2006 Minnesota Statutes

CHAPTER 297A. GENERAL SALES AND USE TAXES

    Subdivision 1.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 4.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 5.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45; amended and recodified 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 5]
    Subd. 6.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 7.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 8.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 9.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 10.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 11.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 12.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 13.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 14.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 15.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 16.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 17.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 18.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 19.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 20.[Repealed, 1997 c 231 art 7 s 46]
    Subd. 21.[Repealed, 1997 c 231 art 13 s 20]
    Subd. 22.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

    Subdivision 1.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 1998 c 389 art 8 s 47]
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 4.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 5.[Repealed, 1997 c 231 art 7 s 46]

297A.021 [Repealed, 1994 c 587 art 2 s 22]

297A.022 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.023 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.03 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.04 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.041 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.05 [Repealed, 1983 c 301 s 235; 1983 c 327 s 16]

297A.06 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.065 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

    Subdivision 1.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 1994 c 510 art 3 s 13]
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45; amended and recodified 1Sp2001 c 5 art 7 s 50]

297A.08 [Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]

297A.09 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.10 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.11 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.12 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.121 [Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]

297A.13 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.135 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.136 [Repealed, 1995 c 264 art 2 s 43]

    Subdivision 1.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 1996 c 471 art 9 s 16]
    Subd. 4.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.141 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

    Subdivision 1.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 1988 c 719 art 10 s 20]
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 4.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 5.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 6.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 7.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 8.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.151 [Renumbered 270.73]

297A.16 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.17 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.18 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.19 [Repealed, 1989 c 277 art 1 s 35]

297A.20 [Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]

297A.21 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.211 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.212 [Repealed, 1995 c 264 art 12 s 5]

297A.213 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.22 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.23 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

    Subdivision 1.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 1996 c 471 art 9 s 16]
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

    Subdivision 1.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45; amended and recodified 1Sp2001 c 5 art 7 s 51]
    Subd. 4.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 5.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 6.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 7.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 8.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 9.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 10.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 11.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45; amended and recodified 1Sp2001 c 5 art 7 s 52]
    Subd. 12.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 13.[Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 4 s 25]
    Subd. 14.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 15.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 16.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 17.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 18.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 19.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 20.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 21.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 22.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 23.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 24.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 25.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 26.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 27.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 28.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45; amended and recodified 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 6]
    Subd. 29.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 30.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 31.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 32.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 33.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 34.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 35.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 36.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 37.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 38.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 39.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 40.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 41.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 42.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 43.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 44.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 45.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 46.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 47.[Expired]
    Subd. 48.[Expired]
    Subd. 49.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 50.[Repealed, 1995 c 186 s 60]
    Subd. 51.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 52.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 53.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 54.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 55.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 56.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 57.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 58.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 59.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 60.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 61.[Expired]
    Subd. 62.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 63.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 64.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 65.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 66.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 67.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 68.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 69.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 70.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 71.[Expired]
    Subd. 72.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 73.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 74.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 75.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 76.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 77.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 78.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 79.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 80.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 81.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 82.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 83.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 84.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 85.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 86.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 87.[Expired]
    Subd. 88.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 89.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 90.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.251 [Repealed, 1983 c 327 s 16]

297A.252 [Repealed, 1973 c 650 art 13 s 3]

297A.253 [Repealed, 1989 c 277 art 1 s 35]

297A.2531 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.254 [Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 8 s 8]

297A.2545 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.255 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.256 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.257 [Repealed, 1991 c 291 art 8 s 30]

297A.2571 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.2572 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.2573 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.258 [Repealed, 1993 c 375 art 1 s 7]

297A.259 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

    Subdivision 1.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 17 s 42]
    Subd. 4.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]

297A.27 [Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]

297A.275 [Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]

297A.28 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.29 [Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 2 s 18]

297A.30 [Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]

297A.31 [Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]

297A.32 [Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]

    Subdivision 1.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 4.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 5.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 6.[Repealed, 1982 c 523 art 2 s 49]

297A.34 [Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]

297A.35 [Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]

297A.36 [Repealed, 1982 c 523 art 2 s 49]

297A.37 [Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 2 s 18]

297A.38 [Repealed, 1995 c 264 art 13 s 23]

    Subdivision 1.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 2a.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 4.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 5.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 2 s 18]
    Subd. 6.[Repealed, 1982 c 523 art 2 s 49]
    Subd. 7.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 8.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 9.[Repealed, 1991 c 291 art 16 s 12]

297A.391 [Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 14 s 25]

297A.40 [Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]

297A.41 [Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]

297A.42 [Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]

297A.43 [Repealed, 1989 c 184 art 1 s 20]

297A.431 [Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 10 s 12]

    Subdivision 1.[Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 1969 c 399 s 51]
    Subd. 4.[Repealed, 1994 c 587 art 2 s 22]

297A.45 [Repealed, 1997 c 231 art 13 s 20]

297A.46 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.47 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.48 [Repealed, 2000 c 418 art 1 s 45]

297A.51 [Repealed, Ex1971 c 31 art 31 s 1]

297A.52 [Repealed, Ex1971 c 31 art 31 s 1]

297A.53 [Repealed, Ex1971 c 31 art 31 s 1]

297A.54 [Repealed, Ex1971 c 31 art 31 s 1]

297A.55 [Repealed, Ex1971 c 31 art 31 s 1]

297A.56 [Repealed, Ex1971 c 31 art 31 s 1]

297A.57 [Repealed, Ex1971 c 31 art 31 s 1]

297A.58 [Repealed, Ex1971 c 31 art 31 s 1]

297A.59 [Repealed, Ex1971 c 31 art 31 s 1]

297A.60 [Repealed, Ex1971 c 31 art 31 s 1]

297A.601 APPLICATION OF LAWS 2005, CHAPTER 56, TERMINOLOGY CHANGES.
State agencies shall use the terminology changes specified in Laws 2005, chapter 56, section
1, when printed material and signage are replaced and new printed material and signage are
obtained. State agencies do not have to replace existing printed material and signage to comply
with Laws 2005, chapter 56, sections 1 and 2. Language changes made according to Laws 2005,
chapter 56, sections 1 and 2, shall not expand or exclude eligibility to services.
History: 2005 c 56 s 3

