Minnesota Administrative Rules

8121.0400 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

Subpart 1.

Returns; payment of fee.

A return, on a form designed by the commissioner, must be submitted by all operators to the commissioner no later than the 20th day of the following month. Payment of the fee due must accompany the return. A mixed municipal solid waste facility may use an accounting period other than a calendar month but only after receiving approval from the commissioner.

The operator shall maintain original or electronic records sufficient to document and verify the information required on the returns. All records must be maintained for four years.

Records required to be maintained include bills, receipts, invoices, cash register tapes, other documents or original entry supporting the entries in the books of account, and all schedules and working papers used in preparation of the tax report.

Subp. 2.

Invoices.

In addition to the requirements in subpart 1, every operator of a facility shall prepare an invoice, in duplicate, for each individual shipment of solid waste received and accepted at the facility. Each invoice must include the following: the customer's name and address, weight of the waste in pounds if the fee is calculated on weight or volume of the waste in cubic yards, and a means of vehicle identification that will establish the amount of waste delivered to the landfill by each vehicle when a customer operates more than one vehicle for the purpose of hauling and disposing of waste. The duplicate copy of the invoice must be retained at the disposal facility, or otherwise be available from the operator, for not less than 18 months.

The amount of the fee charged, if any, must be shown separately on each invoice, except that when a customer receives a periodic billing statement, the statement must separately show the total amount of solid waste fee due, as well as the number of cubic yards or the pound equivalent received at the facility by each vehicle of the customer during the billing period.

For customers with multiple vehicles hauling, the operator may modify the above requirement by issuing a statement when the customer is billed.

For nonrepetitive single vehicle customers or for loads containing less than three cubic yards, the invoice does not need to show the customer's name and address.

If an operator has a flat disposal fee policy for certain vehicles or loads, the state fee assessed is 50 cents for automobiles and $1.50 for pickup trucks, trailers, and other vehicles containing three cubic yards or less.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 270C.06; 473.843

History:

9 SR 2298; L 2005 c 151 art 1 s 114; 44 SR 760

Published Electronically:

January 2, 2020