electronically, or a service is
14491449 712
14501450 offered for sale.
14511451 713
14521452 (b) "Marketplace" includes a store, a booth, an Internet website, a catalog, or a dedicated
14531453 714
14541454 sales software application.
14551455 715
14561456 [(72)] (73)(a) "Marketplace facilitator" means a person, including an affiliate of the
14571457 716
14581458 person, that enters into a contract, an agreement, or otherwise with sellers, for
14591459 717
14601460 consideration, to facilitate the sale of a seller's product through a marketplace that the
14611461 718
14621462 person owns, operates, or controls and that directly or indirectly:
14631463 719
14641464 (i) does any of the following:
14651465 720
14661466 (A) lists, makes available, or advertises tangible personal property, a product
14671467 721
14681468 transferred electronically, or a service for sale by a marketplace seller on a
14691469 722
14701470 marketplace that the person owns, operates, or controls;
14711471 723
14721472 (B) facilitates the sale of a marketplace seller's tangible personal property, product
14731473 724
14741474 transferred electronically, or service by transmitting or otherwise
14751475 725
14761476 communicating an offer or acceptance of a retail sale between the marketplace
14771477 726
14781478 seller and a purchaser using the marketplace;
14791479 727
14801480 (C) owns, rents, licenses, makes available, or operates any electronic or physical
14811481 728
14821482 infrastructure or any property, process, method, copyright, trademark, or patent
14831483 729
14841484 that connects a marketplace seller to a purchaser for the purpose of making a
14851485 730
14861486 retail sale of tangible personal property, a product transferred electronically, or
14871487 731
14881488 a service;
14891489 732
14901490 (D) provides a marketplace for making, or otherwise facilitates, a retail sale of
14911491 733
14921492 tangible personal property, a product transferred electronically, or a service,
14931493 734
14941494 regardless of ownership or control of the tangible personal property, the
14951495 735
14961496 product transferred electronically, or the service that is the subject of the retail
14971497 736
14981498 sale;
14991499 737
15001500 (E) provides software development or research and development activities related
15011501 738
15021502 to any activity described in this Subsection [(72)(a)(i)] (73)(a)(i), if the software
15031503 739
15041504 development or research and development activity is directly related to the
15051505 740
15061506 person's marketplace;
15071507 741
15081508 (F) provides or offers fulfillment or storage services for a marketplace seller;
15091509 742
15101510 (G) sets prices for the sale of tangible personal property, a product transferred
15111511 743
15121512 electronically, or a service by a marketplace seller;
15131513 744
15141514 (H) provides or offers customer service to a marketplace seller or a marketplace
15151515 - 22 - 02-20 10:39 S.B. 311
15161516 745
15171517 seller's purchaser or accepts or assists with taking orders, returns, or exchanges
15181518 746
15191519 of tangible personal property, a product transferred electronically, or a service
15201520 747
15211521 sold by a marketplace seller on the person's marketplace; or
15221522 748
15231523 (I) brands or otherwise identifies sales as those of the person; and
15241524 749
15251525 (ii) does any of the following:
15261526 750
15271527 (A) collects the sales price or purchase price of a retail sale of tangible personal
15281528 751
15291529 property, a product transferred electronically, or a service;
15301530 752
15311531 (B) provides payment processing services for a retail sale of tangible personal
15321532 753
15331533 property, a product transferred electronically, or a service;
15341534 754
15351535 (C) charges, collects, or otherwise receives a selling fee, listing fee, referral fee,
15361536 755
15371537 closing fee, a fee for inserting or making available tangible personal property, a
15381538 756
15391539 product transferred electronically, or a service on the person's marketplace, or
15401540 757
15411541 other consideration for the facilitation of a retail sale of tangible personal
15421542 758
15431543 property, a product transferred electronically, or a service, regardless of
15441544 759
15451545 ownership or control of the tangible personal property, the product transferred
15461546 760
15471547 electronically, or the service that is the subject of the retail sale;
15481548 761
15491549 (D) through terms and conditions, an agreement, or another arrangement with a
15501550 762
15511551 third person, collects payment from a purchase for a retail sale of tangible
15521552 763
15531553 personal property, a product transferred electronically, or a service and
15541554 764
15551555 transmits that payment to the marketplace seller, regardless of whether the
15561556 765
15571557 third person receives compensation or other consideration in exchange for the
15581558 766
15591559 service; or
15601560 767
15611561 (E) provides a virtual currency for a purchaser to use to purchase tangible personal
15621562 768
15631563 property, a product transferred electronically, or service offered for sale.
15641564 769
15651565 (b) "Marketplace facilitator" does not include:
15661566 770
15671567 (i) a person that only provides payment processing services; or
15681568 771
15691569 (ii) a person described in Subsection [(72)(a)] (73)(a) to the extent the person is
15701570 772
15711571 facilitating a sale for a seller that is a restaurant as defined in Section 59-12-602.
15721572 773
15731573 [(73)] (74) "Marketplace seller" means a seller that makes one or more retail sales through a
15741574 774
15751575 marketplace that a marketplace facilitator owns, operates, or controls, regardless of
15761576 775
15771577 whether the seller is required to be registered to collect and remit the tax under this part.
15781578 776
15791579 [(74)] (75) "Member of the immediate family of the producer" means a person who is
15801580 777
15811581 related to a producer described in Subsection 59-12-104(20)(a) as a:
15821582 778
15831583 (a) child or stepchild, regardless of whether the child or stepchild is:
15841584 - 23 - S.B. 311 02-20 10:39
15851585 779
15861586 (i) an adopted child or adopted stepchild; or
15871587 780
15881588 (ii) a foster child or foster stepchild;
15891589 781
15901590 (b) grandchild or stepgrandchild;
15911591 782
15921592 (c) grandparent or stepgrandparent;
15931593 783
15941594 (d) nephew or stepnephew;
15951595 784
15961596 (e) niece or stepniece;
15971597 785
15981598 (f) parent or stepparent;
15991599 786
16001600 (g) sibling or stepsibling;
16011601 787
16021602 (h) spouse;
16031603 788
16041604 (i) person who is the spouse of a person described in Subsections [(74)(a)] (75)(a)
16051605 789
16061606 through (g); or
16071607 790
16081608 (j) person similar to a person described in Subsections [(74)(a)] (75)(a) through (i) as
16091609 791
16101610 determined by the commission by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
16111611 792
16121612 Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
16131613 793
16141614 [(75)] (76) "Mobile home" means the same as that term is defined in Section 15A-1-302.
16151615 794
16161616 [(76)] (77) "Mobile telecommunications service" means the same as that term is defined in
16171617 795
16181618 the Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act, 4 U.S.C. Sec. 124.
16191619 796
16201620 [(77)] (78)(a) "Mobile wireless service" means a telecommunications service, regardless
16211621 797
16221622 of the technology used, if:
16231623 798
16241624 (i) the origination point of the conveyance, routing, or transmission is not fixed;
16251625 799
16261626 (ii) the termination point of the conveyance, routing, or transmission is not fixed; or
16271627 800
16281628 (iii) the origination point described in Subsection [(77)(a)(i)] (78)(a)(i) and the
16291629 801
16301630 termination point described in Subsection [(77)(a)(ii)] (78)(a)(ii) are not fixed.
16311631 802
16321632 (b) "Mobile wireless service" includes a telecommunications service that is provided by
16331633 803
16341634 a commercial mobile radio service provider.
16351635 804
16361636 (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
16371637 805
16381638 commission may by rule define "commercial mobile radio service provider."
16391639 806
16401640 [(78)] (79)(a) "Mobility enhancing equipment" means equipment that is:
16411641 807
16421642 (i) primarily and customarily used to provide or increase the ability to move from one
16431643 808
16441644 place to another;
16451645 809
16461646 (ii) appropriate for use in a:
16471647 810
16481648 (A) home; or
16491649 811
16501650 (B) motor vehicle; and
16511651 812
16521652 (iii) not generally used by persons with normal mobility.
16531653 - 24 - 02-20 10:39 S.B. 311
16541654 813
16551655 (b) "Mobility enhancing equipment" includes parts used in the repair or replacement of
16561656 814
16571657 the equipment described in Subsection [(78)(a)] (79)(a).
16581658 815
16591659 (c) "Mobility enhancing equipment" does not include:
16601660 816
16611661 (i) a motor vehicle;
16621662 817
16631663 (ii) equipment on a motor vehicle if that equipment is normally provided by the
16641664 818
16651665 motor vehicle manufacturer;
16661666 819
16671667 (iii) durable medical equipment; or
16681668 820
16691669 (iv) a prosthetic device.
16701670 821
16711671 [(79)] (80) "Model 1 seller" means a seller registered under the agreement that has selected a
16721672 822
16731673 certified service provider as the seller's agent to perform the seller's sales and use tax
16741674 823
16751675 functions for agreement sales and use taxes, as outlined in the contract between the
16761676 824
16771677 governing board of the agreement and the certified service provider, other than the
16781678 825
16791679 seller's obligation under Section 59-12-124 to remit a tax on the seller's own purchases.
16801680 826
16811681 [(80)] (81) "Model 2 seller" means a seller registered under the agreement that:
16821682 827
16831683 (a) except as provided in Subsection [(80)(b)] (81)(b), has selected a certified automated
16841684 828
16851685 system to perform the seller's sales tax functions for agreement sales and use taxes;
16861686 829
16871687 and
16881688 830
16891689 (b) retains responsibility for remitting all of the sales tax:
16901690 831
16911691 (i) collected by the seller; and
16921692 832
16931693 (ii) to the appropriate local taxing jurisdiction.
16941694 833
16951695 [(81)] (82)(a) Subject to Subsection [(81)(b)] (82)(b), "model 3 seller" means a seller
16961696 834
16971697 registered under the agreement that has:
16981698 835
16991699 (i) sales in at least five states that are members of the agreement;
17001700 836
17011701 (ii) total annual sales revenue of at least $500,000,000;
17021702 837
17031703 (iii) a proprietary system that calculates the amount of tax:
17041704 838
17051705 (A) for an agreement sales and use tax; and
17061706 839
17071707 (B) due to each local taxing jurisdiction; and
17081708 840
17091709 (iv) entered into a performance agreement with the governing board of the agreement.
17101710 841
17111711 (b) For purposes of Subsection [(81)(a)] (82)(a), "model 3 seller" includes an affiliated
17121712 842
17131713 group of sellers using the same proprietary system.
17141714 843
17151715 [(82)] (83) "Model 4 seller" means a seller that is registered under the agreement and is not a
17161716 844
17171717 model 1 seller, model 2 seller, or model 3 seller.
17181718 845
17191719 [(83)] (84) "Modular home" means a modular unit as defined in Section 15A-1-302.
17201720 846
17211721 [(84)] (85) "Motor vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102.
17221722 - 25 - S.B. 311 02-20 10:39
17231723 847
17241724 [(85)] (86) "Oil sands" means impregnated bituminous sands that:
17251725 848
17261726 (a) contain a heavy, thick form of petroleum that is released when heated, mixed with
17271727 849
17281728 other hydrocarbons, or otherwise treated;
17291729 850
17301730 (b) yield mixtures of liquid hydrocarbon; and
17311731 851
17321732 (c) require further processing other than mechanical blending before becoming finished
17331733 852
17341734 petroleum products.
17351735 853
17361736 [(86)] (87) "Oil shale" means a group of fine black to dark brown shales containing kerogen
17371737 854
17381738 material that yields petroleum upon heating and distillation.
17391739 855
17401740 [(87)] (88) "Optional computer software maintenance contract" means a computer software
17411741 856
17421742 maintenance contract that a customer is not obligated to purchase as a condition to the
17431743 857
17441744 retail sale of computer software.
17451745 858
17461746 [(88)] (89)(a) "Other fuels" means products that burn independently to produce heat or
17471747 859
17481748 energy.
17491749 860
17501750 (b) "Other fuels" includes oxygen when it is used in the manufacturing of tangible
17511751 861
17521752 personal property.
17531753 862
17541754 [(89)] (90)(a) "Paging service" means a telecommunications service that provides
17551755 863
17561756 transmission of a coded radio signal for the purpose of activating a specific pager.
17571757 864
17581758 (b) For purposes of Subsection [(89)(a)] (90)(a), the transmission of a coded radio signal
17591759 865
17601760 includes a transmission by message or sound.
17611761 866
17621762 [(90)] (91) "Pawn transaction" means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-32a-102.
17631763 867
17641764 [(91)] (92) "Pawnbroker" means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-32a-102.
17651765 868
17661766 [(92)] (93)(a) "Permanently attached to real property" means that for tangible personal
17671767 869
17681768 property attached to real property:
17691769 870
17701770 (i) the attachment of the tangible personal property to the real property:
17711771 871
17721772 (A) is essential to the use of the tangible personal property; and
17731773 872
17741774 (B) suggests that the tangible personal property will remain attached to the real
17751775 873
17761776 property in the same place over the useful life of the tangible personal
17771777 874
17781778 property; or
17791779 875
17801780 (ii) if the tangible personal property is detached from the real property, the
17811781 876
17821782 detachment would:
17831783 877
17841784 (A) cause substantial damage to the tangible personal property; or
17851785 878
17861786 (B) require substantial alteration or repair of the real property to which the
17871787 879
17881788 tangible personal property is attached.
17891789 880
17901790 (b) "Permanently attached to real property" includes:
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17921792 881
17931793 (i) the attachment of an accessory to the tangible personal property if the accessory is:
17941794 882
17951795 (A) essential to the operation of the tangible personal property; and
17961796 883
17971797 (B) attached only to facilitate the operation of the tangible personal property;
17981798 884
17991799 (ii) a temporary detachment of tangible personal property from real property for a
18001800 885
18011801 repair or renovation if the repair or renovation is performed where the tangible
18021802 886
18031803 personal property and real property are located; or
18041804 887
18051805 (iii) property attached to oil, gas, or water pipelines, except for the property listed in
18061806 888
18071807 Subsection [(92)(c)(iii)] (93)(c)(iii) or (iv).
18081808 889
18091809 (c) "Permanently attached to real property" does not include:
18101810 890
18111811 (i) the attachment of portable or movable tangible personal property to real property
18121812 891
18131813 if that portable or movable tangible personal property is attached to real property
18141814 892
18151815 only for:
18161816 893
18171817 (A) convenience;
18181818 894
18191819 (B) stability; or
18201820 895
18211821 (C) for an obvious temporary purpose;
18221822 896
18231823 (ii) the detachment of tangible personal property from real property except for the
18241824 897
18251825 detachment described in Subsection [(92)(b)(ii)] (93)(b)(ii);
18261826 898
18271827 (iii) an attachment of the following tangible personal property to real property if the
18281828 899
18291829 attachment to real property is only through a line that supplies water, electricity,
18301830 900
18311831 gas, telecommunications, cable, or supplies a similar item as determined by the
18321832 901
18331833 commission by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
18341834 902
18351835 Administrative Rulemaking Act:
18361836 903
18371837 (A) a computer;
18381838 904
18391839 (B) a telephone;
18401840 905
18411841 (C) a television; or
18421842 906
18431843 (D) tangible personal property similar to Subsections [(92)(c)(iii)(A)]
18441844 907
18451845 (93)(c)(iii)(A) through (C) as determined by the commission by rule made in
18461846 908
18471847 accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; or
18481848 909
18491849 (iv) an item listed in Subsection [(137)(c)] (138)(c).
18501850 910
18511851 [(93)] (94) "Person" includes any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association,
18521852 911
18531853 corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, syndicate, this state, any county, city,
18541854 912
18551855 municipality, district, or other local governmental entity of the state, or any group or
18561856 913
18571857 combination acting as a unit.
18581858 914
18591859 [(94)] (95) "Place of primary use":
18601860 - 27 - S.B. 311 02-20 10:39
18611861 915
18621862 (a) for telecommunications service other than mobile telecommunications service,
18631863 916
18641864 means the street address representative of where the customer's use of the
18651865 917
18661866 telecommunications service primarily occurs, which shall be:
18671867 918
18681868 (i) the residential street address of the customer; or
18691869 919
18701870 (ii) the primary business street address of the customer; or
18711871 920
18721872 (b) for mobile telecommunications service, means the same as that term is defined in the
18731873 921
18741874 Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act, 4 U.S.C. Sec. 124.
18751875 922
18761876 [(95)] (96)(a) "Postpaid calling service" means a telecommunications service a person
18771877 923
18781878 obtains by making a payment on a call-by-call basis:
18791879 924
18801880 (i) through the use of a:
18811881 925
18821882 (A) bank card;
18831883 926
18841884 (B) credit card;
18851885 927
18861886 (C) debit card; or
18871887 928
18881888 (D) travel card; or
18891889 929
18901890 (ii) by a charge made to a telephone number that is not associated with the origination
18911891 930
18921892 or termination of the telecommunications service.