DEFINITIONS

297A.61 DEFINITIONS.
    Subdivision 1. Applicability. The following words, terms, and phrases when used in this
chapter have the meanings given them in this section, unless the context clearly indicates a
different meaning.
    Subd. 2. Person. (a) "Person" includes any individual or group and any combination of
individuals, groups, or individuals and groups acting as a unit.
(b) Person includes a firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association,
cooperative, social club, fraternal organization, municipal or private corporation whether or not
organized for profit, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, trustee, syndicate, the United States, and
a state and its political subdivisions.
(c) Person includes, but is not limited to, directors and officers of corporations, governors
and managers of a limited liability company, or members of partnerships who, either individually
or jointly with others, have the control, supervision, or responsibility of filing returns and making
payment of the amount of tax imposed by this chapter.
(d) Person includes any agent or consignee of any individual or organization listed in this
subdivision.
    Subd. 3. Sale and purchase. (a) "Sale" and "purchase" include, but are not limited to, each
of the transactions listed in this subdivision.
(b) Sale and purchase include:
(1) any transfer of title or possession, or both, of tangible personal property, whether
absolutely or conditionally, for a consideration in money or by exchange or barter; and
(2) the leasing of or the granting of a license to use or consume, for a consideration in money
or by exchange or barter, tangible personal property, other than a manufactured home used for
residential purposes for a continuous period of 30 days or more.
(c) Sale and purchase include the production, fabrication, printing, or processing of tangible
personal property for a consideration for consumers who furnish either directly or indirectly the
materials used in the production, fabrication, printing, or processing.
(d) Sale and purchase include the preparing for a consideration of food. Notwithstanding
section 297A.67, subdivision 2, taxable food includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) prepared food sold by the retailer;
(2) soft drinks;
(3) candy;
(4) dietary supplements; and
(5) all food sold through vending machines.
(e) A sale and a purchase includes the furnishing for a consideration of electricity, gas, water,
or steam for use or consumption within this state.
(f) A sale and a purchase includes the transfer for a consideration of prewritten computer
software whether delivered electronically, by load and leave, or otherwise.
(g) A sale and a purchase includes the furnishing for a consideration of the following services:
(1) the privilege of admission to places of amusement, recreational areas, or athletic events,
and the making available of amusement devices, tanning facilities, reducing salons, steam baths,
turkish baths, health clubs, and spas or athletic facilities;
(2) lodging and related services by a hotel, rooming house, resort, campground, motel, or
trailer camp and the granting of any similar license to use real property in a specific facility, other
than the renting or leasing of it for a continuous period of 30 days or more under an enforceable
written agreement that may not be terminated without prior notice;
(3) nonresidential parking services, whether on a contractual, hourly, or other periodic
basis, except for parking at a meter;
(4) the granting of membership in a club, association, or other organization if:
(i) the club, association, or other organization makes available for the use of its members
sports and athletic facilities, without regard to whether a separate charge is assessed for use
of the facilities; and
(ii) use of the sports and athletic facility is not made available to the general public on the
same basis as it is made available to members.
Granting of membership means both onetime initiation fees and periodic membership dues.
Sports and athletic facilities include golf courses; tennis, racquetball, handball, and squash courts;
basketball and volleyball facilities; running tracks; exercise equipment; swimming pools; and
other similar athletic or sports facilities;
(5) delivery of aggregate materials and concrete block by a third party if the delivery would
be subject to the sales tax if provided by the seller of the aggregate material or concrete block; and
(6) services as provided in this clause:
(i) laundry and dry cleaning services including cleaning, pressing, repairing, altering, and
storing clothes, linen services and supply, cleaning and blocking hats, and carpet, drapery,
upholstery, and industrial cleaning. Laundry and dry cleaning services do not include services
provided by coin operated facilities operated by the customer;
(ii) motor vehicle washing, waxing, and cleaning services, including services provided by
coin operated facilities operated by the customer, and rustproofing, undercoating, and towing of
motor vehicles;
(iii) building and residential cleaning, maintenance, and disinfecting and exterminating
services;
(iv) detective, security, burglar, fire alarm, and armored car services; but not including
services performed within the jurisdiction they serve by off-duty licensed peace officers as defined
in section 626.84, subdivision 1, or services provided by a nonprofit organization for monitoring
and electronic surveillance of persons placed on in-home detention pursuant to court order or
under the direction of the Minnesota Department of Corrections;
(v) pet grooming services;
(vi) lawn care, fertilizing, mowing, spraying and sprigging services; garden planting and
maintenance; tree, bush, and shrub pruning, bracing, spraying, and surgery; indoor plant care;
tree, bush, shrub, and stump removal, except when performed as part of a land clearing contract
as defined in section 297A.68, subdivision 40; and tree trimming for public utility lines. Services
performed under a construction contract for the installation of shrubbery, plants, sod, trees,
bushes, and similar items are not taxable;
(vii) massages, except when provided by a licensed health care facility or professional or
upon written referral from a licensed health care facility or professional for treatment of illness,
injury, or disease; and
(viii) the furnishing of lodging, board, and care services for animals in kennels and other
similar arrangements, but excluding veterinary and horse boarding services.
In applying the provisions of this chapter, the terms "tangible personal property" and "retail
sale" include taxable services listed in clause (6), items (i) to (vi) and (viii), and the provision
of these taxable services, unless specifically provided otherwise. Services performed by an
employee for an employer are not taxable. Services performed by a partnership or association
for another partnership or association are not taxable if one of the entities owns or controls more
than 80 percent of the voting power of the equity interest in the other entity. Services performed
between members of an affiliated group of corporations are not taxable. For purposes of the
preceding sentence, "affiliated group of corporations" means those entities that would be classified
as members of an affiliated group as defined under United States Code, title 26, section 1504,
disregarding the exclusions in section 1504(b).
(h) A sale and a purchase includes the furnishing for a consideration of tangible personal
property or taxable services by the United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or the
state of Minnesota, its agencies, instrumentalities, or political subdivisions.
(i) A sale and a purchase includes the furnishing for a consideration of telecommunications
services, including cable television services and direct satellite services. Telecommunications
services are taxed to the extent allowed under federal law.
(j) A sale and a purchase includes the furnishing for a consideration of installation if the
installation charges would be subject to the sales tax if the installation were provided by the seller
of the item being installed.
(k) A sale and a purchase includes the rental of a vehicle by a motor vehicle dealer to
a customer when (1) the vehicle is rented by the customer for a consideration, or (2) the
motor vehicle dealer is reimbursed pursuant to a service contract as defined in section 65B.29,
subdivision 1 , clause (1).
    Subd. 4. Retail sale. (a) A "retail sale" means any sale, lease, or rental for any purpose, other
than resale, sublease, or subrent of items by the purchaser in the normal course of business as
defined in subdivision 21.
(b) A sale of property used by the owner only by leasing it to others or by holding it in an
effort to lease it, and put to no use by the owner other than resale after the lease or effort to
lease, is a sale of property for resale.
(c) A sale of master computer software that is purchased and used to make copies for sale or
lease is a sale of property for resale.
(d) A sale of building materials, supplies, and equipment to owners, contractors,
subcontractors, or builders for the erection of buildings or the alteration, repair, or improvement
of real property is a retail sale in whatever quantity sold, whether the sale is for purposes of
resale in the form of real property or otherwise.
(e) A sale of carpeting, linoleum, or similar floor covering to a person who provides for
installation of the floor covering is a retail sale and not a sale for resale since a sale of floor
covering which includes installation is a contract for the improvement of real property.
(f) A sale of shrubbery, plants, sod, trees, and similar items to a person who provides for
installation of the items is a retail sale and not a sale for resale since a sale of shrubbery, plants,
sod, trees, and similar items that includes installation is a contract for the improvement of real
property.
(g) A sale of tangible personal property that is awarded as prizes is a retail sale and is not
considered a sale of property for resale.
(h) A sale of tangible personal property utilized or employed in the furnishing or providing
