AL Code § 45-50-245.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 50 - Monroe County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 6 - Tax, Sales and Use.|Division 1 - 1985 Tax.|Section 45-50-245.02 - Authorization of Levy of Use Tax.

Section 45-50-245.02Authorization of levy of use tax. (a) The governing body of the county is hereby authorized to levy and impose excise taxes on the storage, use, or other consumption of property in the county as hereinafter provided in this section: An excise tax is hereby authorized to be levied and imposed on the storage, use, or other consumption in the county of tangible personal property (not including, however, material and supplies bought for use in fulfilling a contract for the painting, repairing, or reconditioning of vessels, barges, ships, and other watercraft of more than 50 tons burden) purchased at retail on or after the effective date of such tax, for the storage, use, or other consumption in the county on or after the effective date of such tax, at the rate of one percent of the sales price of such property. (b) There are exempted from this section, and from the taxes authorized to be imposed by this section, the storage, use, or other consumption of property, the storage, use, or other consumption of which is presently exempted under the state use tax statutes from the state use tax. In addition, there shall be exempted from this section and from the taxes authorized to be imposed by this section the storage, use, or consumption of any automotive vehicles, truck trailers, semitrailers, and house trailers; the storage, use, or consumption of any machine, machinery, or equipment either that which is self-propelled or otherwise propelled or drawn and which is used in planting, cultivating, and harvesting farm products, or used in connection with the production of agricultural produce or products, livestock or poultry on farms, and the parts of such machines, machinery, or equipment, attachments and replacements therefor which are made or manufactured for use on or in the operation of such machine, machinery, or equipment, and which are necessary to and customarily used in the operation of such machine, machinery, or equipment; and the storage, use, or consumption of machines used in mining, quarrying, compounding, processing, and manufacturing of tangible personal property, including the parts, attachments, and replacements therefor which are made or manufactured for use on or in the operation of such machines and which are necessary to the operation of such machines and are customarily so used. Subject to those exemptions, every person storing or using or otherwise consuming in the county tangible personal property purchased at retail on or after the effective date of such taxes shall be liable for the taxes authorized to be imposed by this section, and the liability shall not be extinguished until the tax has been paid by such person; provided however, that a receipt from the registered seller given pursuant to Section 45-50-245.05 to the purchaser of any property to be used, stored, or consumed in the county shall be sufficient to relieve the purchaser from further liability for a tax to which such receipt may refer.  (Act 85-898, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 156, § 3.)