18931893 931
18941894 (b) "Postpaid calling service" includes a service, except for a prepaid wireless calling
18951895 932
18961896 service, that would be a prepaid wireless calling service if the service were
18971897 933
18981898 exclusively a telecommunications service.
18991899 934
19001900 [(96)] (97) "Postproduction" means an activity related to the finishing or duplication of a
19011901 935
19021902 medium described in Subsection 59-12-104(54)(a).
19031903 936
19041904 [(97)] (98) "Prepaid calling service" means a telecommunications service:
19051905 937
19061906 (a) that allows a purchaser access to telecommunications service that is exclusively
19071907 938
19081908 telecommunications service;
19091909 939
19101910 (b) that:
19111911 940
19121912 (i) is paid for in advance; and
19131913 941
19141914 (ii) enables the origination of a call using an:
19151915 942
19161916 (A) access number; or
19171917 943
19181918 (B) authorization code;
19191919 944
19201920 (c) that is dialed:
19211921 945
19221922 (i) manually; or
19231923 946
19241924 (ii) electronically; and
19251925 947
19261926 (d) sold in predetermined units or dollars that decline:
19271927 948
19281928 (i) by a known amount; and
19291929 - 28 - 02-20 10:39 S.B. 311
19301930 949
19311931 (ii) with use.
19321932 950
19331933 [(98)] (99) "Prepaid wireless calling service" means a telecommunications service:
19341934 951
19351935 (a) that provides the right to utilize:
19361936 952
19371937 (i) mobile wireless service; and
19381938 953
19391939 (ii) other service that is not a telecommunications service, including:
19401940 954
19411941 (A) the download of a product transferred electronically;
19421942 955
19431943 (B) a content service; or
19441944 956
19451945 (C) an ancillary service;
19461946 957
19471947 (b) that:
19481948 958
19491949 (i) is paid for in advance; and
19501950 959
19511951 (ii) enables the origination of a call using an:
19521952 960
19531953 (A) access number; or
19541954 961
19551955 (B) authorization code;
19561956 962
19571957 (c) that is dialed:
19581958 963
19591959 (i) manually; or
19601960 964
19611961 (ii) electronically; and
19621962 965
19631963 (d) sold in predetermined units or dollars that decline:
19641964 966
19651965 (i) by a known amount; and
19661966 967
19671967 (ii) with use.
19681968 968
19691969 [(99)] (100)(a) "Prepared food" means:
19701970 969
19711971 (i) food:
19721972 970
19731973 (A) sold in a heated state; or
19741974 971
19751975 (B) heated by a seller;
19761976 972
19771977 (ii) two or more food ingredients mixed or combined by the seller for sale as a single
19781978 973
19791979 item; or
19801980 974
19811981 (iii) except as provided in Subsection [(99)(c)] (100)(c), food sold with an eating
19821982 975
19831983 utensil provided by the seller, including a:
19841984 976
19851985 (A) plate;
19861986 977
19871987 (B) knife;
19881988 978
19891989 (C) fork;
19901990 979
19911991 (D) spoon;
19921992 980
19931993 (E) glass;
19941994 981
19951995 (F) cup;
19961996 982
19971997 (G) napkin; or
19981998 - 29 - S.B. 311 02-20 10:39
19991999 983
20002000 (H) straw.
20012001 984
20022002 (b) "Prepared food" does not include:
20032003 985
20042004 (i) food that a seller only:
20052005 986
20062006 (A) cuts;
20072007 987
20082008 (B) repackages; or
20092009 988
20102010 (C) pasteurizes;
20112011 989
20122012 (ii)(A) the following:
20132013 990
20142014 (I) raw egg;
20152015 991
20162016 (II) raw fish;
20172017 992
20182018 (III) raw meat;
20192019 993
20202020 (IV) raw poultry; or
20212021 994
20222022 (V) a food containing an item described in Subsections [(99)(b)(ii)(A)(I)]
20232023 995
20242024 (100)(b)(ii)(A)(I) through (IV); and
20252025 996
20262026 (B) if the Food and Drug Administration recommends in Chapter 3, Part 401.11 of
20272027 997
20282028 the Food and Drug Administration's Food Code that a consumer cook the items
20292029 998
20302030 described in Subsection [(99)(b)(ii)(A)] (100)(b)(ii)(A) to prevent food borne
20312031 999
20322032 illness; or
20332033 1000
20342034 (iii) the following if sold without eating utensils provided by the seller:
20352035 1001
20362036 (A) food and food ingredients sold by a seller if the seller's proper primary
20372037 1002
20382038 classification under the 2002 North American Industry Classification System
20392039 1003
20402040 of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and
20412041 1004
20422042 Budget, is manufacturing in Sector 311, Food Manufacturing, except for
20432043 1005
20442044 Subsector 3118, Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing;
20452045 1006
20462046 (B) food and food ingredients sold in an unheated state:
20472047 1007
20482048 (I) by weight or volume; and
20492049 1008
20502050 (II) as a single item; or
20512051 1009
20522052 (C) a bakery item, including:
20532053 1010
20542054 (I) a bagel;
20552055 1011
20562056 (II) a bar;
20572057 1012
20582058 (III) a biscuit;
20592059 1013
20602060 (IV) bread;
20612061 1014
20622062 (V) a bun;
20632063 1015
20642064 (VI) a cake;
20652065 1016
20662066 (VII) a cookie;
20672067 - 30 - 02-20 10:39 S.B. 311
20682068 1017
20692069 (VIII) a croissant;
20702070 1018
20712071 (IX) a danish;
20722072 1019
20732073 (X) a donut;
20742074 1020
20752075 (XI) a muffin;
20762076 1021
20772077 (XII) a pastry;
20782078 1022
20792079 (XIII) a pie;
20802080 1023
20812081 (XIV) a roll;
20822082 1024
20832083 (XV) a tart;
20842084 1025
20852085 (XVI) a torte; or
20862086 1026
20872087 (XVII) a tortilla.
20882088 1027
20892089 (c) An eating utensil provided by the seller does not include the following used to
20902090 1028
20912091 transport the food:
20922092 1029
20932093 (i) a container; or
20942094 1030
20952095 (ii) packaging.
20962096 1031
20972097 [(100)] (101) "Prescription" means an order, formula, or recipe that is issued:
20982098 1032
20992099 (a)(i) orally;
21002100 1033
21012101 (ii) in writing;
21022102 1034
21032103 (iii) electronically; or
21042104 1035
21052105 (iv) by any other manner of transmission; and
21062106 1036
21072107 (b) by a licensed practitioner authorized by the laws of a state.
21082108 1037
21092109 [(101)] (102)(a) "Prewritten computer software" means computer software that is not
21102110 1038
21112111 designed and developed:
21122112 1039
21132113 (i) by the author or other creator of the computer software; and
21142114 1040
21152115 (ii) to the specifications of a specific purchaser.
21162116 1041
21172117 (b) "Prewritten computer software" includes:
21182118 1042
21192119 (i) a prewritten upgrade to computer software if the prewritten upgrade to the
21202120 1043
21212121 computer software is not designed and developed:
21222122 1044
21232123 (A) by the author or other creator of the computer software; and
21242124 1045
21252125 (B) to the specifications of a specific purchaser;
21262126 1046
21272127 (ii) computer software designed and developed by the author or other creator of the
21282128 1047
21292129 computer software to the specifications of a specific purchaser if the computer
21302130 1048
21312131 software is sold to a person other than the purchaser; or
21322132 1049
21332133 (iii) except as provided in Subsection [(101)(c)] (102)(c), prewritten computer
21342134 1050
21352135 software or a prewritten portion of prewritten computer software:
21362136 - 31 - S.B. 311 02-20 10:39
21372137 1051
21382138 (A) that is modified or enhanced to any degree; and
21392139 1052
21402140 (B) if the modification or enhancement described in Subsection [(101)(b)(iii)(A)]
21412141 1053
21422142 (102)(b)(iii)(A) is designed and developed to the specifications of a specific
21432143 1054
21442144 purchaser.
21452145 1055
21462146 (c) "Prewritten computer software" does not include a modification or enhancement
21472147 1056
21482148 described in Subsection [(101)(b)(iii)] (102)(b)(iii) if the charges for the modification
21492149 1057
21502150 or enhancement are:
21512151 1058
21522152 (i) reasonable; and
21532153 1059
21542154 (ii) subject to Subsections 59-12-103(2)(f)(ii) and (2)(g)(i), separately stated on the
21552155 1060
21562156 invoice or other statement of price provided to the purchaser at the time of sale or
21572157 1061
21582158 later, as demonstrated by:
21592159 1062
21602160 (A) the books and records the seller keeps at the time of the transaction in the
21612161 1063
21622162 regular course of business, including books and records the seller keeps at the
21632163 1064
21642164 time of the transaction in the regular course of business for nontax purposes;
21652165 1065
21662166 (B) a preponderance of the facts and circumstances at the time of the transaction;
21672167 1066
21682168 and
21692169 1067
21702170 (C) the understanding of all of the parties to the transaction.
21712171 1068
21722172 [(102)] (103)(a) "Private communications service" means a telecommunications service:
21732173 1069
21742174 (i) that entitles a customer to exclusive or priority use of one or more
21752175 1070
21762176 communications channels between or among termination points; and
21772177 1071
21782178 (ii) regardless of the manner in which the one or more communications channels are
21792179 1072
21802180 connected.
21812181 1073
21822182 (b) "Private communications service" includes the following provided in connection
21832183 1074
21842184 with the use of one or more communications channels:
21852185 1075
21862186 (i) an extension line;
21872187 1076
21882188 (ii) a station;
21892189 1077
21902190 (iii) switching capacity; or
21912191 1078
21922192 (iv) another associated service that is provided in connection with the use of one or
21932193 1079
21942194 more communications channels as defined in Section 59-12-215.
21952195 1080
21962196 [(103)] (104)(a) "Product transferred electronically" means a product transferred
21972197 1081
21982198 electronically that would be subject to a tax under this chapter if that product was
21992199 1082
22002200 transferred in a manner other than electronically.
22012201 1083
22022202 (b) "Product transferred electronically" does not include:
22032203 1084
22042204 (i) an ancillary service;
22052205 - 32 - 02-20 10:39 S.B. 311
22062206 1085
22072207 (ii) computer software; or
22082208 1086
22092209 (iii) a telecommunications service.
22102210 1087
22112211 [(104)] (105)(a) "Prosthetic device" means a device that is worn on or in the body to:
22122212 1088
22132213 (i) artificially replace a missing portion of the body;
22142214 1089
22152215 (ii) prevent or correct a physical deformity or physical malfunction; or
22162216 1090
22172217 (iii) support a weak or deformed portion of the body.
22182218 1091
22192219 (b) "Prosthetic device" includes:
22202220 1092
22212221 (i) parts used in the repairs or renovation of a prosthetic device;
22222222 1093
22232223 (ii) replacement parts for a prosthetic device;
22242224 1094
22252225 (iii) a dental prosthesis; or
22262226 1095
22272227 (iv) a hearing aid.
22282228 1096
22292229 (c) "Prosthetic device" does not include:
22302230 1097
22312231 (i) corrective eyeglasses; or
22322232 1098
22332233 (ii) contact lenses.
22342234 1099
22352235 [(105)] (106)(a) "Protective equipment" means an item:
22362236 1100
22372237 (i) for human wear; and
22382238 1101
22392239 (ii) that is:
22402240 1102
22412241 (A) designed as protection:
22422242 1103
22432243 (I) to the wearer against injury or disease; or
22442244 1104
22452245 (II) against damage or injury of other persons or property; and
22462246 1105
22472247 (B) not suitable for general use.
22482248 1106
22492249 (b) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
22502250 1107
22512251 commission shall make rules:
22522252 1108
22532253 (i) listing the items that constitute "protective equipment"; and
22542254 1109
22552255 (ii) that are consistent with the list of items that constitute "protective equipment"
22562256 1110
22572257 under the agreement.
22582258 1111
22592259 [(106)] (107)(a) For purposes of Subsection 59-12-104(41), "publication" means any
22602260 1112
22612261 written or printed matter, other than a photocopy:
22622262 1113
22632263 (i) regardless of:
22642264 1114
22652265 (A) characteristics;
22662266 1115
22672267 (B) copyright;
22682268 1116
22692269 (C) form;
22702270 1117
22712271 (D) format;
22722272 1118
22732273 (E) method of reproduction; or
22742274 - 33 - S.B. 311 02-20 10:39
22752275 1119
22762276 (F) source; and
22772277 1120
22782278 (ii) made available in printed or electronic format.
22792279 1121
22802280 (b) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
22812281 1122
22822282 commission may by rule define the term "photocopy."
22832283 1123
22842284 [(107)] (108)(a) "Purchase price" and "sales price" mean the total amount of
22852285 1124
22862286 consideration:
22872287 1125
22882288 (i) valued in money; and
22892289 1126
22902290 (ii) for which tangible personal property, a product transferred electronically, or
22912291 1127
22922292 services are:
22932293 1128
22942294 (A) sold;
22952295 1129
22962296 (B) leased; or
22972297 1130
22982298 (C) rented.
22992299 1131
23002300 (b) "Purchase price" and "sales price" include:
23012301 1132
23022302 (i) the seller's cost of the tangible personal property, a product transferred
23032303 1133
23042304 electronically, or services sold;
23052305 1134
23062306 (ii) expenses of the seller, including:
23072307 1135
23082308 (A) the cost of materials used;
23092309 1136
23102310 (B) a labor cost;
23112311 1137
23122312 (C) a service cost;
23132313 1138
23142314 (D) interest;
23152315 1139
23162316 (E) a loss;
23172317 1140
23182318 (F) the cost of transportation to the seller; or
23192319 1141
23202320 (G) a tax imposed on the seller;
23212321 1142
23222322 (iii) a charge by the seller for any service necessary to complete the sale; or
23232323 1143
23242324 (iv) consideration a seller receives from a person other than the purchaser if:
23252325 1144
23262326 (A)(I) the seller actually receives consideration from a person other than the
23272327 1145
23282328 purchaser; and
23292329 1146
23302330 (II) the consideration described in Subsection [(107)(b)(iv)(A)(I)]
23312331 1147
23322332 (108)(b)(iv)(A)(I) is directly related to a price reduction or discount on the
23332333 1148
23342334 sale;
23352335 1149
23362336 (B) the seller has an obligation to pass the price reduction or discount through to
23372337 1150
23382338 the purchaser;
23392339 1151
23402340 (C) the amount of the consideration attributable to the sale is fixed and
23412341 1152
23422342 determinable by the seller at the time of the sale to the purchaser; and
23432343 - 34 - 02-20 10:39 S.B. 311
23442344 1153
23452345 (D)(I)(Aa) the purchaser presents a certificate, coupon, or other
23462346 1154
23472347 documentation to the seller to claim a price reduction or discount; and
23482348 1155
23492349 (Bb) a person other than the seller authorizes, distributes, or grants the
23502350 1156
23512351 certificate, coupon, or other documentation with the understanding that
23522352 1157
23532353 the person other than the seller will reimburse any seller to whom the
23542354 1158
23552355 certificate, coupon, or other documentation is presented;
23562356 1159
23572357 (II) the purchaser identifies that purchaser to the seller as a member of a group
23582358 1160
23592359 or organization allowed a price reduction or discount, except that a
23602360 1161
23612361 preferred customer card that is available to any patron of a seller does not
23622362 1162
23632363 constitute membership in a group or organization allowed a price reduction
23642364 1163
23652365 or discount; or
23662366 1164
23672367 (III) the price reduction or discount is identified as a third party price reduction
23682368 1165
23692369 or discount on the:
23702370 1166
23712371 (Aa) invoice the purchaser receives; or
23722372 1167
23732373 (Bb) certificate, coupon, or other documentation the purchaser presents.