of services under subdivision 3, paragraph (g), clause (1), including, but not limited to, property
given as promotional items, is a retail sale and is not considered a sale of property for resale.
(i) A sale of tangible personal property used in conducting lawful gambling under chapter
349 or the State Lottery under chapter 349A, including, but not limited to, property given as
promotional items, is a retail sale and is not considered a sale of property for resale.
(j) A sale of machines, equipment, or devices that are used to furnish, provide, or dispense
goods or services, including, but not limited to, coin-operated devices, is a retail sale and is
not considered a sale of property for resale.
(k) In the case of a lease, a retail sale occurs (1) when an obligation to make a lease payment
becomes due under the terms of the agreement or the trade practices of the lessor or (2) in the
case of a lease of a motor vehicle, as defined in section 297B.01, subdivision 5, but excluding
vehicles with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds and rentals
of vehicles for not more than 28 days, at the time the lease is executed.
(l) In the case of a conditional sales contract, a retail sale occurs upon the transfer of title or
possession of the tangible personal property.
    Subd. 5. Storage. "Storage" includes keeping or retaining tangible personal property in
Minnesota for any purpose except sale in the regular course of business.
    Subd. 6. Use. (a) "Use" includes the exercise of a right or power incident to the ownership of
any interest in tangible personal property, or services, purchased from a retailer, other than the
sale of that property in the regular course of business.
(b) Use includes the consumption of printed materials in the creation of nontaxable
advertising that is distributed, either directly or indirectly, within Minnesota.
    Subd. 7. Sales price. (a) "Sales price" means the measure subject to sales tax, and means the
total amount of consideration, including cash, credit, personal property, and services, for which
personal property or services are sold, leased, or rented, valued in money, whether received in
money or otherwise, without any deduction for the following:
(1) the seller's cost of the property sold;
(2) the cost of materials used, labor or service cost, interest, losses, all costs of transportation
to the seller, all taxes imposed on the seller, and any other expenses of the seller;
(3) charges by the seller for any services necessary to complete the sale, other than delivery
and installation charges;
(4) delivery charges;
(5) installation charges; and
(6) the value of exempt property given to the purchaser when taxable and exempt personal
property have been bundled together and sold by the seller as a single product or piece of
merchandise.
(b) Sales price does not include:
(1) discounts, including cash, terms, or coupons, that are not reimbursed by a third party and
that are allowed by the seller and taken by a purchaser on a sale;
(2) interest, financing, and carrying charges from credit extended on the sale of personal
property or services, if the amount is separately stated on the invoice, bill of sale, or similar
document given to the purchaser; and
(3) any taxes legally imposed directly on the consumer that are separately stated on the
invoice, bill of sale, or similar document given to the purchaser.
    Subd. 8. Gross receipts. "Gross receipts" means the total amount received, in money or by
barter or exchange, for all sales at retail as measured by the sales price.
    Subd. 9. Retailer and seller. "Retailer" and "seller" means any person making sales, leases,
or rentals of personal property or services.
    Subd. 10. Tangible personal property. (a) "Tangible personal property" means personal
property that can be seen, weighed, measured, felt, or touched, or that is in any other manner
perceptible to the senses. "Tangible personal property" includes, but is not limited to, electricity,
water, gas, steam, prewritten computer software, and prepaid calling cards.
(b) Tangible personal property does not include:
(1) large ponderous machinery and equipment used in a business or production activity
which at common law would be considered to be real property;
(2) property which is subject to an ad valorem property tax;
(3) property described in section 272.02, subdivision 9, clauses (a) to (d); and
(4) property described in section 272.03, subdivision 2, clauses (3) and (5).
    Subd. 11. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of revenue of the
state of Minnesota.
    Subd. 12. Farm machinery. (a) "Farm machinery" means new or used machinery,
equipment, implements, accessories, and contrivances used directly and principally in agricultural
production of tangible personal property intended to be sold ultimately at retail including, but
not limited to:
(1) machinery for the preparation, seeding, or cultivation of soil for growing agricultural
crops;
(2) barn cleaners, milking systems, grain dryers, feeding systems including stationary feed
bunks, and similar installations, whether or not the equipment is installed by the seller and
becomes part of the real property; and
(3) irrigation equipment sold for exclusively agricultural use, including pumps, pipe fittings,
valves, sprinklers, and other equipment necessary to the operation of an irrigation system when
sold as part of an irrigation system, whether or not the equipment is installed by the seller and
becomes part of the real property.
(b) Farm machinery does not include:
(1) repair or replacement parts;
(2) tools, shop equipment, grain bins, fencing material, communication equipment, and
other farm supplies;
(3) motor vehicles taxed under chapter 297B;
(4) snowmobiles or snow blowers;
(5) lawn mowers except those used in the production of sod for sale, or garden-type tractors
or garden tillers; or
(6) machinery, equipment, implements, accessories, and contrivances used directly in the
production of horses not raised for slaughter, fur-bearing animals, or research animals.
    Subd. 13. Aquaculture production equipment. (a) "Aquaculture production equipment"
means new or used machinery, equipment, implements, accessories, and contrivances used
directly and principally in aquaculture production.
(b) Aquaculture production equipment includes augers and blowers, automatic feed systems,
manual feeding equipment, shockers, gill nets, trap nets, seines, box traps, round nets and traps,
net pens, dip nets, net washers, floating net supports, floating access walkways, net supports
and walkways, growing tanks, holding tanks, troughs, raceways, transport tanks, egg taking
equipment, egg hatcheries, egg incubators, egg baskets and troughs, egg graders, egg counting
equipment, fish counting equipment, fish graders, fish pumps and loaders, fish elevators, air
blowers, air compressors, oxygen generators, oxygen regulators, diffusers and injectors, air
supply equipment, oxygenation columns, water coolers and heaters, heat exchangers, water filter
systems, water purification systems, waste collection equipment, feed mills, portable scales, feed
grinders, feed mixers, feed carts and trucks, power feed wagons, fertilizer spreaders, fertilizer
tanks, forage collection equipment, land levelers, loaders, post hole diggers, disc, harrow, plow,
and water diversion devices.
(c) Aquaculture production equipment does not include repair or replacement parts for
aquaculture production equipment.
    Subd. 14.[Repealed, 2003 c 127 art 1 s 34]
    Subd. 14a. Lease or rental. (a) "Lease or rental" means any transfer of possession or control
of tangible personal property for a fixed or indeterminate term for consideration. A lease or rental
may include future options to purchase or extend.
(b) Lease or rental does not include:
(1) a transfer of possession or control of property under a security agreement or deferred
payment plan that requires the transfer of title upon completion of the required payments;
(2) a transfer of possession or control of property under an agreement that requires the
transfer of title upon completion of required payments and payment of an option price does not
exceed the greater of $100 or one percent of the total required payments; or
(3) providing tangible personal property along with an operator for a fixed or indeterminate
period of time. A condition of this exclusion is that the operator is necessary for the equipment to
perform as designed. For the purpose of this subdivision, an operator must do more than maintain,
inspect, or set up the tangible personal property.
(c) Lease or rental does include agreements covering motor vehicles and trailers where the
amount of consideration may be increased or decreased by reference to the amount realized upon
sale or disposition of the property as defined in United States Code, title 26, section 7701(h)(l).
(d) This definition must be used for sales and use tax purposes regardless if a transaction
is characterized as a lease or rental under generally accepted accounting principles, the Internal
Revenue Code, chapter 336, or other provisions of federal, state, or local law.
    Subd. 15.[Repealed, 2003 c 127 art 1 s 34]
    Subd. 16.[Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 95]
    Subd. 16a. Computer. "Computer" means an electronic device that accepts information in
digital or similar form and manipulates it for a result based on a sequence of instructions.
    Subd. 16b. Electronic. "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital,
magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
    Subd. 16c. Computer software. "Computer software" means a set of coded instructions
designed to cause a computer or automatic data processing equipment to perform a task.
    Subd. 17. Prewritten computer software. "Prewritten computer software" means computer
software, including prewritten upgrades, that is not designed and developed by the author
or other creator to the specifications of a specific purchaser. The combining of two or more
"prewritten computer software" programs or prewritten portions of the programs does not cause
the combination to be other than "prewritten computer software." "Prewritten computer software"