23742374 1168
23752375 (c) "Purchase price" and "sales price" do not include:
23762376 1169
23772377 (i) a discount:
23782378 1170
23792379 (A) in a form including:
23802380 1171
23812381 (I) cash;
23822382 1172
23832383 (II) term; or
23842384 1173
23852385 (III) coupon;
23862386 1174
23872387 (B) that is allowed by a seller;
23882388 1175
23892389 (C) taken by a purchaser on a sale; and
23902390 1176
23912391 (D) that is not reimbursed by a third party; or
23922392 1177
23932393 (ii) subject to Subsections 59-12-103(2)(f)(ii) and (2)(g)(i), the following if
23942394 1178
23952395 separately stated on an invoice, bill of sale, or similar document provided to the
23962396 1179
23972397 purchaser at the time of sale or later, as demonstrated by the books and records the
23982398 1180
23992399 seller keeps at the time of the transaction in the regular course of business,
24002400 1181
24012401 including books and records the seller keeps at the time of the transaction in the
24022402 1182
24032403 regular course of business for nontax purposes, by a preponderance of the facts
24042404 1183
24052405 and circumstances at the time of the transaction, and by the understanding of all of
24062406 1184
24072407 the parties to the transaction:
24082408 1185
24092409 (A) the following from credit extended on the sale of tangible personal property or
24102410 1186
24112411 services:
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24132413 1187
24142414 (I) a carrying charge;
24152415 1188
24162416 (II) a financing charge; or
24172417 1189
24182418 (III) an interest charge;
24192419 1190
24202420 (B) a delivery charge;
24212421 1191
24222422 (C) an installation charge;
24232423 1192
24242424 (D) a manufacturer rebate on a motor vehicle; or
24252425 1193
24262426 (E) a tax or fee legally imposed directly on the consumer.
24272427 1194
24282428 [(108)] (109) "Purchaser" means a person to whom:
24292429 1195
24302430 (a) a sale of tangible personal property is made;
24312431 1196
24322432 (b) a product is transferred electronically; or
24332433 1197
24342434 (c) a service is furnished.
24352435 1198
24362436 [(109)] (110) "Qualifying data center" means a data center facility that:
24372437 1199
24382438 (a) houses a group of networked server computers in one physical location in order to
24392439 1200
24402440 disseminate, manage, and store data and information;
24412441 1201
24422442 (b) is located in the state;
24432443 1202
24442444 (c) is a new operation constructed on or after July 1, 2016;
24452445 1203
24462446 (d) consists of one or more buildings that total 150,000 or more square feet;
24472447 1204
24482448 (e) is owned or leased by:
24492449 1205
24502450 (i) the operator of the data center facility; or
24512451 1206
24522452 (ii) a person under common ownership, as defined in Section 59-7-101, of the
24532453 1207
24542454 operator of the data center facility; and
24552455 1208
24562456 (f) is located on one or more parcels of land that are owned or leased by:
24572457 1209
24582458 (i) the operator of the data center facility; or
24592459 1210
24602460 (ii) a person under common ownership, as defined in Section 59-7-101, of the
24612461 1211
24622462 operator of the data center facility.
24632463 1212
24642464 [(110)] (111) "Regularly rented" means:
24652465 1213
24662466 (a) rented to a guest for value three or more times during a calendar year; or
24672467 1214
24682468 (b) advertised or held out to the public as a place that is regularly rented to guests for
24692469 1215
24702470 value.
24712471 1216
24722472 [(111)] (112) "Rental" means the same as that term is defined in Subsection [(63)] (64).
24732473 1217
24742474 [(112)] (113)(a) "Repairs or renovations of tangible personal property" means:
24752475 1218
24762476 (i) a repair or renovation of tangible personal property that is not permanently
24772477 1219
24782478 attached to real property; or
24792479 1220
24802480 (ii) attaching tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically to
24812481 - 36 - 02-20 10:39 S.B. 311
24822482 1221
24832483 other tangible personal property or detaching tangible personal property or a
24842484 1222
24852485 product transferred electronically from other tangible personal property if:
24862486 1223
24872487 (A) the other tangible personal property to which the tangible personal property or
24882488 1224
24892489 product transferred electronically is attached or from which the tangible
24902490 1225
24912491 personal property or product transferred electronically is detached is not
24922492 1226
24932493 permanently attached to real property; and
24942494 1227
24952495 (B) the attachment of tangible personal property or a product transferred
24962496 1228
24972497 electronically to other tangible personal property or detachment of tangible
24982498 1229
24992499 personal property or a product transferred electronically from other tangible
25002500 1230
25012501 personal property is made in conjunction with a repair or replacement of
25022502 1231
25032503 tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically.
25042504 1232
25052505 (b) "Repairs or renovations of tangible personal property" does not include:
25062506 1233
25072507 (i) attaching prewritten computer software to other tangible personal property if the
25082508 1234
25092509 other tangible personal property to which the prewritten computer software is
25102510 1235
25112511 attached is not permanently attached to real property; or
25122512 1236
25132513 (ii) detaching prewritten computer software from other tangible personal property if
25142514 1237
25152515 the other tangible personal property from which the prewritten computer software
25162516 1238
25172517 is detached is not permanently attached to real property.
25182518 1239
25192519 [(113)] (114) "Research and development" means the process of inquiry or experimentation
25202520 1240
25212521 aimed at the discovery of facts, devices, technologies, or applications and the process of
25222522 1241
25232523 preparing those devices, technologies, or applications for marketing.
25242524 1242
25252525 [(114)] (115)(a) "Residential telecommunications services" means a telecommunications
25262526 1243
25272527 service or an ancillary service that is provided to an individual for personal use:
25282528 1244
25292529 (i) at a residential address; or
25302530 1245
25312531 (ii) at an institution, including a nursing home or a school, if the telecommunications
25322532 1246
25332533 service or ancillary service is provided to and paid for by the individual residing at
25342534 1247
25352535 the institution rather than the institution.
25362536 1248
25372537 (b) For purposes of Subsection [(114)(a)(i)] (115)(a)(i), a residential address includes an:
25382538 1249
25392539 (i) apartment; or
25402540 1250
25412541 (ii) other individual dwelling unit.
25422542 1251
25432543 [(115)] (116) "Residential use" means the use in or around a home, apartment building,
25442544 1252
25452545 sleeping quarters, and similar facilities or accommodations.
25462546 1253
25472547 [(116)] (117) "Retail sale" or "sale at retail" means a sale, lease, or rental for a purpose other
25482548 1254
25492549 than:
25502550 - 37 - S.B. 311 02-20 10:39
25512551 1255
25522552 (a) resale;
25532553 1256
25542554 (b) sublease; or
25552555 1257
25562556 (c) subrent.
25572557 1258
25582558 [(117)] (118)(a) "Retailer" means any person, unless prohibited by the Constitution of the
25592559 1259
25602560 United States or federal law, that is engaged in a regularly organized business in
25612561 1260
25622562 tangible personal property or any other taxable transaction under Subsection
25632563 1261
25642564 59-12-103(1), and who is selling to the user or consumer and not for resale.
25652565 1262
25662566 (b) "Retailer" includes commission merchants, auctioneers, and any person regularly
25672567 1263
25682568 engaged in the business of selling to users or consumers within the state.
25692569 1264
25702570 [(118)] (119)(a) "Sale" means any transfer of title, exchange, or barter, conditional or
25712571 1265
25722572 otherwise, in any manner, of tangible personal property or any other taxable
25732573 1266
25742574 transaction under Subsection 59-12-103(1), for consideration.
25752575 1267
25762576 (b) "Sale" includes:
25772577 1268
25782578 (i) installment and credit sales;
25792579 1269
25802580 (ii) any closed transaction constituting a sale;
25812581 1270
25822582 (iii) any sale of electrical energy, gas, services, or entertainment taxable under this
25832583 1271
25842584 chapter;
25852585 1272
25862586 (iv) any transaction if the possession of property is transferred but the seller retains
25872587 1273
25882588 the title as security for the payment of the price; and
25892589 1274
25902590 (v) any transaction under which right to possession, operation, or use of any article of
25912591 1275
25922592 tangible personal property is granted under a lease or contract and the transfer of
25932593 1276
25942594 possession would be taxable if an outright sale were made.
25952595 1277
25962596 [(119)] (120) "Sale at retail" means the same as that term is defined in Subsection [(116)]
25972597 1278
25982598 (117).
25992599 1279
26002600 [(120)] (121) "Sale-leaseback transaction" means a transaction by which title to tangible
26012601 1280
26022602 personal property or a product transferred electronically that is subject to a tax under this
26032603 1281
26042604 chapter is transferred:
26052605 1282
26062606 (a) by a purchaser-lessee;
26072607 1283
26082608 (b) to a lessor;
26092609 1284
26102610 (c) for consideration; and
26112611 1285
26122612 (d) if:
26132613 1286
26142614 (i) the purchaser-lessee paid sales and use tax on the purchaser-lessee's initial
26152615 1287
26162616 purchase of the tangible personal property or product transferred electronically;
26172617 1288
26182618 (ii) the sale of the tangible personal property or product transferred electronically to
26192619 - 38 - 02-20 10:39 S.B. 311
26202620 1289
26212621 the lessor is intended as a form of financing:
26222622 1290
26232623 (A) for the tangible personal property or product transferred electronically; and
26242624 1291
26252625 (B) to the purchaser-lessee; and
26262626 1292
26272627 (iii) in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the
26282628 1293
26292629 purchaser-lessee is required to:
26302630 1294
26312631 (A) capitalize the tangible personal property or product transferred electronically
26322632 1295
26332633 for financial reporting purposes; and
26342634 1296
26352635 (B) account for the lease payments as payments made under a financing
26362636 1297
26372637 arrangement.
26382638 1298
26392639 [(121)] (122) "Sales price" means the same as that term is defined in Subsection [(107)] (108).
26402640 1299
26412641 [(122)] (123)(a) "Sales relating to schools" means the following sales by, amounts paid
26422642 1300
26432643 to, or amounts charged by a school:
26442644 1301
26452645 (i) sales that are directly related to the school's educational functions or activities
26462646 1302
26472647 including:
26482648 1303
26492649 (A) the sale of:
26502650 1304
26512651 (I) textbooks;
26522652 1305
26532653 (II) textbook fees;
26542654 1306
26552655 (III) laboratory fees;
26562656 1307
26572657 (IV) laboratory supplies; or
26582658 1308
26592659 (V) safety equipment;
26602660 1309
26612661 (B) the sale of a uniform, protective equipment, or sports or recreational
26622662 1310
26632663 equipment that:
26642664 1311
26652665 (I) a student is specifically required to wear as a condition of participation in a
26662666 1312
26672667 school-related event or school-related activity; and
26682668 1313
26692669 (II) is not readily adaptable to general or continued usage to the extent that it
26702670 1314
26712671 takes the place of ordinary clothing;
26722672 1315
26732673 (C) sales of the following if the net or gross revenue generated by the sales is
26742674 1316
26752675 deposited into a school district fund or school fund dedicated to school meals:
26762676 1317
26772677 (I) food and food ingredients; or
26782678 1318
26792679 (II) prepared food; or
26802680 1319
26812681 (D) transportation charges for official school activities; or
26822682 1320
26832683 (ii) amounts paid to or amounts charged by a school for admission to a school-related
26842684 1321
26852685 event or school-related activity.
26862686 1322
26872687 (b) "Sales relating to schools" does not include:
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26892689 1323
26902690 (i) bookstore sales of items that are not educational materials or supplies;
26912691 1324
26922692 (ii) except as provided in Subsection [(122)(a)(i)(B)] (123)(a)(i)(B):
26932693 1325
26942694 (A) clothing;
26952695 1326
26962696 (B) clothing accessories or equipment;
26972697 1327
26982698 (C) protective equipment; or
26992699 1328
27002700 (D) sports or recreational equipment; or
27012701 1329
27022702 (iii) amounts paid to or amounts charged by a school for admission to a
27032703 1330
27042704 school-related event or school-related activity if the amounts paid or charged are
27052705 1331
27062706 passed through to a person:
27072707 1332
27082708 (A) other than a:
27092709 1333
27102710 (I) school;
27112711 1334
27122712 (II) nonprofit organization authorized by a school board or a governing body of
27132713 1335
27142714 a private school to organize and direct a competitive secondary school
27152715 1336
27162716 activity; or
27172717 1337
27182718 (III) nonprofit association authorized by a school board or a governing body of
27192719 1338
27202720 a private school to organize and direct a competitive secondary school
27212721 1339
27222722 activity; and
27232723 1340
27242724 (B) that is required to collect sales and use taxes under this chapter.
27252725 1341
27262726 (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
27272727 1342
27282728 commission may make rules defining the term "passed through."
27292729 1343
27302730 [(123)] (124) For purposes of this section and Section 59-12-104, "school" means:
27312731 1344
27322732 (a) an elementary school or a secondary school that:
27332733 1345
27342734 (i) is a:
27352735 1346
27362736 (A) public school; or
27372737 1347
27382738 (B) private school; and
27392739 1348
27402740 (ii) provides instruction for one or more grades kindergarten through 12; or
27412741 1349
27422742 (b) a public school district.
27432743 1350
27442744 [(124)] (125)(a) "Seller" means a person that makes a sale, lease, or rental of:
27452745 1351
27462746 (i) tangible personal property;
27472747 1352
27482748 (ii) a product transferred electronically; or
27492749 1353
27502750 (iii) a service.
27512751 1354
27522752 (b) "Seller" includes a marketplace facilitator.
27532753 1355
27542754 [(125)] (126)(a) "Semiconductor fabricating, processing, research, or development
27552755 1356
27562756 materials" means tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically if
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27582758 1357
27592759 the tangible personal property or product transferred electronically is:
27602760 1358
27612761 (i) used primarily in the process of:
27622762 1359
27632763 (A)(I) manufacturing a semiconductor;
27642764 1360
27652765 (II) fabricating a semiconductor; or
27662766 1361
27672767 (III) research or development of a:
27682768 1362
27692769 (Aa) semiconductor; or
27702770 1363
27712771 (Bb) semiconductor manufacturing process; or
27722772 1364
27732773 (B) maintaining an environment suitable for a semiconductor; or
27742774 1365
27752775 (ii) consumed primarily in the process of:
27762776 1366
27772777 (A)(I) manufacturing a semiconductor;
27782778 1367
27792779 (II) fabricating a semiconductor; or
27802780 1368
27812781 (III) research or development of a:
27822782 1369
27832783 (Aa) semiconductor; or
27842784 1370
27852785 (Bb) semiconductor manufacturing process; or
27862786 1371
27872787 (B) maintaining an environment suitable for a semiconductor.
27882788 1372
27892789 (b) "Semiconductor fabricating, processing, research, or development materials"
27902790 1373
27912791 includes:
27922792 1374
27932793 (i) parts used in the repairs or renovations of tangible personal property or a product
27942794 1375
27952795 transferred electronically described in Subsection [(125)(a)] (126)(a); or
27962796 1376
27972797 (ii) a chemical, catalyst, or other material used to:
27982798 1377
27992799 (A) produce or induce in a semiconductor a:
28002800 1378
28012801 (I) chemical change; or
28022802 1379
28032803 (II) physical change;
28042804 1380
28052805 (B) remove impurities from a semiconductor; or
28062806 1381
28072807 (C) improve the marketable condition of a semiconductor.
28082808 1382
28092809 [(126)] (127) "Senior citizen center" means a facility having the primary purpose of
28102810 1383
28112811 providing services to the aged as defined in Section 26B-6-101.
28122812 1384
28132813 [(127)] (128) "Shared vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-48a-101.
28142814 1385
28152815 [(128)] (129) "Shared vehicle driver" means the same as that term is defined in Section
28162816 1386
28172817 13-48a-101.
28182818 1387
28192819 [(129)] (130) "Shared vehicle owner" means the same as that term is defined in Section
28202820 1388
28212821 13-48a-101.
28222822 1389
28232823 [(130)] (131)(a) Subject to Subsections [(130)(b)] (131)(b) and (c), "short-term lodging
28242824 1390
28252825 consumable" means tangible personal property that:
28262826 - 41 - S.B. 311 02-20 10:39
28272827 1391
28282828 (i) a business that provides accommodations and services described in Subsection
28292829 1392
28302830 59-12-103(1)(i) purchases as part of a transaction to provide the accommodations
28312831 1393
28322832 and services to a purchaser;
28332833 1394
28342834 (ii) is intended to be consumed by the purchaser; and
28352835 1395
28362836 (iii) is:
28372837 1396
28382838 (A) included in the purchase price of the accommodations and services; and
28392839 1397
28402840 (B) not separately stated on an invoice, bill of sale, or other similar document
28412841 1398
28422842 provided to the purchaser.
28432843 1399
28442844 (b) "Short-term lodging consumable" includes:
28452845 1400
28462846 (i) a beverage;
28472847 1401
28482848 (ii) a brush or comb;
28492849 1402
28502850 (iii) a cosmetic;
28512851 1403
28522852 (iv) a hair care product;
28532853 1404
28542854 (v) lotion;
28552855 1405
28562856 (vi) a magazine;
28572857 1406
28582858 (vii) makeup;
28592859 1407
28602860 (viii) a meal;
28612861 1408
28622862 (ix) mouthwash;
28632863 1409
28642864 (x) nail polish remover;
28652865 1410
28662866 (xi) a newspaper;
28672867 1411
28682868 (xii) a notepad;
28692869 1412
28702870 (xiii) a pen;
28712871 1413
28722872 (xiv) a pencil;
28732873 1414
28742874 (xv) a razor;
28752875 1415
28762876 (xvi) saline solution;
28772877 1416
28782878 (xvii) a sewing kit;
28792879 1417
28802880 (xviii) shaving cream;
28812881 1418
28822882 (xix) a shoe shine kit;
28832883 1419
28842884 (xx) a shower cap;
28852885 1420
28862886 (xxi) a snack item;
28872887 1421
28882888 (xxii) soap;
28892889 1422
28902890 (xxiii) toilet paper;
28912891 1423
28922892 (xxiv) a toothbrush;
28932893 1424
28942894 (xxv) toothpaste; or
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28962896 1425
28972897 (xxvi) an item similar to Subsections [(130)(b)(i)] (131)(b)(i) through (xxv) as the
28982898 1426
28992899 commission may provide by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
29002900 1427
29012901 Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
29022902 1428
29032903 (c) "Short-term lodging consumable" does not include:
29042904 1429
29052905 (i) tangible personal property that is cleaned or washed to allow the tangible personal
29062906 1430
29072907 property to be reused; or
29082908 1431
29092909 (ii) a product transferred electronically.
29102910 1432
29112911 [(131)] (132)(a) "Short-term rental" means a lease or rental for less than 30 consecutive
29122912 1433
29132913 days.
29142914 1434
29152915 (b) "Short-term rental" does not include car sharing.
29162916 1435
29172917 [(132)] (133) "Simplified electronic return" means the electronic return:
29182918 1436
29192919 (a) described in Section 318(C) of the agreement; and
29202920 1437
29212921 (b) approved by the governing board of the agreement.
29222922 1438
29232923 [(133)] (134) "Solar energy" means the sun used as the sole source of energy for producing
29242924 1439
29252925 electricity.
29262926 1440
29272927 [(134)] (135)(a) "Sports or recreational equipment" means an item:
29282928 1441
29292929 (i) designed for human use; and
29302930 1442
29312931 (ii) that is:
29322932 1443
29332933 (A) worn in conjunction with:
29342934 1444
29352935 (I) an athletic activity; or
29362936 1445
29372937 (II) a recreational activity; and
29382938 1446
29392939 (B) not suitable for general use.
29402940 1447
29412941 (b) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
29422942 1448
29432943 commission shall make rules:
29442944 1449
29452945 (i) listing the items that constitute "sports or recreational equipment"; and
29462946 1450
29472947 (ii) that are consistent with the list of items that constitute "sports or recreational
29482948 1451
29492949 equipment" under the agreement.
29502950 1452
29512951 [(135)] (136) "State" means the state of Utah, its departments, and agencies.
29522952 1453
29532953 [(136)] (137) "Storage" means any keeping or retention of tangible personal property or any
29542954 1454
29552955 other taxable transaction under Subsection 59-12-103(1), in this state for any purpose
29562956 1455
29572957 except sale in the regular course of business.
29582958 1456
29592959 [(137)] (138)(a) "Tangible personal property" means personal property that:
29602960 1457
29612961 (i) may be:
29622962 1458
29632963 (A) seen;
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29652965 1459
29662966 (B) weighed;
29672967 1460
29682968 (C) measured;
29692969 1461
29702970 (D) felt; or
29712971 1462
29722972 (E) touched; or
29732973 1463
29742974 (ii) is in any manner perceptible to the senses.
29752975 1464
29762976 (b) "Tangible personal property" includes:
29772977 1465
29782978 (i) electricity;
29792979 1466
29802980 (ii) water;
29812981 1467
29822982 (iii) gas;
29832983 1468
29842984 (iv) steam; or
29852985 1469
29862986 (v) prewritten computer software, regardless of the manner in which the prewritten
29872987 1470
29882988 computer software is transferred.
29892989 1471
29902990 (c) "Tangible personal property" includes the following regardless of whether the item is
29912991 1472
29922992 attached to real property:
29932993 1473
29942994 (i) a dishwasher;
29952995 1474
29962996 (ii) a dryer;
29972997 1475
29982998 (iii) a freezer;
29992999 1476
30003000 (iv) a microwave;
30013001 1477
30023002 (v) a refrigerator;
30033003 1478
30043004 (vi) a stove;
30053005 1479
30063006 (vii) a washer; or
30073007 1480
30083008 (viii) an item similar to Subsections [(137)(c)(i)] (138)(c)(i) through (vii) as
30093009 1481
30103010 determined by the commission by rule made in accordance with Title 63G,
30113011 1482
30123012 Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
30133013 1483
30143014 (d) "Tangible personal property" does not include a product that is transferred
30153015 1484
30163016 electronically.
30173017 1485
30183018 (e) "Tangible personal property" does not include the following if attached to real
30193019 1486
30203020 property, regardless of whether the attachment to real property is only through a line
30213021 1487
30223022 that supplies water, electricity, gas, telephone, cable, or supplies a similar item as
30233023 1488
30243024 determined by the commission by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
30253025 1489
30263026 Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act:
30273027 1490
30283028 (i) a hot water heater;
30293029 1491
30303030 (ii) a water filtration system; or
30313031 1492
30323032 (iii) a water softener system.
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30343034 1493
30353035 [(138)] (139)(a) "Telecommunications enabling or facilitating equipment, machinery, or
30363036 1494
30373037 software" means an item listed in Subsection [(138)(b)] (139)(b) if that item is
30383038 1495
30393039 purchased or leased primarily to enable or facilitate one or more of the following to
30403040 1496
30413041 function:
30423042 1497
30433043 (i) telecommunications switching or routing equipment, machinery, or software; or
30443044 1498
30453045 (ii) telecommunications transmission equipment, machinery, or software.
30463046 1499
30473047 (b) The following apply to Subsection [(138)(a)] (139)(a):
30483048 1500
30493049 (i) a pole;
30503050 1501
30513051 (ii) software;
30523052 1502
30533053 (iii) a supplementary power supply;
30543054 1503
30553055 (iv) temperature or environmental equipment or machinery;
30563056 1504
30573057 (v) test equipment;
30583058 1505
30593059 (vi) a tower; or
30603060 1506
30613061 (vii) equipment, machinery, or software that functions similarly to an item listed in
30623062 1507
30633063 Subsections [(138)(b)(i)] (139)(b)(i) through (vi) as determined by the commission
30643064 1508
30653065 by rule made in accordance with Subsection [(138)(c)] (139)(c).
30663066 1509
30673067 (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
30683068 1510
30693069 commission may by rule define what constitutes equipment, machinery, or software
30703070 1511
30713071 that functions similarly to an item listed in Subsections [(138)(b)(i)] (139)(b)(i)
30723072 1512
30733073 through (vi).
30743074 1513
30753075 [(139)] (140) "Telecommunications equipment, machinery, or software required for 911
30763076 1514
30773077 service" means equipment, machinery, or software that is required to comply with 47
30783078 1515
30793079 C.F.R. Sec. 20.18.
30803080 1516
30813081 [(140)] (141) "Telecommunications maintenance or repair equipment, machinery, or
30823082 1517
30833083 software" means equipment, machinery, or software purchased or leased primarily to
30843084 1518
30853085 maintain or repair one or more of the following, regardless of whether the equipment,
30863086 1519
30873087 machinery, or software is purchased or leased as a spare part or as an upgrade or
30883088 1520
30893089 modification to one or more of the following:
30903090 1521
30913091 (a) telecommunications enabling or facilitating equipment, machinery, or software;
30923092 1522
30933093 (b) telecommunications switching or routing equipment, machinery, or software; or
30943094 1523
30953095 (c) telecommunications transmission equipment, machinery, or software.
30963096 1524
30973097 [(141)] (142)(a) "Telecommunications service" means the electronic conveyance,
30983098 1525
30993099 routing, or transmission of audio, data, video, voice, or any other information or
31003100 1526
31013101 signal to a point, or among or between points.
31023102 - 45 - S.B. 311 02-20 10:39
31033103 1527
31043104 (b) "Telecommunications service" includes:
31053105 1528
31063106 (i) an electronic conveyance, routing, or transmission with respect to which a
31073107 1529
31083108 computer processing application is used to act:
31093109 1530
31103110 (A) on the code, form, or protocol of the content;
31113111 1531
31123112 (B) for the purpose of electronic conveyance, routing, or transmission; and
31133113 1532
31143114 (C) regardless of whether the service:
31153115 1533
31163116 (I) is referred to as voice over Internet protocol service; or
31173117 1534
31183118 (II) is classified by the Federal Communications Commission as enhanced or
31193119 1535
31203120 value added;
31213121 1536
31223122 (ii) an 800 service;
31233123 1537
31243124 (iii) a 900 service;
31253125 1538
31263126 (iv) a fixed wireless service;
31273127 1539
31283128 (v) a mobile wireless service;
31293129 1540
31303130 (vi) a postpaid calling service;
31313131 1541
31323132 (vii) a prepaid calling service;
31333133 1542
31343134 (viii) a prepaid wireless calling service; or
31353135 1543
31363136 (ix) a private communications service.
31373137 1544
31383138 (c) "Telecommunications service" does not include:
31393139 1545
31403140 (i) advertising, including directory advertising;
31413141 1546
31423142 (ii) an ancillary service;
31433143 1547
31443144 (iii) a billing and collection service provided to a third party;
31453145 1548
31463146 (iv) a data processing and information service if:
31473147 1549
31483148 (A) the data processing and information service allows data to be:
31493149 1550
31503150 (I)(Aa) acquired;
31513151 1551
31523152 (Bb) generated;
31533153 1552
31543154 (Cc) processed;
31553155 1553
31563156 (Dd) retrieved; or
31573157 1554
31583158 (Ee) stored; and
31593159 1555
31603160 (II) delivered by an electronic transmission to a purchaser; and
31613161 1556
31623162 (B) the purchaser's primary purpose for the underlying transaction is the processed
31633163 1557
31643164 data or information;
31653165 1558
31663166 (v) installation or maintenance of the following on a customer's premises:
31673167 1559
31683168 (A) equipment; or
31693169 1560
31703170 (B) wiring;
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31723172 1561
31733173 (vi) Internet access service;
31743174 1562
31753175 (vii) a paging service;
31763176 1563
31773177 (viii) a product transferred electronically, including:
31783178 1564
31793179 (A) music;
31803180 1565
31813181 (B) reading material;
31823182 1566
31833183 (C) a ring tone;
31843184 1567
31853185 (D) software; or
31863186 1568
31873187 (E) video;
31883188 1569
31893189 (ix) a radio and television audio and video programming service:
31903190 1570
31913191 (A) regardless of the medium; and
31923192 1571
31933193 (B) including:
31943194 1572
31953195 (I) furnishing conveyance, routing, or transmission of a television audio and
31963196 1573
31973197 video programming service by a programming service provider;
31983198 1574
31993199 (II) cable service as defined in 47 U.S.C. Sec. 522(6); or
32003200 1575
32013201 (III) audio and video programming services delivered by a commercial mobile
32023202 1576
32033203 radio service provider as defined in 47 C.F.R. Sec. 20.3;
32043204 1577
32053205 (x) a value-added nonvoice data service; or
32063206 1578
32073207 (xi) tangible personal property.
32083208 1579
32093209 [(142)] (143)(a) "Telecommunications service provider" means a person that:
32103210 1580
32113211 (i) owns, controls, operates, or manages a telecommunications service; and
32123212 1581
32133213 (ii) engages in an activity described in Subsection [(142)(a)(i)] (143)(a)(i) for the
32143214 1582
32153215 shared use with or resale to any person of the telecommunications service.
32163216 1583
32173217 (b) A person described in Subsection [(142)(a)] (143)(a) is a telecommunications service
32183218 1584
32193219 provider whether or not the Public Service Commission of Utah regulates:
32203220 1585
32213221 (i) that person; or
32223222 1586
32233223 (ii) the telecommunications service that the person owns, controls, operates, or
32243224 1587
32253225 manages.
32263226 1588
32273227 [(143)] (144)(a) "Telecommunications switching or routing equipment, machinery, or
32283228 1589
32293229 software" means an item listed in Subsection [(143)(b)] (144)(b) if that item is
32303230 1590
32313231 purchased or leased primarily for switching or routing:
32323232 1591
32333233 (i) an ancillary service;
32343234 1592
32353235 (ii) data communications;
32363236 1593
32373237 (iii) voice communications; or
32383238 1594
32393239 (iv) telecommunications service.
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32413241 1595
32423242 (b) The following apply to Subsection [(143)(a)] (144)(a):
32433243 1596
32443244 (i) a bridge;
32453245 1597
32463246 (ii) a computer;
32473247 1598
32483248 (iii) a cross connect;
32493249 1599
32503250 (iv) a modem;
32513251 1600
32523252 (v) a multiplexer;
32533253 1601
32543254 (vi) plug in circuitry;
32553255 1602
32563256 (vii) a router;
32573257 1603
32583258 (viii) software;
32593259 1604
32603260 (ix) a switch; or
32613261 1605
32623262 (x) equipment, machinery, or software that functions similarly to an item listed in
32633263 1606
32643264 Subsections [(143)(b)(i)] (144)(b)(i) through (ix) as determined by the commission
32653265 1607
32663266 by rule made in accordance with Subsection [(143)(c)] (144)(c).
32673267 1608
32683268 (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
32693269 1609
32703270 commission may by rule define what constitutes equipment, machinery, or software
32713271 1610
32723272 that functions similarly to an item listed in Subsections [(143)(b)(i)] (144)(b)(i)
32733273 1611
32743274 through (ix).
32753275 1612
32763276 [(144)] (145)(a) "Telecommunications transmission equipment, machinery, or software"
32773277 1613
32783278 means an item listed in Subsection [(144)(b)] (145)(b) if that item is purchased or
32793279 1614
32803280 leased primarily for sending, receiving, or transporting:
32813281 1615
32823282 (i) an ancillary service;
32833283 1616
32843284 (ii) data communications;
32853285 1617
32863286 (iii) voice communications; or
32873287 1618
32883288 (iv) telecommunications service.
32893289 1619
32903290 (b) The following apply to Subsection [(144)(a)] (145)(a):
32913291 1620
32923292 (i) an amplifier;
32933293 1621
32943294 (ii) a cable;
32953295 1622
32963296 (iii) a closure;
32973297 1623
32983298 (iv) a conduit;
32993299 1624
33003300 (v) a controller;
33013301 1625
33023302 (vi) a duplexer;
33033303 1626
33043304 (vii) a filter;
33053305 1627
33063306 (viii) an input device;
33073307 1628
33083308 (ix) an input/output device;
33093309 - 48 - 02-20 10:39 S.B. 311
33103310 1629
33113311 (x) an insulator;
33123312 1630
33133313 (xi) microwave machinery or equipment;
33143314 1631
33153315 (xii) an oscillator;
33163316 1632
33173317 (xiii) an output device;
33183318 1633
33193319 (xiv) a pedestal;
33203320 1634
33213321 (xv) a power converter;
33223322 1635
33233323 (xvi) a power supply;
33243324 1636
33253325 (xvii) a radio channel;
33263326 1637
33273327 (xviii) a radio receiver;
33283328 1638
33293329 (xix) a radio transmitter;
33303330 1639
33313331 (xx) a repeater;
33323332 1640
33333333 (xxi) software;
33343334 1641
33353335 (xxii) a terminal;
33363336 1642
33373337 (xxiii) a timing unit;
33383338 1643
33393339 (xxiv) a transformer;
33403340 1644
33413341 (xxv) a wire; or
33423342 1645
33433343 (xxvi) equipment, machinery, or software that functions similarly to an item listed in
33443344 1646
33453345 Subsections [(144)(b)(i)] (145)(b)(i) through (xxv) as determined by the
33463346 1647
33473347 commission by rule made in accordance with Subsection [(144)(c)] (145)(c).
33483348 1648
33493349 (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
33503350 1649
33513351 commission may by rule define what constitutes equipment, machinery, or software
33523352 1650
33533353 that functions similarly to an item listed in Subsections [(144)(b)(i)] (145)(b)(i)
33543354 1651
33553355 through (xxv).
33563356 1652
33573357 [(145)] (146)(a) "Textbook for a higher education course" means a textbook or other
33583358 1653
33593359 printed material that is required for a course:
33603360 1654
33613361 (i) offered by an institution of higher education; and
33623362 1655
33633363 (ii) that the purchaser of the textbook or other printed material attends or will attend.
33643364 1656
33653365 (b) "Textbook for a higher education course" includes a textbook in electronic format.
33663366 1657
33673367 [(146)] (147) "Tobacco" means:
33683368 1658
33693369 (a) a cigarette;
33703370 1659
33713371 (b) a cigar;
33723372 1660
33733373 (c) chewing tobacco;
33743374 1661
33753375 (d) pipe tobacco; or
33763376 1662
33773377 (e) any other item that contains tobacco.