includes software designed and developed by the author or other creator to the specifications of
a specific purchaser when it is sold to a person other than the specific purchaser. If a person
modifies or enhances computer software of which the person is not the author or creator, the
person is deemed to be the author or creator only of such person's modifications or enhancements.
"Prewritten computer software" or a prewritten portion of it that is modified or enhanced to any
degree, if the modification or enhancement is designed and developed to the specifications of
a specific purchaser, remains "prewritten computer software"; provided, however, that if there
is a reasonable, separately stated charge or an invoice or other statement of the price given to
the purchaser for such modification or enhancement, the modification or enhancement does
not constitute "prewritten computer software."
    Subd. 17a. Delivered electronically. "Delivered electronically" means delivered to the
purchaser by means other than tangible storage media.
    Subd. 17b. Load and leave. "Load and leave" means delivered to the purchaser by use of a
tangible storage media where the tangible storage media is not physically transferred to the
purchaser.
    Subd. 18. Disabled. "Disabled" means an individual who has a permanent and total disability
as defined in section 273.13, subdivision 22.
    Subd. 19. For-hire carrier. "For-hire carrier" means a person engaged in transportation for
hire of tangible personal property.
    Subd. 20. Prepaid telephone calling card. "Prepaid telephone calling card" means any card
or other similar arrangement, including a prepaid authorization number, that permits its holder to
obtain telephone services and pay for such services in advance.
    Subd. 21. Normal course of business. "Normal course of business" means activities that
demonstrate a commercial continuity or consistency of making sales or performing services
for the purposes of attaining profit or producing income. Factors that indicate that a person is
acting in the normal course of business include:
(1) systematic solicitation of sales through advertising media;
(2) entering into contracts to perform services or provide tangible personal property;
(3) maintaining a place of business; or
(4) use of exemption certificates to purchase items exempt from the sales tax.
    Subd. 22. Internal Revenue Code. Unless specifically provided otherwise, "Internal
Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended through December 31,
2000.
    Subd. 23. United States Code. Unless specifically provided otherwise, "United States Code"
means the United States Code as amended through December 31, 2000.
    Subd. 24. Telecommunications services. (a) "Telecommunications services" means the
transmission, conveyance, or routing of voice, data, audio, video, or any other information or
signals to a point, or between or among points, by or through any electronic, satellite, optical,
microwave, or other medium or method now in existence or hereafter devised, regardless of the
protocol used for such transmission, conveyance, or routing.
(b) Telecommunications services includes the furnishing for consideration of access to
telephone services by a hotel to its guests.
(c) Telecommunications services do not include:
(1) services purchased with a prepaid telephone calling card;
(2) private communication service purchased by an agent acting on behalf of the State
Lottery;
(3) information services; and
(4) purchases of telecommunications when the purchaser uses the purchased services as a
component part of or integrates such service into another telecommunications service that is sold
by the purchaser in the normal course of business.
(d) For purposes of this subdivision, "information services" means the offering of the
capability for generating, acquiring, storing, transforming, processing, retrieving, utilizing, or
making available information.
    Subd. 25. Cable television service. "Cable television service" means the transmission
of video, audio, or other programming service to purchasers, and the subscriber interaction, if
any, required for the selection or use of the programming service, regardless of whether the
programming is transmitted over facilities owned or operated by the cable service provider or
over facilities owned or operated by one or more dealers of communications services. The
term includes point-to-multipoint distribution services by which programming is transmitted
or broadcast by microwave or other equipment directly to the subscriber's premises. The term
includes basic, extended, premium, pay-per-view, digital, and music services.
    Subd. 26. Private communication service. "Private communication service" means
a telecommunication service that entitles the customer to exclusive or priority use of a
communication channel or group of channels between or among termination points, regardless
of the manner in which the channel or channels are connected, and includes switching capacity,
extension lines, stations, and any other associated services that are provided in connection with
the use of the channel or channels.
    Subd. 27. Direct satellite service. "Direct satellite service" means programming transmitted
or broadcast by satellite directly to the subscriber's premises without the use of ground receiving or
distribution equipment, except at the subscriber's premises or in the uplink process to the satellite.
    Subd. 28. Purchase price. "Purchase price" means the measure subject to the use tax and has
the same meaning as "sales price."
    Subd. 29. State. Unless specifically provided otherwise, "state" means any state of the
United States and the District of Columbia.
    Subd. 30. Delivery charges. "Delivery charges" means charges by the seller of personal
property or services for preparation and delivery to a location designated by the purchaser of
personal property or services including, but not limited to, transportation, shipping, postage,
handling, crating, and packing.
    Subd. 31. Prepared food. "Prepared food" means food that meets either of the following
conditions:
(1) the food is sold with eating utensils provided by the seller, including plates, knives, forks,
spoons, glasses, cups, napkins, or straws; or
(2) the food is sold in a heated state or heated by the seller or two or more food ingredients
are mixed or combined by the seller for sale as a single item, except for:
(i) bakery items, including, but not limited to, bread, rolls, buns, biscuits, bagels, croissants,
pastries, donuts, danish, cakes, tortes, pies, tarts, muffins, bars, cookies, tortillas;
(ii) ready-to-eat meat and seafood in an unheated state sold by weight;
(iii) eggs, fish, meat, poultry, and foods containing these raw animal foods requiring cooking
by the consumer as recommended by the Food and Drug Administration in chapter 3, part 401.11
of its food code so as to prevent food borne illnesses; or
(iv) food that is only sliced, repackaged, or pasteurized by the seller.
    Subd. 32. Soft drinks. "Soft drinks" means nonalcoholic beverages that contain natural or
artificial sweeteners. Soft drinks do not include beverages that contain milk or milk products; soy,
rice, or similar milk substitutes; or greater than 50 percent vegetable or fruit juice by volume.
    Subd. 33. Candy. "Candy" means a preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial
sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts, or other ingredients or flavorings in the
form of bars, drops, or pieces. Candy does not include any preparation containing flour and
must require no refrigeration.
    Subd. 34. Food sold through vending machines. "Food sold through vending machines"
means food dispensed from a machine or other device that accepts payment including honor
payments.
    Subd. 35. Direct mail. "Direct mail" means printed material delivered or distributed by
United States mail or other delivery service to a mass audience or to addressees on a mailing
list provided by the purchaser or at the direction of the purchaser when the cost of the items is
not billed directly to the recipients. "Direct mail" includes tangible personal property supplied
directly or indirectly by the purchaser to the direct mail seller for inclusion in the package
containing the printed material. "Direct mail" does not include multiple items of printed material
delivered to a single address.
    Subd. 36. Agricultural production. "Agricultural production" includes, but is not limited to,
horticulture, silviculture, floriculture, maple syrup harvesting, and the raising of pets, livestock as
defined in section 17A.03, subdivision 5, poultry, dairy and poultry products, bees and apiary
products, the raising and harvesting of agricultural crops, sod, fur-bearing animals, research
animals, and horses.
    Subd. 37. Logging equipment. (a) "Logging equipment" means new or used machinery,
equipment, implements, accessories, and contrivances used directly and principally in the
commercial cutting or removal or both of timber or other solid wood forest products intended to
be sold ultimately at retail, including, but not limited to:
(1) machinery used for bucking, bunching, debarking, delimbing, felling, forwarding,
loading, piling, skidding, topping, and yarding operations performed on timber; and
(2) chain saws.
(b) Logging equipment does not include:
(1) repair or replacement parts;
(2) tools, shop equipment, communication equipment, and other logging supplies;
(3) motor vehicles taxed under chapter 297B;
(4) snowmobiles, snow blowers, or recreational all-terrain vehicles; or
(5) machinery, equipment, implements, accessories, and contrivances used in the creation of
other commercial wood products for sale to others, including, but not limited to, milling, planing,
carving, wood chipping, or paper manufacturing.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 4,44 subd 3; 2000 c 490 art 8 s 5; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 5,7-30;
2002 c 377 art 3 s 3,4; art 9 s 11; 1Sp2002 c 3 s 1; 2003 c 127 art 1 s 8-16; art 6 s 4-7; 2005 c 56
s 1; 2005 c 151 art 7 s 6,7; 1Sp2005 c 3 art 5 s 3,4,34; 2006 c 259 art 6 s 1-7