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33793379 1663
33803380 [(147)] (148) "Unassisted amusement device" means an amusement device, skill device, or
33813381 1664
33823382 ride device that is started and stopped by the purchaser or renter of the right to use or
33833383 1665
33843384 operate the amusement device, skill device, or ride device.
33853385 1666
33863386 [(148)] (149)(a) "Use" means the exercise of any right or power over tangible personal
33873387 1667
33883388 property, a product transferred electronically, or a service under Subsection 59-12-103
33893389 1668
33903390 (1), incident to the ownership or the leasing of that tangible personal property,
33913391 1669
33923392 product transferred electronically, or service.
33933393 1670
33943394 (b) "Use" does not include the sale, display, demonstration, or trial of tangible personal
33953395 1671
33963396 property, a product transferred electronically, or a service in the regular course of
33973397 1672
33983398 business and held for resale.
33993399 1673
34003400 [(149)] (150) "Value-added nonvoice data service" means a service:
34013401 1674
34023402 (a) that otherwise meets the definition of a telecommunications service except that a
34033403 1675
34043404 computer processing application is used to act primarily for a purpose other than
34053405 1676
34063406 conveyance, routing, or transmission; and
34073407 1677
34083408 (b) with respect to which a computer processing application is used to act on data or
34093409 1678
34103410 information:
34113411 1679
34123412 (i) code;
34133413 1680
34143414 (ii) content;
34153415 1681
34163416 (iii) form; or
34173417 1682
34183418 (iv) protocol.
34193419 1683
34203420 [(150)] (151)(a) Subject to Subsection [(150)(b)] (151)(b), "vehicle" means the following
34213421 1684
34223422 that are required to be titled, registered, or titled and registered:
34233423 1685
34243424 (i) an aircraft as defined in Section 72-10-102;
34253425 1686
34263426 (ii) a vehicle as defined in Section 41-1a-102;
34273427 1687
34283428 (iii) an off-highway vehicle as defined in Section 41-22-2; or
34293429 1688
34303430 (iv) a vessel as defined in Section 41-1a-102.
34313431 1689
34323432 (b) For purposes of Subsection 59-12-104(33) only, "vehicle" includes:
34333433 1690
34343434 (i) a vehicle described in Subsection [(150)(a)] (151)(a); or
34353435 1691
34363436 (ii)(A) a locomotive;
34373437 1692
34383438 (B) a freight car;
34393439 1693
34403440 (C) railroad work equipment; or
34413441 1694
34423442 (D) other railroad rolling stock.
34433443 1695
34443444 [(151)] (152) "Vehicle dealer" means a person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or
34453445 1696
34463446 exchanging a vehicle as defined in Subsection [(150)] (151).
34473447 - 50 - 02-20 10:39 S.B. 311
34483448 1697
34493449 [(152)] (153)(a) "Vertical service" means an ancillary service that:
34503450 1698
34513451 (i) is offered in connection with one or more telecommunications services; and
34523452 1699
34533453 (ii) offers an advanced calling feature that allows a customer to:
34543454 1700
34553455 (A) identify a caller; and
34563456 1701
34573457 (B) manage multiple calls and call connections.
34583458 1702
34593459 (b) "Vertical service" includes an ancillary service that allows a customer to manage a
34603460 1703
34613461 conference bridging service.
34623462 1704
34633463 [(153)] (154)(a) "Voice mail service" means an ancillary service that enables a customer
34643464 1705
34653465 to receive, send, or store a recorded message.
34663466 1706
34673467 (b) "Voice mail service" does not include a vertical service that a customer is required to
34683468 1707
34693469 have in order to utilize a voice mail service.
34703470 1708
34713471 [(154)] (155)(a) "Waste energy facility" means a facility that generates electricity:
34723472 1709
34733473 (i) using as the primary source of energy waste materials that would be placed in a
34743474 1710
34753475 landfill or refuse pit if it were not used to generate electricity, including:
34763476 1711
34773477 (A) tires;
34783478 1712
34793479 (B) waste coal;
34803480 1713
34813481 (C) oil shale; or
34823482 1714
34833483 (D) municipal solid waste; and
34843484 1715
34853485 (ii) in amounts greater than actually required for the operation of the facility.
34863486 1716
34873487 (b) "Waste energy facility" does not include a facility that incinerates:
34883488 1717
34893489 (i) hospital waste as defined in 40 C.F.R. 60.51c; or
34903490 1718
34913491 (ii) medical/infectious waste as defined in 40 C.F.R. 60.51c.
34923492 1719
34933493 [(155)] (156) "Watercraft" means a vessel as defined in Section 73-18-2.
34943494 1720
34953495 [(156)] (157) "Wind energy" means wind used as the sole source of energy to produce
34963496 1721
34973497 electricity.
34983498 1722
34993499 [(157)] (158) "ZIP Code" means a Zoning Improvement Plan Code assigned to a geographic
35003500 1723
35013501 location by the United States Postal Service.
35023502 1724
35033503 Section 2. Section 59-12-104 is amended to read:
35043504 1725
35053505 59-12-104 . Exemptions.
35063506 1726
35073507 Exemptions from the taxes imposed by this chapter are as follows:
35083508 1727
35093509 (1) sales of aviation fuel, motor fuel, and special fuel subject to a Utah state excise tax
35103510 1728
35113511 under Chapter 13, Motor and Special Fuel Tax Act;
35123512 1729
35133513 (2) subject to Section 59-12-104.6, sales to the state, its institutions, and its political
35143514 1730
35153515 subdivisions; however, this exemption does not apply to sales of:
35163516 - 51 - S.B. 311 02-20 10:39
35173517 1731
35183518 (a) construction materials except:
35193519 1732
35203520 (i) construction materials purchased by or on behalf of institutions of the public
35213521 1733
35223522 education system as defined in Utah Constitution, Article X, Section 2, provided
35233523 1734
35243524 the construction materials are clearly identified and segregated and installed or
35253525 1735
35263526 converted to real property which is owned by institutions of the public education
35273527 1736
35283528 system; and
35293529 1737
35303530 (ii) construction materials purchased by the state, its institutions, or its political
35313531 1738
35323532 subdivisions which are installed or converted to real property by employees of the
35333533 1739
35343534 state, its institutions, or its political subdivisions; or
35353535 1740
35363536 (b) tangible personal property in connection with the construction, operation,
35373537 1741
35383538 maintenance, repair, or replacement of a project, as defined in Section 11-13-103, or
35393539 1742
35403540 facilities providing additional project capacity, as defined in Section 11-13-103;
35413541 1743
35423542 (3)(a) sales of an item described in Subsection (3)(b) from a vending machine if:
35433543 1744
35443544 (i) the proceeds of each sale do not exceed $1; and
35453545 1745
35463546 (ii) the seller or operator of the vending machine reports an amount equal to 150% of
35473547 1746
35483548 the cost of the item described in Subsection (3)(b) as goods consumed; and
35493549 1747
35503550 (b) Subsection (3)(a) applies to:
35513551 1748
35523552 (i) food and food ingredients; or
35533553 1749
35543554 (ii) prepared food;
35553555 1750
35563556 (4)(a) sales of the following to a commercial airline carrier for in-flight consumption:
35573557 1751
35583558 (i) alcoholic beverages;
35593559 1752
35603560 (ii) food and food ingredients; or
35613561 1753
35623562 (iii) prepared food;
35633563 1754
35643564 (b) sales of tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically:
35653565 1755
35663566 (i) to a passenger;
35673567 1756
35683568 (ii) by a commercial airline carrier; and
35693569 1757
35703570 (iii) during a flight for in-flight consumption or in-flight use by the passenger; or
35713571 1758
35723572 (c) services related to Subsection (4)(a) or (b);
35733573 1759
35743574 (5) sales of parts and equipment for installation in an aircraft operated by a common carrier
35753575 1760
35763576 in interstate or foreign commerce;
35773577 1761
35783578 (6) sales of commercials, motion picture films, prerecorded audio program tapes or records,
35793579 1762
35803580 and prerecorded video tapes by a producer, distributor, or studio to a motion picture
35813581 1763
35823582 exhibitor, distributor, or commercial television or radio broadcaster;
35833583 1764
35843584 (7)(a) except as provided in Subsection (85) and subject to Subsection (7)(b), sales of
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35863586 1765
35873587 cleaning or washing of tangible personal property if the cleaning or washing of the
35883588 1766
35893589 tangible personal property is not assisted cleaning or washing of tangible personal
35903590 1767
35913591 property;
35923592 1768
35933593 (b) if a seller that sells at the same business location assisted cleaning or washing of
35943594 1769
35953595 tangible personal property and cleaning or washing of tangible personal property that
35963596 1770
35973597 is not assisted cleaning or washing of tangible personal property, the exemption
35983598 1771
35993599 described in Subsection (7)(a) applies if the seller separately accounts for the sales of
36003600 1772
36013601 the assisted cleaning or washing of the tangible personal property; and
36023602 1773
36033603 (c) for purposes of Subsection (7)(b) and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
36043604 1774
36053605 Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules:
36063606 1775
36073607 (i) governing the circumstances under which sales are at the same business location;
36083608 1776
36093609 and
36103610 1777
36113611 (ii) establishing the procedures and requirements for a seller to separately account for
36123612 1778
36133613 sales of assisted cleaning or washing of tangible personal property;
36143614 1779
36153615 (8) sales made to or by religious or charitable institutions in the conduct of their regular
36163616 1780
36173617 religious or charitable functions and activities, if the requirements of Section 59-12-104.1
36183618 1781
36193619 are fulfilled;
36203620 1782
36213621 (9) sales of a vehicle of a type required to be registered under the motor vehicle laws of this
36223622 1783
36233623 state if:
36243624 1784
36253625 (a) the sale is not from the vehicle's lessor to the vehicle's lessee;
36263626 1785
36273627 (b) the vehicle is not registered in this state; and
36283628 1786
36293629 (c)(i) the vehicle is not used in this state; or
36303630 1787
36313631 (ii) the vehicle is used in this state:
36323632 1788
36333633 (A) if the vehicle is not used to conduct business, for a time period that does not
36343634 1789
36353635 exceed the longer of:
36363636 1790
36373637 (I) 30 days in any calendar year; or
36383638 1791
36393639 (II) the time period necessary to transport the vehicle to the borders of this
36403640 1792
36413641 state; or
36423642 1793
36433643 (B) if the vehicle is used to conduct business, for the time period necessary to
36443644 1794
36453645 transport the vehicle to the borders of this state;
36463646 1795
36473647 (10)(a) amounts paid for an item described in Subsection (10)(b) if:
36483648 1796
36493649 (i) the item is intended for human use; and
36503650 1797
36513651 (ii)(A) a prescription was issued for the item; or
36523652 1798
36533653 (B) the item was purchased by a hospital or other medical facility; and
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36553655 1799
36563656 (b)(i) Subsection (10)(a) applies to:
36573657 1800
36583658 (A) a drug;
36593659 1801
36603660 (B) a syringe; or
36613661 1802
36623662 (C) a stoma supply; and
36633663 1803
36643664 (ii) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
36653665 1804
36663666 the commission may by rule define the terms:
36673667 1805
36683668 (A) "syringe"; or
36693669 1806
36703670 (B) "stoma supply";
36713671 1807
36723672 (11) purchases or leases exempt under Section 19-12-201;
36733673 1808
36743674 (12)(a) sales of an item described in Subsection (12)(c) served by:
36753675 1809
36763676 (i) the following if the item described in Subsection (12)(c) is not available to the
36773677 1810
36783678 general public:
36793679 1811
36803680 (A) a church; or
36813681 1812
36823682 (B) a charitable institution; or
36833683 1813
36843684 (ii) an institution of higher education if:
36853685 1814
36863686 (A) the item described in Subsection (12)(c) is not available to the general public;
36873687 1815
36883688 or
36893689 1816
36903690 (B) the item described in Subsection (12)(c) is prepaid as part of a student meal
36913691 1817
36923692 plan offered by the institution of higher education; [or]
36933693 1818
36943694 (b) sales of an item described in Subsection (12)(c) provided for a patient by:
36953695 1819
36963696 (i) a medical facility; or
36973697 1820
36983698 (ii) a nursing facility; and
36993699 1821
37003700 (c) Subsections (12)(a) and (b) apply to:
37013701 1822
37023702 (i) food and food ingredients;
37033703 1823
37043704 (ii) prepared food; or
37053705 1824
37063706 (iii) alcoholic beverages;
37073707 1825
37083708 (13)(a) except as provided in Subsection (13)(b), the sale of tangible personal property
37093709 1826
37103710 or a product transferred electronically by a person:
37113711 1827
37123712 (i) regardless of the number of transactions involving the sale of that tangible
37133713 1828
37143714 personal property or product transferred electronically by that person; and
37153715 1829
37163716 (ii) not regularly engaged in the business of selling that type of tangible personal
37173717 1830
37183718 property or product transferred electronically;
37193719 1831
37203720 (b) this Subsection (13) does not apply if:
37213721 1832
37223722 (i) the sale is one of a series of sales of a character to indicate that the person is
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37243724 1833
37253725 regularly engaged in the business of selling that type of tangible personal property
37263726 1834
37273727 or product transferred electronically;
37283728 1835
37293729 (ii) the person holds that person out as regularly engaged in the business of selling
37303730 1836
37313731 that type of tangible personal property or product transferred electronically;
37323732 1837
37333733 (iii) the person sells an item of tangible personal property or product transferred
37343734 1838
37353735 electronically that the person purchased as a sale that is exempt under Subsection
37363736 1839
37373737 (25); or
37383738 1840
37393739 (iv) the sale is of a vehicle or vessel required to be titled or registered under the laws
37403740 1841
37413741 of this state in which case the tax is based upon:
37423742 1842
37433743 (A) the bill of sale, lease agreement, or other written evidence of value of the
37443744 1843
37453745 vehicle or vessel being sold; or
37463746 1844
37473747 (B) in the absence of a bill of sale, lease agreement, or other written evidence of
37483748 1845
37493749 value, the fair market value of the vehicle or vessel being sold at the time of the
37503750 1846
37513751 sale as determined by the commission; and
37523752 1847
37533753 (c) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
37543754 1848
37553755 commission shall make rules establishing the circumstances under which:
37563756 1849
37573757 (i) a person is regularly engaged in the business of selling a type of tangible personal
37583758 1850
37593759 property or product transferred electronically;
37603760 1851
37613761 (ii) a sale of tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically is one
37623762 1852
37633763 of a series of sales of a character to indicate that a person is regularly engaged in
37643764 1853
37653765 the business of selling that type of tangible personal property or product
37663766 1854
37673767 transferred electronically; or
37683768 1855
37693769 (iii) a person holds that person out as regularly engaged in the business of selling a
37703770 1856
37713771 type of tangible personal property or product transferred electronically;
37723772 1857
37733773 (14) amounts paid or charged for a purchase or lease of machinery, equipment, normal
37743774 1858
37753775 operating repair or replacement parts, or materials, except for office equipment or office
37763776 1859
37773777 supplies, by:
37783778 1860
37793779 (a) a manufacturing facility that:
37803780 1861
37813781 (i) is located in the state; and
37823782 1862
37833783 (ii) uses or consumes the machinery, equipment, normal operating repair or
37843784 1863
37853785 replacement parts, or materials:
37863786 1864
37873787 (A) in the manufacturing process to manufacture an item sold as tangible personal
37883788 1865
37893789 property, as the commission may define that phrase in accordance with Title
37903790 1866
37913791 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; or
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37933793 1867
37943794 (B) for a scrap recycler, to process an item sold as tangible personal property, as
37953795 1868
37963796 the commission may define that phrase in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter
37973797 1869
37983798 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;
37993799 1870
38003800 (b) an establishment, as the commission defines that term in accordance with Title 63G,
38013801 1871
38023802 Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that:
38033803 1872
38043804 (i) is described in NAICS Subsector 212, Mining (except Oil and Gas), or NAICS
38053805 1873
38063806 Code 213113, Support Activities for Coal Mining, 213114, Support Activities for
38073807 1874
38083808 Metal Mining, or 213115, Support Activities for Nonmetallic Minerals (except
38093809 1875
38103810 Fuels) Mining, of the 2002 North American Industry Classification System of the
38113811 1876
38123812 federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget;
38133813 1877
38143814 (ii) is located in the state; and
38153815 1878
38163816 (iii) uses or consumes the machinery, equipment, normal operating repair or
38173817 1879
38183818 replacement parts, or materials in:
38193819 1880
38203820 (A) the production process to produce an item sold as tangible personal property,
38213821 1881
38223822 as the commission may define that phrase in accordance with Title 63G,