TAXES; RATES

297A.62 SALES TAX IMPOSED; RATES.
    Subdivision 1. Generally. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 2 or 3 or in this
chapter, a sales tax of 6.5 percent is imposed on the gross receipts from retail sales as defined in
section 297A.61, subdivision 4, made in this state or to a destination in this state by a person who
is required to have or voluntarily obtains a permit under section 297A.83, subdivision 1.
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 95; 2002 c 377 art 3 s 24; 1Sp2003 c 21 art 8 s
15; 1Sp2005 c 3 art 5 s 33]
    Subd. 3. Manufactured housing and park trailers. For retail sales of manufactured homes
as defined in section 327.31, subdivision 6, for residential uses, the sales tax under subdivision 1
is imposed on 65 percent of the dealer's cost of the manufactured home. For retail sales of new or
used park trailers, as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 8a, the sales tax under subdivision 1
is imposed on 65 percent of the sales price of the park trailer.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 5

297A.63 USE TAXES IMPOSED; RATES.
    Subdivision 1. Use of tangible personal property or taxable services. (a) For the privilege
of using, storing, distributing, or consuming in Minnesota tangible personal property or taxable
services purchased for use, storage, distribution, or consumption in this state, a use tax is imposed
on a person in Minnesota. The tax is imposed on the purchase price of retail sales of the tangible
personal property or taxable services at the rate of tax imposed under section 297A.62. A person
that purchases property from a Minnesota retailer and returns the tangible personal property to
a point within Minnesota, except in the course of interstate commerce, after it was delivered
outside of Minnesota, is subject to the use tax.
(b) No tax is imposed under paragraph (a) if the tax imposed by section 297A.62 was paid on
the sales price of the tangible personal property or taxable services.
(c) No tax is imposed under paragraph (a) if the purchase meets the requirements for
exemption under section 297A.67, subdivision 21.
    Subd. 2. Use of tangible personal property made from materials. (a) A use tax is
imposed on a person who manufactures, fabricates, or assembles tangible personal property from
materials, either within or outside this state and who uses, stores, distributes, or consumes the
tangible personal property in Minnesota. The tax is imposed on the purchase price of retail sales
of the materials contained in the tangible personal property at the rate of tax imposed under
section 297A.62.
(b) No tax is imposed under paragraph (a) if the tax imposed by section 297A.62 was paid on
the sales price of materials contained in the tangible personal property.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 6; 2006 c 259 art 6 s 8

297A.64 RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLE TAX IMPOSED; RATE.
    Subdivision 1. Tax imposed. A tax is imposed on the lease or rental in this state for not more
than 28 days of a passenger automobile as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 7, a van as
defined in section 168.011, subdivision 28, or a pickup truck as defined in section 168.011,
subdivision 29 . The rate of tax is 6.2 percent of the sales price. The tax applies whether or not
the vehicle is licensed in the state.
    Subd. 2. Fee imposed. A fee equal to three percent of the sales price is imposed on leases
or rentals of vehicles subject to the tax under subdivision 1. The lessor on the invoice to the
customer may designate the fee as "a fee imposed by the State of Minnesota for the registration
of rental cars."
    Subd. 3. Administration. The retailer shall report and pay the tax imposed in subdivision
1 to the commissioner of revenue with the taxes imposed in this chapter. The tax imposed in
subdivision 1 and the fee imposed in subdivision 2 are subject to the same interest, penalty, and
other provisions provided for sales and use taxes under this chapter and chapter 289A. The audit,
assessment, appeal, collection, enforcement, and administrative provisions of this chapter and
chapters 270C and 289A, that apply to sales and use taxes, apply to the tax and fee.
    Subd. 4. Exemptions. (a) The tax and the fee imposed by this section do not apply to a lease
or rental of (1) a vehicle to be used by the lessee to provide a licensed taxi service; (2) a hearse or
limousine used in connection with a burial or funeral service; or (3) a van designed or adapted
primarily for transporting property rather than passengers. The tax and the fee imposed under
this section do not apply when the lease or rental of a vehicle is exempt from the tax imposed
under section 297A.62, subdivision 1.
(b) The lessor may elect not to charge the fee imposed in subdivision 2 if in the previous
calendar year the lessor had no more than 20 vehicles available for lease that would have been
subject to tax under this section, or no more than $50,000 in gross receipts that would have
been subject to tax under this section.
    Subd. 5. Payment of excess fees. On the first sales tax return due following the end of a
calendar year during which a lessor has imposed a fee under subdivision 2, the lessor shall report
to the commissioner of revenue, in the form required by the commissioner, the amount of the fee
collected during the previous year and the amount of motor vehicle registration taxes paid during
the previous year by the lessor under chapter 168 on vehicles subject to the fee under this section.
If the amount of the fees collected exceeds the amount of motor vehicle registration taxes paid, the
lessor shall remit the excess to the commissioner of revenue at the time the report is submitted.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 7; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 31,32,95; 2002 c 377 art 3 s 24; 1Sp2003
c 21 art 8 s 15; 2005 c 151 art 2 s 13; art 7 s 8; 1Sp2005 c 3 art 5 s 33; 2006 c 212 art 1 s 26 subd 5

297A.65 LOTTERY TICKETS; IN LIEU TAX.
Sales of State Lottery tickets are exempt from the tax imposed under section 297A.62.
The State Lottery must on or before the 20th day of each month transmit to the commissioner
of revenue an amount equal to the gross receipts from the sale of lottery tickets for the previous
month multiplied by the tax rate under section 297A.62, subdivision 1. The resulting payment
is in lieu of the sales tax that otherwise would be imposed by this chapter. The commissioner
shall deposit the money transmitted as provided by section 297A.94 and the money must be
treated as other proceeds of the sales tax. For purposes of this section, "gross receipts" means
the proceeds of the sale of tickets before deduction of a commission or other compensation
paid to the vendor or retailer for selling tickets.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 8

REQUIREMENT TO COLLECT AND REMIT

297A.66 JURISDICTION TO REQUIRE COLLECTION AND REMITTANCE OF TAX
BY RETAILER.
    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) To the extent allowed by the United States Constitution and
the laws of the United States, "retailer maintaining a place of business in this state," or a similar
term, means a retailer:
(1) having or maintaining within this state, directly or by a subsidiary or an affiliate, an office,
place of distribution, sales or sample room or place, warehouse, or other place of business; or
(2) having a representative, including, but not limited to, an affiliate, agent, salesperson,
canvasser, or solicitor operating in this state under the authority of the retailer or its subsidiary,
for any purpose, including the repairing, selling, delivering, installing, or soliciting of orders for
the retailer's goods or services, or the leasing of tangible personal property located in this state,
whether the place of business or agent, representative, affiliate, salesperson, canvasser, or solicitor
is located in the state permanently or temporarily, or whether or not the retailer, subsidiary, or
affiliate is authorized to do business in this state.
(b) "Destination of a sale" means the location to which the retailer makes delivery of the
property sold, or causes the property to be delivered, to the purchaser of the property, or to the
agent or designee of the purchaser. The delivery may be made by any means, including the
United States Postal Service or a for-hire carrier.
    Subd. 2. Retailer maintaining a place of business in this state. A retailer maintaining a
place of business in this state who makes retail sales in Minnesota or to a destination in Minnesota
shall collect sales and use taxes and remit them to the commissioner under section 297A.77.
    Subd. 3. Retailer not maintaining a place of business in this state. (a) To the extent
allowed by the United States Constitution and the laws of the United States, a retailer making
retail sales from outside this state to a destination within this state and not maintaining a place
of business in this state shall collect sales and use taxes and remit them to the commissioner
under section 297A.77, if the retailer engages in the regular or systematic soliciting of sales from
potential customers in this state by:
(1) distribution, by mail or otherwise, of catalogs, periodicals, advertising flyers, or other
written solicitations of business to customers in this state;
(2) display of advertisements on billboards or other outdoor advertising in this state;
(3) advertisements in newspapers published in this state;
(4) advertisements in trade journals or other periodicals the circulation of which is primarily
within this state;
(5) advertisements in a Minnesota edition of a national or regional publication or a limited
regional edition in which this state is included as part of a broader regional or national publication
which are not placed in other geographically defined editions of the same issue of the same
publication;
(6) advertisements in regional or national publications in an edition which is not by its
contents geographically targeted to Minnesota but which is sold over the counter in Minnesota or
by subscription to Minnesota residents;
(7) advertisements broadcast on a radio or television station located in Minnesota; or
(8) any other solicitation by telegraphy, telephone, computer database, cable, optic,
microwave, or other communication system.
This paragraph (a) must be construed without regard to the state from which distribution of
the materials originated or in which they were prepared.
(b) The location within or without this state of independent vendors that provide products or
services to the retailer in connection with its solicitation of customers within this state, including
such products and services as creation of copy, printing, distribution, and recording, is not
considered in determining whether the retailer is required to collect tax.
(c) A retailer not maintaining a place of business in this state is presumed, subject to rebuttal,
to be engaged in regular solicitation within this state if it engages in any of the activities in
paragraph (a) and:
(1) makes 100 or more retail sales from outside this state to destinations in this state during a
period of 12 consecutive months; or
(2) makes ten or more retail sales totaling more than $100,000 from outside this state to
destinations in this state during a period of 12 consecutive months.
    Subd. 4. Affiliated entities. (a) An entity is an "affiliate" of the retailer for purposes of
subdivision 1, paragraph (a), if:
(1) the entity uses its facilities or employees in this state to advertise, promote, or facilitate
the establishment or maintenance of a market for sales of items by the retailer to purchasers in this
state or for the provision of services to the retailer's purchasers in this state, such as accepting
returns of purchases for the retailer, providing assistance in resolving customer complaints of
the retailer, or providing other services; and
(2) the retailer and the entity are related parties.
(b) Two entities are related parties under this section if one of the entities meets at least one
of the following tests with respect to the other entity:
(1) one or both entities is a corporation, and one entity and any party related to that entity
in a manner that would require an attribution of stock from the corporation to the party or from
the party to the corporation under the attribution rules of section 318 of the Internal Revenue
Code owns directly, indirectly, beneficially, or constructively at least 50 percent of the value of
the corporation's outstanding stock;
(2) one or both entities is a partnership, estate, or trust and any partner or beneficiary, and the
partnership, estate, or trust and its partners or beneficiaries own directly, indirectly, beneficially,
or constructively, in the aggregate, at least 50 percent of the profits, capital, stock, or value of
the other entity or both entities; or
(3) an individual stockholder and the members of the stockholder's family (as defined in
section 318 of the Internal Revenue Code) owns directly, indirectly, beneficially, or constructively,
in the aggregate, at least 50 percent of the value of both entities' outstanding stock.
(c) An entity is an affiliate under the provisions of this subdivision if the requirements of
paragraphs (a) and (b) are met during any part of the 12-month period ending on the first day of
the month before the month in which the sale was made.
    Subd. 5. Withdrawal from streamlined sales and use tax agreement. If the state has
withdrawn its membership or been expelled from the streamlined sales and use tax agreement,
it shall not use a seller's registration with the central registration system and the collection
of sales and use taxes in the state as a factor in determining whether the seller has nexus with
that state for any tax at any time.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 9; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 33,34; 2002 c 377 art 3 s 5,6; 2003 c
127 art 1 s 17