38233823 1882
38243824 Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;
38253825 1883
38263826 (B) research and development, as the commission may define that phrase in
38273827 1884
38283828 accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;
38293829 1885
38303830 (C) transporting, storing, or managing tailings, overburden, or similar waste
38313831 1886
38323832 materials produced from mining;
38333833 1887
38343834 (D) developing or maintaining a road, tunnel, excavation, or similar feature used
38353835 1888
38363836 in mining; or
38373837 1889
38383838 (E) preventing, controlling, or reducing dust or other pollutants from mining; or
38393839 1890
38403840 (c) an establishment, as the commission defines that term in accordance with Title 63G,
38413841 1891
38423842 Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that:
38433843 1892
38443844 (i) is described in NAICS Code 518112, Web Search Portals, of the 2002 North
38453845 1893
38463846 American Industry Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the
38473847 1894
38483848 President, Office of Management and Budget;
38493849 1895
38503850 (ii) is located in the state; and
38513851 1896
38523852 (iii) uses or consumes the machinery, equipment, normal operating repair or
38533853 1897
38543854 replacement parts, or materials in the operation of the web search portal;
38553855 1898
38563856 (15)(a) sales of the following if the requirements of Subsection (15)(b) are met:
38573857 1899
38583858 (i) tooling;
38593859 1900
38603860 (ii) special tooling;
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38623862 1901
38633863 (iii) support equipment;
38643864 1902
38653865 (iv) special test equipment; or
38663866 1903
38673867 (v) parts used in the repairs or renovations of tooling or equipment described in
38683868 1904
38693869 Subsections (15)(a)(i) through (iv); and
38703870 1905
38713871 (b) sales of tooling, equipment, or parts described in Subsection (15)(a) are exempt if:
38723872 1906
38733873 (i) the tooling, equipment, or parts are used or consumed exclusively in the
38743874 1907
38753875 performance of any aerospace or electronics industry contract with the United
38763876 1908
38773877 States government or any subcontract under that contract; and
38783878 1909
38793879 (ii) under the terms of the contract or subcontract described in Subsection (15)(b)(i),
38803880 1910
38813881 title to the tooling, equipment, or parts is vested in the United States government
38823882 1911
38833883 as evidenced by:
38843884 1912
38853885 (A) a government identification tag placed on the tooling, equipment, or parts; or
38863886 1913
38873887 (B) listing on a government-approved property record if placing a government
38883888 1914
38893889 identification tag on the tooling, equipment, or parts is impractical;
38903890 1915
38913891 (16) sales of newspapers or newspaper subscriptions;
38923892 1916
38933893 (17)(a) except as provided in Subsection (17)(b), tangible personal property or a product
38943894 1917
38953895 transferred electronically traded in as full or part payment of the purchase price,
38963896 1918
38973897 except that for purposes of calculating sales or use tax upon vehicles not sold by a
38983898 1919
38993899 vehicle dealer, trade-ins are limited to other vehicles only, and the tax is based upon:
39003900 1920
39013901 (i) the bill of sale or other written evidence of value of the vehicle being sold and the
39023902 1921
39033903 vehicle being traded in; or
39043904 1922
39053905 (ii) in the absence of a bill of sale or other written evidence of value, the then existing
39063906 1923
39073907 fair market value of the vehicle being sold and the vehicle being traded in, as
39083908 1924
39093909 determined by the commission; and
39103910 1925
39113911 (b) Subsection (17)(a) does not apply to the following items of tangible personal
39123912 1926
39133913 property or products transferred electronically traded in as full or part payment of the
39143914 1927
39153915 purchase price:
39163916 1928
39173917 (i) money;
39183918 1929
39193919 (ii) electricity;
39203920 1930
39213921 (iii) water;
39223922 1931
39233923 (iv) gas; or
39243924 1932
39253925 (v) steam;
39263926 1933
39273927 (18)(a)(i) except as provided in Subsection (18)(b), sales of tangible personal
39283928 1934
39293929 property or a product transferred electronically used or consumed primarily and
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39313931 1935
39323932 directly in farming operations, regardless of whether the tangible personal
39333933 1936
39343934 property or product transferred electronically:
39353935 1937
39363936 (A) becomes part of real estate; or
39373937 1938
39383938 (B) is installed by a farmer, contractor, or subcontractor; or
39393939 1939
39403940 (ii) sales of parts used in the repairs or renovations of tangible personal property or a
39413941 1940
39423942 product transferred electronically if the tangible personal property or product
39433943 1941
39443944 transferred electronically is exempt under Subsection (18)(a)(i); and
39453945 1942
39463946 (b) amounts paid or charged for the following are subject to the taxes imposed by this
39473947 1943
39483948 chapter:
39493949 1944
39503950 (i)(A) subject to Subsection (18)(b)(i)(B), machinery, equipment, materials, or
39513951 1945
39523952 supplies if used in a manner that is incidental to farming; and
39533953 1946
39543954 (B) tangible personal property that is considered to be used in a manner that is
39553955 1947
39563956 incidental to farming includes:
39573957 1948
39583958 (I) hand tools; or
39593959 1949
39603960 (II) maintenance and janitorial equipment and supplies;
39613961 1950
39623962 (ii)(A) subject to Subsection (18)(b)(ii)(B), tangible personal property or a product
39633963 1951
39643964 transferred electronically if the tangible personal property or product
39653965 1952
39663966 transferred electronically is used in an activity other than farming; and
39673967 1953
39683968 (B) tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically that is
39693969 1954
39703970 considered to be used in an activity other than farming includes:
39713971 1955
39723972 (I) office equipment and supplies; or
39733973 1956
39743974 (II) equipment and supplies used in:
39753975 1957
39763976 (Aa) the sale or distribution of farm products;
39773977 1958
39783978 (Bb) research; or
39793979 1959
39803980 (Cc) transportation; or
39813981 1960
39823982 (iii) a vehicle required to be registered by the laws of this state during the period
39833983 1961
39843984 ending two years after the date of the vehicle's purchase;
39853985 1962
39863986 (19) sales of hay;
39873987 1963
39883988 (20) exclusive sale during the harvest season of seasonal crops, seedling plants, or garden,
39893989 1964
39903990 farm, or other agricultural produce if the seasonal crops are, seedling plants are, or
39913991 1965
39923992 garden, farm, or other agricultural produce is sold by:
39933993 1966
39943994 (a) the producer of the seasonal crops, seedling plants, or garden, farm, or other
39953995 1967
39963996 agricultural produce;
39973997 1968
39983998 (b) an employee of the producer described in Subsection (20)(a); or
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40004000 1969
40014001 (c) a member of the immediate family of the producer described in Subsection (20)(a);
40024002 1970
40034003 (21) purchases made using a coupon as defined in 7 U.S.C. Sec. 2012 that is issued under
40044004 1971
40054005 the Food Stamp Program, 7 U.S.C. Sec. 2011 et seq.;
40064006 1972
40074007 (22) sales of nonreturnable containers, nonreturnable labels, nonreturnable bags,
40084008 1973
40094009 nonreturnable shipping cases, and nonreturnable casings to a manufacturer, processor,
40104010 1974
40114011 wholesaler, or retailer for use in packaging tangible personal property to be sold by that
40124012 1975
40134013 manufacturer, processor, wholesaler, or retailer;
40144014 1976
40154015 (23) a product stored in the state for resale;
40164016 1977
40174017 (24)(a) purchases of a product if:
40184018 1978
40194019 (i) the product is:
40204020 1979
40214021 (A) purchased outside of this state;
40224022 1980
40234023 (B) brought into this state:
40244024 1981
40254025 (I) at any time after the purchase described in Subsection (24)(a)(i)(A); and
40264026 1982
40274027 (II) by a nonresident person who is not living or working in this state at the
40284028 1983
40294029 time of the purchase;
40304030 1984
40314031 (C) used for the personal use or enjoyment of the nonresident person described in
40324032 1985
40334033 Subsection (24)(a)(i)(B)(II) while that nonresident person is within the state;
40344034 1986
40354035 and
40364036 1987
40374037 (D) not used in conducting business in this state; and
40384038 1988
40394039 (ii) for:
40404040 1989
40414041 (A) a product other than a boat described in Subsection (24)(a)(ii)(B), the first use
40424042 1990
40434043 of the product for a purpose for which the product is designed occurs outside of
40444044 1991
40454045 this state;
40464046 1992
40474047 (B) a boat, the boat is registered outside of this state; or
40484048 1993
40494049 (C) a vehicle other than a vehicle sold to an authorized carrier, the vehicle is
40504050 1994
40514051 registered outside of this state;
40524052 1995
40534053 (b) the exemption provided for in Subsection (24)(a) does not apply to:
40544054 1996
40554055 (i) a lease or rental of a product; or
40564056 1997
40574057 (ii) a sale of a vehicle exempt under Subsection (33); and
40584058 1998
40594059 (c) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for
40604060 1999
40614061 purposes of Subsection (24)(a), the commission may by rule define what constitutes
40624062 2000
40634063 the following:
40644064 2001
40654065 (i) conducting business in this state if that phrase has the same meaning in this
40664066 2002
40674067 Subsection (24) as in Subsection (63);
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40694069 2003
40704070 (ii) the first use of a product if that phrase has the same meaning in this Subsection
40714071 2004
40724072 (24) as in Subsection (63); or
40734073 2005
40744074 (iii) a purpose for which a product is designed if that phrase has the same meaning in
40754075 2006
40764076 this Subsection (24) as in Subsection (63);
40774077 2007
40784078 (25) a product purchased for resale in the regular course of business, either in its original
40794079 2008
40804080 form or as an ingredient or component part of a manufactured or compounded product;
40814081 2009
40824082 (26) a product upon which a sales or use tax was paid to some other state, or one of its
40834083 2010
40844084 subdivisions, except that the state shall be paid any difference between the tax paid and
40854085 2011
40864086 the tax imposed by this part and Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax Act, and no adjustment
40874087 2012
40884088 is allowed if the tax paid was greater than the tax imposed by this part and Part 2, Local
40894089 2013
40904090 Sales and Use Tax Act;
40914091 2014
40924092 (27) any sale of a service described in Subsections 59-12-103(1)(b), (c), and (d) to a person
40934093 2015
40944094 for use in compounding a service taxable under the subsections;
40954095 2016
40964096 (28) purchases made in accordance with the special supplemental nutrition program for
40974097 2017
40984098 women, infants, and children established in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1786;
40994099 2018
41004100 (29) sales or leases of rolls, rollers, refractory brick, electric motors, or other replacement
41014101 2019
41024102 parts used in the furnaces, mills, or ovens of a steel mill described in SIC Code 3312 of
41034103 2020
41044104 the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual of the federal Executive Office of the
41054105 2021
41064106 President, Office of Management and Budget;
41074107 2022
41084108 (30) sales of a boat of a type required to be registered under Title 73, Chapter 18, State
41094109 2023
41104110 Boating Act, a boat trailer, or an outboard motor if the boat, boat trailer, or outboard
41114111 2024
41124112 motor is:
41134113 2025
41144114 (a) not registered in this state; and
41154115 2026
41164116 (b)(i) not used in this state; or
41174117 2027
41184118 (ii) used in this state:
41194119 2028
41204120 (A) if the boat, boat trailer, or outboard motor is not used to conduct business, for
41214121 2029
41224122 a time period that does not exceed the longer of:
41234123 2030
41244124 (I) 30 days in any calendar year; or
41254125 2031
41264126 (II) the time period necessary to transport the boat, boat trailer, or outboard
41274127 2032
41284128 motor to the borders of this state; or
41294129 2033
41304130 (B) if the boat, boat trailer, or outboard motor is used to conduct business, for the
41314131 2034
41324132 time period necessary to transport the boat, boat trailer, or outboard motor to
41334133 2035
41344134 the borders of this state;
41354135 2036
41364136 (31) sales of aircraft manufactured in Utah;
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41384138 2037
41394139 (32) amounts paid for the purchase of telecommunications service for purposes of
41404140 2038
41414141 providing telecommunications service;
41424142 2039
41434143 (33) sales, leases, or uses of the following:
41444144 2040
41454145 (a) a vehicle by an authorized carrier; or
41464146 2041
41474147 (b) tangible personal property that is installed on a vehicle:
41484148 2042
41494149 (i) sold or leased to or used by an authorized carrier; and
41504150 2043
41514151 (ii) before the vehicle is placed in service for the first time;
41524152 2044
41534153 (34)(a) 45% of the sales price of any new manufactured home; and
41544154 2045
41554155 (b) 100% of the sales price of any used manufactured home;
41564156 2046
41574157 (35) sales relating to schools and fundraising sales;
41584158 2047
41594159 (36) sales or rentals of durable medical equipment if:
41604160 2048
41614161 (a) a person presents a prescription for the durable medical equipment; and
41624162 2049
41634163 (b) the durable medical equipment is used for home use only;
41644164 2050
41654165 (37)(a) sales to a ski resort of electricity to operate a passenger ropeway as defined in
41664166 2051
41674167 Section 72-11-102; and
41684168 2052
41694169 (b) the commission shall by rule determine the method for calculating sales exempt
41704170 2053
41714171 under Subsection (37)(a) that are not separately metered and accounted for in utility
41724172 2054
41734173 billings;
41744174 2055
41754175 (38) sales to a ski resort of:
41764176 2056
41774177 (a) snowmaking equipment;
41784178 2057
41794179 (b) ski slope grooming equipment;
41804180 2058
41814181 (c) passenger ropeways as defined in Section 72-11-102; or
41824182 2059
41834183 (d) parts used in the repairs or renovations of equipment or passenger ropeways
41844184 2060
41854185 described in Subsections (38)(a) through (c);
41864186 2061
41874187 (39) subject to Subsection 59-12-103(2)(j), sales of natural gas, electricity, heat, coal, fuel
41884188 2062
41894189 oil, or other fuels for industrial use;
41904190 2063
41914191 (40)(a) subject to Subsection (40)(b), sales or rentals of the right to use or operate for
41924192 2064
41934193 amusement, entertainment, or recreation an unassisted amusement device as defined
41944194 2065
41954195 in Section 59-12-102;
41964196 2066
41974197 (b) if a seller that sells or rents at the same business location the right to use or operate
41984198 2067
41994199 for amusement, entertainment, or recreation one or more unassisted amusement
42004200 2068
42014201 devices and one or more assisted amusement devices, the exemption described in
42024202 2069
42034203 Subsection (40)(a) applies if the seller separately accounts for the sales or rentals of
42044204 2070
42054205 the right to use or operate for amusement, entertainment, or recreation for the assisted
42064206 - 61 - S.B. 311 02-20 10:39
42074207 2071
42084208 amusement devices; and
42094209 2072
42104210 (c) for purposes of Subsection (40)(b) and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
42114211 2073
42124212 Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules:
42134213 2074
42144214 (i) governing the circumstances under which sales are at the same business location;
42154215 2075
42164216 and
42174217 2076
42184218 (ii) establishing the procedures and requirements for a seller to separately account for
42194219 2077
42204220 the sales or rentals of the right to use or operate for amusement, entertainment, or
42214221 2078
42224222 recreation for assisted amusement devices;
42234223 2079
42244224 (41)(a) sales of photocopies by:
42254225 2080
42264226 (i) a governmental entity; or
42274227 2081
42284228 (ii) an entity within the state system of public education, including:
42294229 2082
42304230 (A) a school; or
42314231 2083
42324232 (B) the State Board of Education; or
42334233 2084
42344234 (b) sales of publications by a governmental entity;
42354235 2085
42364236 (42) amounts paid for admission to an athletic event at an institution of higher education
42374237 2086
42384238 that is subject to the provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20
42394239 2087
42404240 U.S.C. Sec. 1681 et seq.;
42414241 2088
42424242 (43)(a) sales made to or by:
42434243 2089
42444244 (i) an area agency on aging; or
42454245 2090
42464246 (ii) a senior citizen center owned by a county, city, or town; or
42474247 2091
42484248 (b) sales made by a senior citizen center that contracts with an area agency on aging;
42494249 2092
42504250 (44) sales or leases of semiconductor fabricating, processing, research, or development
42514251 2093
42524252 materials regardless of whether the semiconductor fabricating, processing, research, or
42534253 2094
42544254 development materials:
42554255 2095
42564256 (a) actually come into contact with a semiconductor; or
42574257 2096
42584258 (b) ultimately become incorporated into real property;
42594259 2097
42604260 (45) an amount paid by or charged to a purchaser for accommodations and services
42614261 2098
42624262 described in Subsection 59-12-103(1)(i) to the extent the amount is exempt under
42634263 2099
42644264 Section 59-12-104.2;
42654265 2100
42664266 (46) the lease or use of a vehicle issued a temporary sports event registration certificate in
42674267 2101
42684268 accordance with Section 41-3-306 for the event period specified on the temporary sports
42694269 2102
42704270 event registration certificate;
42714271 2103
42724272 (47)(a) sales or uses of electricity, if the sales or uses are made under a retail tariff
42734273 2104
42744274 adopted by the Public Service Commission only for purchase of electricity produced
42754275 - 62 - 02-20 10:39 S.B. 311
42764276 2105
42774277 from a new alternative energy source built after January 1, 2016, as designated in the
42784278 2106
42794279 tariff by the Public Service Commission; and
42804280 2107
42814281 (b) for a residential use customer only, the exemption under Subsection (47)(a) applies
42824282 2108
42834283 only to the portion of the tariff rate a customer pays under the tariff described in
42844284 2109
42854285 Subsection (47)(a) that exceeds the tariff rate under the tariff described in Subsection
42864286 2110
42874287 (47)(a) that the customer would have paid absent the tariff;
42884288 2111
42894289 (48) sales or rentals of mobility enhancing equipment if a person presents a prescription for
42904290 2112
42914291 the mobility enhancing equipment;
42924292 2113
42934293 (49) sales of water in a:
42944294 2114
42954295 (a) pipe;
42964296 2115
42974297 (b) conduit;
42984298 2116
42994299 (c) ditch; or
43004300 2117
43014301 (d) reservoir;
43024302 2118
43034303 (50) sales of currency or coins that constitute legal tender of a state, the United States, or a
43044304 2119
43054305 foreign nation;
43064306 2120
43074307 (51)(a) sales of an item described in Subsection (51)(b) if the item:
43084308 2121
43094309 (i) does not constitute legal tender of a state, the United States, or a foreign nation;
43104310 2122
43114311 and
43124312 2123
43134313 (ii) has a gold, silver, or platinum content of 50% or more; and
43144314 2124
43154315 (b) Subsection (51)(a) applies to a gold, silver, or platinum:
43164316 2125
43174317 (i) ingot;
43184318 2126
43194319 (ii) bar;
43204320 2127
43214321 (iii) medallion; or
43224322 2128
43234323 (iv) decorative coin;
43244324 2129
43254325 (52) amounts paid on a sale-leaseback transaction;
43264326 2130
43274327 (53) sales of a prosthetic device:
43284328 2131
43294329 (a) for use on or in a human; and
43304330 2132
43314331 (b)(i) for which a prescription is required; or
43324332 2133
43334333 (ii) if the prosthetic device is purchased by a hospital or other medical facility;
43344334 2134
43354335 (54)(a) except as provided in Subsection (54)(b), purchases, leases, or rentals of
43364336 2135
43374337 machinery or equipment by an establishment described in Subsection (54)(c) if the
43384338 2136
43394339 machinery or equipment is primarily used in the production or postproduction of the
43404340 2137
43414341 following media for commercial distribution:
43424342 2138
43434343 (i) a motion picture;
43444344 - 63 - S.B. 311 02-20 10:39
43454345 2139
43464346 (ii) a television program;
43474347 2140
43484348 (iii) a movie made for television;
43494349 2141
43504350 (iv) a music video;
43514351 2142
43524352 (v) a commercial;
43534353 2143
43544354 (vi) a documentary; or
43554355 2144
43564356 (vii) a medium similar to Subsections (54)(a)(i) through (vi) as determined by the
43574357 2145
43584358 commission by administrative rule made in accordance with Subsection (54)(d); [
43594359 2146
43604360 or]
43614361 2147
43624362 (b) purchases, leases, or rentals of machinery or equipment by an establishment
43634363 2148
43644364 described in Subsection (54)(c) that is used for the production or postproduction of
43654365 2149
43664366 the following are subject to the taxes imposed by this chapter:
43674367 2150
43684368 (i) a live musical performance;
43694369 2151
43704370 (ii) a live news program; or
43714371 2152
43724372 (iii) a live sporting event;
43734373 2153
43744374 (c) the following establishments listed in the 1997 North American Industry
43754375 2154
43764376 Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of
43774377 2155
43784378 Management and Budget, apply to Subsections (54)(a) and (b):
43794379 2156
43804380 (i) NAICS Code 512110; or
43814381 2157
43824382 (ii) NAICS Code 51219; and
43834383 2158
43844384 (d) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
43854385 2159
43864386 commission may by rule:
43874387 2160
43884388 (i) prescribe what constitutes a medium similar to Subsections (54)(a)(i) through (vi);
43894389 2161
43904390 or
43914391 2162
43924392 (ii) define:
43934393 2163
43944394 (A) "commercial distribution";
43954395 2164
43964396 (B) "live musical performance";
43974397 2165
43984398 (C) "live news program"; or
43994399 2166
44004400 (D) "live sporting event";
44014401 2167
44024402 (55)(a) leases of seven or more years or purchases made on or after July 1, 2004, but on
44034403 2168
44044404 or before June 30, [2027] 2037, of tangible personal property that:
44054405 2169
44064406 (i) is leased or purchased for or by a facility that:
44074407 2170
44084408 (A) is an alternative energy electricity production facility or an electricity storage
44094409 2171
44104410 facility;
44114411 2172
44124412 (B) is located in the state; and
44134413 - 64 - 02-20 10:39 S.B. 311
44144414 2173
44154415 (C)(I) becomes operational on or after July 1, 2004; or
44164416 2174
44174417 (II) has [its] the facility's generation or storage capacity increased by one or
44184418 2175
44194419 more megawatts on or after July 1, 2004, as a result of the use of the
44204420 2176
44214421 tangible personal property;
44224422 2177
44234423 (ii) has an economic life of five or more years; and
44244424 2178
44254425 (iii) is used to make the facility or the increase in capacity of the facility described in
44264426 2179
44274427 Subsection (55)(a)(i) operational up to the point of interconnection with an
44284428 2180
44294429 existing transmission grid including:
44304430 2181
44314431 (A) a wind turbine;
44324432 2182
44334433 (B) generating equipment;
44344434 2183
44354435 (C) a control and monitoring system;
44364436 2184
44374437 (D) a power line;
44384438 2185
44394439 (E) substation equipment;
44404440 2186
44414441 (F) lighting;
44424442 2187
44434443 (G) fencing;
44444444 2188
44454445 (H) pipes; [or]
44464446 2189
44474447 (I) other equipment used for locating a power line or pole; [and] or
44484448 2190
44494449 (J) electricity storage equipment; and
44504450 2191
44514451 (b) this Subsection (55) does not apply to:
44524452 2192
44534453 (i) tangible personal property used in construction of:
44544454 2193
44554455 (A) a new alternative energy electricity production facility; or
44564456 2194
44574457 (B) the increase in the capacity of an alternative energy electricity production
44584458 2195
44594459 facility or an electric storage facility;
44604460 2196
44614461 (ii) contracted services required for construction and routine maintenance activities;
44624462 2197
44634463 and
44644464 2198
44654465 (iii) unless the tangible personal property is used or acquired for an increase in
44664466 2199
44674467 capacity of the facility described in Subsection (55)(a)(i)(C)(II), tangible personal
44684468 2200
44694469 property used or acquired after:
44704470 2201
44714471 (A) the alternative energy electricity production facility or electric storage facility
44724472 2202
44734473 described in Subsection (55)(a)(i) is operational as described in Subsection
44744474 2203
44754475 (55)(a)(iii); or
44764476 2204
44774477 (B) the increased capacity described in Subsection (55)(a)(i) is operational as
44784478 2205
44794479 described in Subsection (55)(a)(iii);
44804480 2206
44814481 (56)(a) leases of seven or more years or purchases made on or after July 1, 2004, but on
44824482 - 65 - S.B. 311 02-20 10:39
44834483 2207
44844484 or before June 30, 2027, of tangible personal property that:
44854485 2208
44864486 (i) is leased or purchased for or by a facility that:
44874487 2209
44884488 (A) is a waste energy production facility;
44894489 2210
44904490 (B) is located in the state; and
44914491 2211
44924492 (C)(I) becomes operational on or after July 1, 2004; or
44934493 2212
44944494 (II) has its generation capacity increased by one or more megawatts on or after
44954495 2213
44964496 July 1, 2004, as a result of the use of the tangible personal property;
44974497 2214
44984498 (ii) has an economic life of five or more years; and
44994499 2215
45004500 (iii) is used to make the facility or the increase in capacity of the facility described in
45014501 2216
45024502 Subsection (56)(a)(i) operational up to the point of interconnection with an
45034503 2217
45044504 existing transmission grid including:
45054505 2218
45064506 (A) generating equipment;
45074507 2219
45084508 (B) a control and monitoring system;
45094509 2220
45104510 (C) a power line;
45114511 2221
45124512 (D) substation equipment;
45134513 2222
45144514 (E) lighting;
45154515 2223
45164516 (F) fencing;
45174517 2224
45184518 (G) pipes; or
45194519 2225
45204520 (H) other equipment used for locating a power line or pole; and
45214521 2226
45224522 (b) this Subsection (56) does not apply to:
45234523 2227
45244524 (i) tangible personal property used in construction of:
45254525 2228
45264526 (A) a new waste energy facility; or
45274527 2229
45284528 (B) the increase in the capacity of a waste energy facility;
45294529 2230
45304530 (ii) contracted services required for construction and routine maintenance activities;
45314531 2231
45324532 and
45334533 2232
45344534 (iii) unless the tangible personal property is used or acquired for an increase in
45354535 2233
45364536 capacity described in Subsection (56)(a)(i)(C)(II), tangible personal property used
45374537 2234
45384538 or acquired after:
45394539 2235
45404540 (A) the waste energy facility described in Subsection (56)(a)(i) is operational as
45414541 2236
45424542 described in Subsection (56)(a)(iii); or
45434543 2237
45444544 (B) the increased capacity described in Subsection (56)(a)(i) is operational as
45454545 2238
45464546 described in Subsection (56)(a)(iii);
45474547 2239
45484548 (57)(a) leases of five or more years or purchases made on or after July 1, 2004, but on or
45494549 2240
45504550 before June 30, 2027, of tangible personal property that:
45514551 - 66 - 02-20 10:39 S.B. 311
45524552 2241
45534553 (i) is leased or purchased for or by a facility that:
45544554 2242
45554555 (A) is located in the state;
45564556 2243
45574557 (B) produces fuel from alternative energy, including:
45584558 2244
45594559 (I) methanol; or
45604560 2245
45614561 (II) ethanol; and
45624562 2246
45634563 (C)(I) becomes operational on or after July 1, 2004; or
45644564 2247
45654565 (II) has its capacity to produce fuel increase by 25% or more on or after July 1,
45664566 2248
45674567 2004, as a result of the installation of the tangible personal property;
45684568 2249
45694569 (ii) has an economic life of five or more years; and
45704570 2250
45714571 (iii) is installed on the facility described in Subsection (57)(a)(i);
45724572 2251
45734573 (b) this Subsection (57) does not apply to:
45744574 2252
45754575 (i) tangible personal property used in construction of:
45764576 2253
45774577 (A) a new facility described in Subsection (57)(a)(i); or
45784578 2254
45794579 (B) the increase in capacity of the facility described in Subsection (57)(a)(i); [or]
45804580 2255
45814581 (ii) contracted services required for construction and routine maintenance activities;
45824582 2256
45834583 and
45844584 2257
45854585 (iii) unless the tangible personal property is used or acquired for an increase in
45864586 2258
45874587 capacity described in Subsection (57)(a)(i)(C)(II), tangible personal property used
45884588 2259
45894589 or acquired after:
45904590 2260
45914591 (A) the facility described in Subsection (57)(a)(i) is operational; or
45924592 2261
45934593 (B) the increased capacity described in Subsection (57)(a)(i) is operational;
45944594 2262
45954595 (58)(a) subject to Subsection (58)(b), sales of tangible personal property or a product
45964596 2263
45974597 transferred electronically to a person within this state if that tangible personal
45984598 2264
45994599 property or product transferred electronically is subsequently shipped outside the
46004600 2265
46014601 state and incorporated pursuant to contract into and becomes a part of real property
46024602 2266
46034603 located outside of this state; and
46044604 2267
46054605 (b) the exemption under Subsection (58)(a) is not allowed to the extent that the other
46064606 2268
46074607 state or political entity to which the tangible personal property is shipped imposes a
46084608 2269
46094609 sales, use, gross receipts, or other similar transaction excise tax on the transaction
46104610 2270
46114611 against which the other state or political entity allows a credit for sales and use taxes
46124612 2271
46134613 imposed by this chapter;
46144614 2272
46154615 (59) purchases:
46164616 2273
46174617 (a) of one or more of the following items in printed or electronic format:
46184618 2274
46194619 (i) a list containing information that includes one or more:
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46214621 2275
46224622 (A) names; or
46234623 2276
46244624 (B) addresses; or
46254625 2277
46264626 (ii) a database containing information that includes one or more:
46274627 2278
46284628 (A) names; or
46294629 2279
46304630 (B) addresses; and
46314631 2280
46324632 (b) used to send direct mail;
46334633 2281
46344634 (60) redemptions or repurchases of a product by a person if that product was:
46354635 2282
46364636 (a) delivered to a pawnbroker as part of a pawn transaction; and
46374637 2283
46384638 (b) redeemed or repurchased within the time period established in a written agreement
46394639 2284
46404640 between the person and the pawnbroker for redeeming or repurchasing the product;
46414641 2285
46424642 (61)(a) purchases or leases of an item described in Subsection (61)(b) if the item:
46434643 2286
46444644 (i) is purchased or leased by, or on behalf of, a telecommunications service provider;
46454645 2287
46464646 and
46474647 2288
46484648 (ii) has a useful economic life of one or more years; and
46494649 2289
46504650 (b) the following apply to Subsection (61)(a):
46514651 2290
46524652 (i) telecommunications enabling or facilitating equipment, machinery, or software;
46534653 2291
46544654 (ii) telecommunications equipment, machinery, or software required for 911 service;
46554655 2292
46564656 (iii) telecommunications maintenance or repair equipment, machinery, or software;
46574657 2293
46584658 (iv) telecommunications switching or routing equipment, machinery, or software; or
46594659 2294
46604660 (v) telecommunications transmission equipment, machinery, or software;
46614661 2295
46624662 (62)(a) beginning on July 1, 2006, and ending on June 30, 2027, purchases of tangible
46634663 2296
46644664 personal property or a product transferred electronically that are used in the research
46654665 2297
46664666 and development of alternative energy technology; and
46674667 2298
46684668 (b) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
46694669 2299
46704670 commission may, for purposes of Subsection (62)(a), make rules defining what
46714671 2300
46724672 constitutes purchases of tangible personal property or a product transferred
46734673 2301
46744674 electronically that are used in the research and development of alternative energy
46754675 2302
46764676 technology;
46774677 2303
46784678 (63)(a) purchases of tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically if:
46794679 2304
46804680 (i) the tangible personal property or product transferred electronically is:
46814681 2305
46824682 (A) purchased outside of this state;
46834683 2306
46844684 (B) brought into this state at any time after the purchase described in Subsection
46854685 2307
46864686 (63)(a)(i)(A); and
46874687 2308
46884688 (C) used in conducting business in this state; and
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46904690 2309
46914691 (ii) for:
46924692 2310
46934693 (A) tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically other than
46944694 2311
46954695 the tangible personal property described in Subsection (63)(a)(ii)(B), the first
46964696 2312
46974697 use of the property for a purpose for which the property is designed occurs
46984698 2313
46994699 outside of this state; or
47004700 2314
47014701 (B) a vehicle other than a vehicle sold to an authorized carrier, the vehicle is
47024702 2315
47034703 registered outside of this state and not required to be registered in this state
47044704 2316
47054705 under Section 41-1a-202 or 73-18-9 based on residency;
47064706 2317
47074707 (b) the exemption provided for in Subsection (63)(a) does not apply to:
47084708 2318
47094709 (i) a lease or rental of tangible personal property or a product transferred
47104710 2319
47114711 electronically; or
47124712 2320
47134713 (ii) a sale of a vehicle exempt under Subsection (33); and
47144714 2321
47154715 (c) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for
47164716 2322
47174717 purposes of Subsection (63)(a), the commission may by rule define what constitutes
47184718 2323
47194719 the following:
47204720 2324
47214721 (i) conducting business in this state if that phrase has the same meaning in this
47224722 2325
47234723 Subsection (63) as in Subsection (24);
47244724 2326
47254725 (ii) the first use of tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically if
47264726 2327
47274727 that phrase has the same meaning in this Subsection (63) as in Subsection (24); or
47284728 2328
47294729 (iii) a purpose for which tangible personal property or a product transferred
47304730 2329
47314731 electronically is designed if that phrase has the same meaning in this Subsection
47324732 2330
47334733 (63) as in Subsection (24);
47344734 2331
47354735 (64) sales of disposable home medical equipment or supplies if:
47364736 2332
47374737 (a) a person presents a prescription for the disposable home medical equipment or
47384738 2333
47394739 supplies;
47404740 2334
47414741 (b) the disposable home medical equipment or supplies are used exclusively by the
47424742 2335