297A.665 PRESUMPTION OF TAX; BURDEN OF PROOF.
(a) For the purpose of the proper administration of this chapter and to prevent evasion of
the tax, until the contrary is established, it is presumed that:
(1) all gross receipts are subject to the tax; and
(2) all retail sales for delivery in Minnesota are for storage, use, or other consumption in
Minnesota.
(b) The burden of proving that a sale is not a taxable retail sale is on the seller. However, the
seller may take from the purchaser at the time of the sale a fully completed exemption certificate
which conclusively relieves the seller from collecting and remitting the tax. This relief from
liability does not apply to a seller who fraudulently fails to collect the tax or solicits purchasers to
participate in the unlawful claim of an exemption. If a seller claiming that certain sales are exempt
is not in possession of the required exemption certificates within 60 days after receiving written
notice from the commissioner that the certificates are required, deductions claimed by the seller
that required delivery of the certificates must be disallowed. If the certificates are delivered to the
commissioner within the 60-day period, the commissioner may verify the reason or basis for the
exemption claimed in the certificates before allowing any deductions. A deduction must not be
granted on the basis of certificates delivered to the commissioner after the 60-day period.
(c) A purchaser of tangible personal property or any items listed in section 297A.63 that are
shipped or brought to Minnesota by the purchaser has the burden of proving that the property was
not purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or consumption in Minnesota.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 10; 2003 c 127 art 6 s 8

297A.666 AMNESTY FOR REGISTRATION.
    Subdivision 1. Amnesty provisions. Subject to the limitations of subdivision 2:
(1) this state shall provide amnesty for uncollected or unpaid sales or use tax to a seller who
registers to pay or to collect and remit applicable sales or use tax on sales made to purchasers in
this state in accordance with the terms of the streamlined sales and use tax agreement, provided
that the seller was not so registered in this state in the 12-month period preceding the effective
date of the state's participation in the agreement; and
(2) the amnesty shall preclude assessment for uncollected or unpaid sales or use tax together
with penalty or interest for sales made during the period the seller was not registered in this state,
provided registration occurs within 12 months of the effective date of the state's participation in
the agreement.
    Subd. 2. Limitations. (a) The amnesty is not available to a seller with respect to any matter
or matters for which the seller received notice of the commencement of an audit and the audit is
not yet finally resolved, including any related administrative and judicial processes.
(b) The amnesty is not available for sales or use taxes already paid or remitted to this state
or to taxes collected by the seller.
(c) The amnesty is fully effective, absent the seller's fraud or intentional misrepresentation of
a material fact, as long as the seller continues registration and continues payment or collection
and remittance of applicable sales or use taxes for a period of at least 36 months. The statute of
limitations provisions of chapter 289A applicable to asserting a sales or use tax liability must be
tolled during this 36-month period.
(d) The amnesty is applicable only to sales or use taxes due from a seller in its capacity as a
seller and not to sales or use taxes due from a seller in its capacity as a buyer.
History: 2003 c 127 art 1 s 18