47434743 person to whom the prescription described in Subsection (64)(a) is issued; and
47444744 2336
47454745 (c) the disposable home medical equipment and supplies are listed as eligible for
47464746 2337
47474747 payment under:
47484748 2338
47494749 (i) Title XVIII, federal Social Security Act; or
47504750 2339
47514751 (ii) the state plan for medical assistance under Title XIX, federal Social Security Act;
47524752 2340
47534753 (65) sales:
47544754 2341
47554755 (a) to a public transit district under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District
47564756 2342
47574757 Act; or
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47594759 2343
47604760 (b) of tangible personal property to a subcontractor of a public transit district, if the
47614761 2344
47624762 tangible personal property is:
47634763 2345
47644764 (i) clearly identified; and
47654765 2346
47664766 (ii) installed or converted to real property owned by the public transit district;
47674767 2347
47684768 (66) sales of construction materials:
47694769 2348
47704770 (a) purchased on or after July 1, 2010;
47714771 2349
47724772 (b) purchased by, on behalf of, or for the benefit of an international airport:
47734773 2350
47744774 (i) located within a county of the first class; and
47754775 2351
47764776 (ii) that has a United States customs office on its premises; and
47774777 2352
47784778 (c) if the construction materials are:
47794779 2353
47804780 (i) clearly identified;
47814781 2354
47824782 (ii) segregated; and
47834783 2355
47844784 (iii) installed or converted to real property:
47854785 2356
47864786 (A) owned or operated by the international airport described in Subsection
47874787 2357
47884788 (66)(b); and
47894789 2358
47904790 (B) located at the international airport described in Subsection (66)(b);
47914791 2359
47924792 (67) sales of construction materials:
47934793 2360
47944794 (a) purchased on or after July 1, 2008;
47954795 2361
47964796 (b) purchased by, on behalf of, or for the benefit of a new airport:
47974797 2362
47984798 (i) located within a county of the second class; and
47994799 2363
48004800 (ii) that is owned or operated by a city in which an airline as defined in Section
48014801 2364
48024802 59-2-102 is headquartered; and
48034803 2365
48044804 (c) if the construction materials are:
48054805 2366
48064806 (i) clearly identified;
48074807 2367
48084808 (ii) segregated; and
48094809 2368
48104810 (iii) installed or converted to real property:
48114811 2369
48124812 (A) owned or operated by the new airport described in Subsection (67)(b);
48134813 2370
48144814 (B) located at the new airport described in Subsection (67)(b); and
48154815 2371
48164816 (C) as part of the construction of the new airport described in Subsection (67)(b);
48174817 2372
48184818 (68) except for the tax imposed by Subsection 59-12-103(2)(d), sales of fuel to a common
48194819 2373
48204820 carrier that is a railroad for use in a locomotive engine;
48214821 2374
48224822 (69) purchases and sales described in Section 63H-4-111;
48234823 2375
48244824 (70)(a) sales of tangible personal property to an aircraft maintenance, repair, and
48254825 2376
48264826 overhaul provider for use in the maintenance, repair, overhaul, or refurbishment in
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48284828 2377
48294829 this state of a fixed wing turbine powered aircraft if that fixed wing turbine powered
48304830 2378
48314831 aircraft's registration lists a state or country other than this state as the location of
48324832 2379
48334833 registry of the fixed wing turbine powered aircraft; or
48344834 2380
48354835 (b) sales of tangible personal property by an aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul
48364836 2381
48374837 provider in connection with the maintenance, repair, overhaul, or refurbishment in
48384838 2382
48394839 this state of a fixed wing turbine powered aircraft if that fixed wing turbine powered
48404840 2383
48414841 aircraft's registration lists a state or country other than this state as the location of
48424842 2384
48434843 registry of the fixed wing turbine powered aircraft;
48444844 2385
48454845 (71) subject to Section 59-12-104.4, sales of a textbook for a higher education course:
48464846 2386
48474847 (a) to a person admitted to an institution of higher education; and
48484848 2387
48494849 (b) by a seller, other than a bookstore owned by an institution of higher education, if
48504850 2388
48514851 51% or more of that seller's sales revenue for the previous calendar quarter are sales
48524852 2389
48534853 of a textbook for a higher education course;
48544854 2390
48554855 (72) a license fee or tax a municipality imposes in accordance with Subsection 10-1-203(5)
48564856 2391
48574857 on a purchaser from a business for which the municipality provides an enhanced level of
48584858 2392
48594859 municipal services;
48604860 2393
48614861 (73) amounts paid or charged for construction materials used in the construction of a new or
48624862 2394
48634863 expanding life science research and development facility in the state, if the construction
48644864 2395
48654865 materials are:
48664866 2396
48674867 (a) clearly identified;
48684868 2397
48694869 (b) segregated; and
48704870 2398
48714871 (c) installed or converted to real property;
48724872 2399
48734873 (74) amounts paid or charged for:
48744874 2400
48754875 (a) a purchase or lease of machinery and equipment that:
48764876 2401
48774877 (i) are used in performing qualified research:
48784878 2402
48794879 (A) as defined in Section 41(d), Internal Revenue Code; and
48804880 2403
48814881 (B) in the state; and
48824882 2404
48834883 (ii) have an economic life of three or more years; and
48844884 2405
48854885 (b) normal operating repair or replacement parts:
48864886 2406
48874887 (i) for the machinery and equipment described in Subsection (74)(a); and
48884888 2407
48894889 (ii) that have an economic life of three or more years;
48904890 2408
48914891 (75) a sale or lease of tangible personal property used in the preparation of prepared food if:
48924892 2409
48934893 (a) for a sale:
48944894 2410
48954895 (i) the ownership of the seller and the ownership of the purchaser are identical; and
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48974897 2411
48984898 (ii) the seller or the purchaser paid a tax under this chapter on the purchase of that
48994899 2412
49004900 tangible personal property prior to making the sale; or
49014901 2413
49024902 (b) for a lease:
49034903 2414
49044904 (i) the ownership of the lessor and the ownership of the lessee are identical; and
49054905 2415
49064906 (ii) the lessor or the lessee paid a tax under this chapter on the purchase of that
49074907 2416
49084908 tangible personal property prior to making the lease;
49094909 2417
49104910 (76)(a) purchases of machinery or equipment if:
49114911 2418
49124912 (i) the purchaser is an establishment described in NAICS Subsector 713, Amusement,
49134913 2419
49144914 Gambling, and Recreation Industries, of the 2012 North American Industry
49154915 2420
49164916 Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of
49174917 2421
49184918 Management and Budget;
49194919 2422
49204920 (ii) the machinery or equipment:
49214921 2423
49224922 (A) has an economic life of three or more years; and
49234923 2424
49244924 (B) is used by one or more persons who pay admission or user fees described in
49254925 2425
49264926 Subsection 59-12-103(1)(f) to the purchaser of the machinery and equipment;
49274927 2426
49284928 and
49294929 2427
49304930 (iii) 51% or more of the purchaser's sales revenue for the previous calendar quarter is:
49314931 2428
49324932 (A) amounts paid or charged as admission or user fees described in Subsection
49334933 2429
49344934 59-12-103(1)(f); and
49354935 2430
49364936 (B) subject to taxation under this chapter; and
49374937 2431
49384938 (b) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
49394939 2432
49404940 commission may make rules for verifying that 51% of a purchaser's sales revenue for
49414941 2433
49424942 the previous calendar quarter is:
49434943 2434
49444944 (i) amounts paid or charged as admission or user fees described in Subsection
49454945 2435
49464946 59-12-103(1)(f); and
49474947 2436
49484948 (ii) subject to taxation under this chapter;
49494949 2437
49504950 (77) purchases of a short-term lodging consumable by a business that provides
49514951 2438
49524952 accommodations and services described in Subsection 59-12-103(1)(i);
49534953 2439
49544954 (78) amounts paid or charged to access a database:
49554955 2440
49564956 (a) if the primary purpose for accessing the database is to view or retrieve information
49574957 2441
49584958 from the database; and
49594959 2442
49604960 (b) not including amounts paid or charged for a:
49614961 2443
49624962 (i) digital audio work;
49634963 2444
49644964 (ii) digital audio-visual work; or
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49664966 2445
49674967 (iii) digital book;
49684968 2446
49694969 (79) amounts paid or charged for a purchase or lease made by an electronic financial
49704970 2447
49714971 payment service, of:
49724972 2448
49734973 (a) machinery and equipment that:
49744974 2449
49754975 (i) are used in the operation of the electronic financial payment service; and
49764976 2450
49774977 (ii) have an economic life of three or more years; and
49784978 2451
49794979 (b) normal operating repair or replacement parts that:
49804980 2452
49814981 (i) are used in the operation of the electronic financial payment service; and
49824982 2453
49834983 (ii) have an economic life of three or more years;
49844984 2454
49854985 (80) sales of a fuel cell as defined in Section 54-15-102;
49864986 2455
49874987 (81) amounts paid or charged for a purchase or lease of tangible personal property or a
49884988 2456
49894989 product transferred electronically if the tangible personal property or product transferred
49904990 2457
49914991 electronically:
49924992 2458
49934993 (a) is stored, used, or consumed in the state; and
49944994 2459
49954995 (b) is temporarily brought into the state from another state:
49964996 2460
49974997 (i) during a disaster period as defined in Section 53-2a-1202;
49984998 2461
49994999 (ii) by an out-of-state business as defined in Section 53-2a-1202;
50005000 2462
50015001 (iii) for a declared state disaster or emergency as defined in Section 53-2a-1202; and
50025002 2463
50035003 (iv) for disaster- or emergency-related work as defined in Section 53-2a-1202;
50045004 2464
50055005 (82) sales of goods and services at a morale, welfare, and recreation facility, as defined in
50065006 2465
50075007 Section 39A-7-102, made pursuant to Title 39A, Chapter 7, Morale, Welfare, and
50085008 2466
50095009 Recreation Program;
50105010 2467
50115011 (83) amounts paid or charged for a purchase or lease of molten magnesium;
50125012 2468
50135013 (84) amounts paid or charged for a purchase or lease made by a qualifying data center or an
50145014 2469
50155015 occupant of a qualifying data center of machinery, equipment, or normal operating
50165016 2470
50175017 repair or replacement parts, if the machinery, equipment, or normal operating repair or
50185018 2471
50195019 replacement parts:
50205020 2472
50215021 (a) are used in:
50225022 2473
50235023 (i) the operation of the qualifying data center; or
50245024 2474
50255025 (ii) the occupant's operations in the qualifying data center; and
50265026 2475
50275027 (b) have an economic life of one or more years;
50285028 2476
50295029 (85) sales of cleaning or washing of a vehicle, except for cleaning or washing of a vehicle
50305030 2477
50315031 that includes cleaning or washing of the interior of the vehicle;
50325032 2478
50335033 (86) amounts paid or charged for a purchase or lease of machinery, equipment, normal
50345034 - 73 - S.B. 311 02-20 10:39
50355035 2479
50365036 operating repair or replacement parts, catalysts, chemicals, reagents, solutions, or
50375037 2480
50385038 supplies used or consumed:
50395039 2481
50405040 (a) by a refiner who owns, leases, operates, controls, or supervises a refinery as defined
50415041 2482
50425042 in Section 79-6-701 located in the state;
50435043 2483
50445044 (b) if the machinery, equipment, normal operating repair or replacement parts, catalysts,
50455045 2484
50465046 chemicals, reagents, solutions, or supplies are used or consumed in:
50475047 2485
50485048 (i) the production process to produce gasoline or diesel fuel, or at which blendstock is
50495049 2486
50505050 added to gasoline or diesel fuel;
50515051 2487
50525052 (ii) research and development;
50535053 2488
50545054 (iii) transporting, storing, or managing raw materials, work in process, finished
50555055 2489
50565056 products, and waste materials produced from refining gasoline or diesel fuel, or
50575057 2490
50585058 adding blendstock to gasoline or diesel fuel;
50595059 2491
50605060 (iv) developing or maintaining a road, tunnel, excavation, or similar feature used in
50615061 2492
50625062 refining; or
50635063 2493
50645064 (v) preventing, controlling, or reducing pollutants from refining; and
50655065 2494
50665066 (c) if the person holds a valid refiner tax exemption certification as defined in Section
50675067 2495
50685068 79-6-701;
50695069 2496
50705070 (87) amounts paid to or charged by a proprietor for accommodations and services, as
50715071 2497
50725072 defined in Section 63H-1-205, if the proprietor is subject to the MIDA accommodations
50735073 2498
50745074 tax imposed under Section 63H-1-205;
50755075 2499
50765076 (88) amounts paid or charged for a purchase or lease of machinery, equipment, normal
50775077 2500
50785078 operating repair or replacement parts, or materials, except for office equipment or office
50795079 2501
50805080 supplies, by an establishment, as the commission defines that term in accordance with
50815081 2502
50825082 Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that:
50835083 2503
50845084 (a) is described in NAICS Code 621511, Medical Laboratories, of the 2017 North
50855085 2504
50865086 American Industry Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the
50875087 2505
50885088 President, Office of Management and Budget;
50895089 2506
50905090 (b) is located in this state; and
50915091 2507
50925092 (c) uses the machinery, equipment, normal operating repair or replacement parts, or
50935093 2508
50945094 materials in the operation of the establishment;
50955095 2509
50965096 (89) amounts paid or charged for an item exempt under Section 59-12-104.10;
50975097 2510
50985098 (90) sales of a note, leaf, foil, or film, if the item:
50995099 2511
51005100 (a) is used as currency;
51015101 2512
51025102 (b) does not constitute legal tender of a state, the United States, or a foreign nation; and
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51045104 2513
51055105 (c) has a gold, silver, or platinum metallic content of 50% or more, exclusive of any
51065106 2514
51075107 transparent polymer holder, coating, or encasement;
51085108 2515
51095109 (91) amounts paid or charged for admission to an indoor skydiving, rock climbing, or
51105110 2516
51115111 surfing facility, if a trained instructor:
51125112 2517
51135113 (a) is present with the participant, in person or by video, for the duration of the activity;
51145114 2518
51155115 and
51165116 2519
51175117 (b) actively instructs the participant, including providing observation or feedback;
51185118 2520
51195119 (92) amounts paid or charged in connection with the construction, operation, maintenance,
51205120 2521
51215121 repair, or replacement of facilities owned by or constructed for:
51225122 2522
51235123 (a) a distribution electrical cooperative, as defined in Section 54-2-1; or
51245124 2523
51255125 (b) a wholesale electrical cooperative, as defined in Section 54-2-1;
51265126 2524
51275127 (93) amounts paid by the service provider for tangible personal property, other than
51285128 2525
51295129 machinery, equipment, parts, office supplies, electricity, gas, heat, steam, or other fuels,
51305130 2526
51315131 that:
51325132 2527
51335133 (a) is consumed in the performance of a service that is subject to tax under Subsection
51345134 2528
51355135 59-12-103(1)(b), (f), (g), (h), (i), or (j);
51365136 2529
51375137 (b) has to be consumed for the service provider to provide the service described in
51385138 2530
51395139 Subsection (93)(a); and
51405140 2531
51415141 (c) will be consumed in the performance of the service described in Subsection (93)(a),
51425142 2532
51435143 to one or more customers, to the point that the tangible personal property disappears
51445144 2533
51455145 or cannot be used for any other purpose;
51465146 2534
51475147 (94) sales of rail rolling stock manufactured in Utah;
51485148 2535
51495149 (95) amounts paid or charged for sales of sand, gravel, rock aggregate, cement products, or
51505150 2536
51515151 construction materials between establishments, as the commission defines that term in
51525152 2537
51535153 accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, if:
51545154 2538
51555155 (a) the establishments are related directly or indirectly through 100% common
51565156 2539
51575157 ownership or control; and
51585158 2540
51595159 (b) each establishment is described in one of the following subsectors of the 2022 North
51605160 2541
51615161 American Industry Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the
51625162 2542
51635163 President, Office of Management and Budget:
51645164 2543
51655165 (i) NAICS Subsector 237, Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction; or
51665166 2544
51675167 (ii) NAICS Subsector 327, Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing;
51685168 2545
51695169 (96) sales of construction materials used for the construction of a qualified stadium, as
51705170 2546
51715171 defined in Section 11-70-101; and
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51735173 2547
51745174 (97) amounts paid or charged for sales of a cannabinoid product as that term is defined in
51755175 2548
51765176 Section 4-41-102.
51775177 2549
51785178 Section 3. Effective Date.
51795179 2550
51805180 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2025.
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