297A.668 SOURCING OF SALE; SITUS IN THIS STATE.
    Subdivision 1. Applicability. The provisions of this section apply regardless of the
characterization of a product as tangible personal property, a digital good, or a service; but do not
apply to telecommunications services or the sales of motor vehicles. These provisions only apply
to determine a seller's obligation to pay or collect and remit a sales or use tax with respect to the
seller's sale of a product. These provisions do not affect the obligation of a seller as purchaser to
remit tax on the use of the product.
    Subd. 2. Sourcing rules. (a) The retail sale, excluding lease or rental, of a product shall be
sourced as required in paragraphs (b) through (f).
(b) When the product is received by the purchaser at a business location of the seller, the sale
is sourced to that business location.
(c) When the product is not received by the purchaser at a business location of the seller,
the sale is sourced to the location where receipt by the purchaser or the donee designated by the
purchaser occurs, including the location indicated by instructions for delivery to the purchasers
or the purchaser's donee, known to the seller.
(d) When paragraphs (b) and (c) do not apply, the sale is sourced to the location indicated
by an address for the purchaser that is available from the business records of the seller that are
maintained in the ordinary course of the seller's business, when use of this address does not
constitute bad faith.
(e) When paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) do not apply, the sale is sourced to the location
indicated by an address for the purchaser obtained during the consummation of the sale, including
the address of a purchaser's payment instrument if no other address is available, when use of this
address does not constitute bad faith.
(f) When paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (e) do not apply, including the circumstance where
the seller is without sufficient information to apply the previous paragraphs, then the location is
determined by the address from which tangible personal property was shipped, from which the
digital good or the computer software delivered electronically was first available for transmission
by the seller, or from which the service was provided. For purposes of this paragraph, the seller
must disregard any location that merely provided the digital transfer of the product sold.
(g) For purposes of this subdivision, the terms "receive" and "receipt" mean taking possession
of tangible personal property, making first use of services, or taking possession or making first use
of digital goods or the computer software delivered electronically, whichever occurs first. The
terms receive and receipt do not include possession by a carrier for hire on behalf of the purchaser.
    Subd. 3. Lease or rental of tangible personal property. The lease or rental of tangible
personal property, other than property identified in subdivision 4 or 5, shall be sourced as required
in paragraphs (a) to (c).
(a) For a lease or rental that requires recurring periodic payments, the first periodic payment
is sourced the same as a retail sale in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 2. Periodic
payments made subsequent to the first payment are sourced to the primary property location for
each period covered by the payment. The primary property location must be as indicated by an
address for the property provided by the lessee that is available to the lessor from its records
maintained in the ordinary course of business, when use of this address does not constitute bad
faith. The property location must not be altered by intermittent use at different locations, such as
use of business property that accompanies employees on business trips and service calls.
(b) For a lease or rental that does not require recurring periodic payments, the payment is
sourced the same as a retail sale in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 2.
(c) This subdivision does not affect the imposition or computation of sales or use tax on leases
or rentals based on a lump sum or accelerated basis, or on the acquisition of property for lease.
    Subd. 4. Lease or rental of motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, or aircraft that do not
qualify as transportation equipment. The lease or rental of motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers,
or aircraft that do not qualify as transportation equipment, as defined in subdivision 5, shall be
sourced as required in paragraphs (a) to (c).
(a) For a lease or rental that requires recurring periodic payments, each periodic payment is
sourced to the primary property location. The primary property location must be as indicated by
an address for the property provided by the lessee that is available to the lessor from its records
maintained in the ordinary course of business, when use of this address does not constitute bad
faith. This location must not be altered by intermittent use at different locations.
(b) For a lease or rental that does not require recurring periodic payments, the payment is
sourced the same as a retail sale in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 2.
(c) This subdivision does not affect the imposition or computation of sales or use tax on leases
or rentals based on a lump sum or accelerated basis, or on the acquisition of property for lease.
    Subd. 5. Transportation equipment. (a) The retail sale, including lease or rental, of
transportation equipment shall be sourced the same as a retail sale in accordance with the
provisions of subdivision 2, notwithstanding the exclusion of lease or rental in subdivision 2.
(b) "Transportation equipment" means any of the following:
(1) locomotives and railcars that are utilized for the carriage of persons or property in
interstate commerce;
(2) trucks and truck-tractors with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 10,001 pounds or
greater, trailers, semitrailers, or passenger buses that are:
(i) registered through the international registration plan; and
(ii) operated under authority of a carrier authorized and certified by the United States
Department of Transportation or another federal authority to engage in the carriage of persons
or property in interstate commerce;
(3) aircraft that are operated by air carriers authorized and certificated by the United States
Department of Transportation or another federal or a foreign authority to engage in the carriage of
persons or property in interstate commerce; or
(4) containers designed for use on and component parts attached or secured on the
transportation equipment described in items (1) through (3).
    Subd. 6. Multiple points of use. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions 2 to 5, a
business purchaser that is not a holder of a direct pay permit that knows at the time of its purchase
of a digital good, computer software delivered electronically, or a service that the digital good,
computer software delivered electronically, or service will be concurrently available for use in
more than one jurisdiction shall deliver to the seller in conjunction with its purchase a multiple
points of use exemption certificate disclosing this fact.
(b) Upon receipt of the multiple points of use exemption certificate, the seller is relieved of
the obligation to collect, pay, or remit the applicable tax and the purchaser is obligated to collect,
pay, or remit the applicable tax on a direct pay basis.
(c) A purchaser delivering the multiple points of use exemption certificate may use any
reasonable, but consistent and uniform, method of apportionment that is supported by the
purchaser's business records as they exist at the time of the consummation of the sale.
(d) The multiple points of use exemption certificate remains in effect for all future sales
by the seller to the purchaser until it is revoked in writing, except as to the subsequent sale's
specific apportionment that is governed by the principle of paragraph (c) and the facts existing at
the time of the sale.
(e) A holder of a direct pay permit is not required to deliver a multiple points or use
exemption certificate to the seller. A direct pay permit holder shall follow the provisions of
paragraph (c) in apportioning the tax due on a digital good, computer software delivered
electronically, or a service that will be concurrently available for use in more than one jurisdiction.
    Subd. 7. Direct mail. (a) Notwithstanding other subdivisions of this section, a purchaser of
direct mail that is not a holder of a direct pay permit shall provide to the seller, in conjunction
with the purchase, either a direct mail form or information to show the jurisdictions to which the
direct mail is delivered to recipients.
(1) Upon receipt of the direct mail form, the seller is relieved of all obligations to collect,
pay, or remit the applicable tax and the purchaser is obligated to pay or remit the applicable tax on
a direct pay basis. A direct mail form remains in effect for all future sales of direct mail by the
seller to the purchaser until it is revoked in writing.
(2) Upon receipt of information from the purchaser showing the jurisdictions to which the
direct mail is delivered to recipients, the seller shall collect the tax according to the delivery
information provided by the purchaser. In the absence of bad faith, the seller is relieved of any
further obligation to collect tax on any transaction for which the seller has collected tax pursuant
to the delivery information provided by the purchaser.
(b) If the purchaser of direct mail does not have a direct pay permit and does not provide the
seller with either a direct mail form or delivery information, as required by paragraph (a), the
seller shall collect the tax according to subdivision 2, paragraph (f). Nothing in this paragraph
limits a purchaser's obligation for sales or use tax to any state to which the direct mail is delivered.
(c) If a purchaser of direct mail provides the seller with documentation of direct pay authority,
the purchaser is not required to provide a direct mail form or delivery information to the seller.
History: 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 35; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 68; 2003 c 127 art 1 s 19; 2004 c 228
art 1 s 49; 2005 c 151 art 7 s 9,10; 2006 c 259 art 6 s 9

297A.669 TELECOMMUNICATION SOURCING.
    Subdivision 1. Call-by-call basis sourcing. Except for the defined telecommunication
services in subdivision 3, the sale of telecommunication service sold on a call-by-call basis shall
be sourced to (1) each level of taxing jurisdiction where the call originates and terminates in that
jurisdiction; or (2) each level of taxing jurisdiction where the call either originates or terminates
and in which the service address is also located.
    Subd. 2. Other than call-by-call basis sourcing. Except for the defined telecommunication
services in subdivision 3, a sale of telecommunications services sold on a basis other than a
call-by-call basis is sourced to the customer's place of primary use.
    Subd. 3. Defined telecommunications services sourcing. The sale of the following
telecommunication services shall be sourced to each level of taxing jurisdiction in paragraphs
(a) to (d).
(a) A sale of mobile telecommunications services, other than air-to-ground radiotelephone
service and prepaid calling service, is sourced to the customer's place of primary use as required
by the Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act.
(b) A sale of postpaid calling service is sourced to the origination point of the
telecommunications signal as first identified by either:
(1) the seller's telecommunications system; or
(2) information received by the seller from its service provider, where the system used to
transport such signals is not that of the seller.
(c) A sale of prepaid calling service is sourced in accordance with section 297A.668,
subdivision 2 . However, in the case of a sale of mobile telecommunications service that is a
prepaid telecommunications service, the rule provided in section 297A.668, subdivision 2,
paragraph (f), shall include as an option the location associated with the mobile telephone number.
(d) A sale of a private communication service is sourced as follows:
(1) service for a separate charge related to a customer channel termination point is sourced to
each level of jurisdiction in which the customer channel termination point is located;
(2) service where all customer termination points are located entirely within one jurisdiction
or levels of jurisdiction is sourced in such jurisdiction in which the customer channel termination
points are located;
(3) service for segments of a channel between two customer channel termination points
located in different jurisdictions and which segment of channel are separately charged is sourced
50 percent in each level of jurisdiction in which the customer channel termination points are
located; and
(4) service for segments of a channel located in more than one jurisdiction or levels of
jurisdiction and which segments are not separately billed is sourced in each jurisdiction based on
the percentage determined by dividing the number of customer channel termination points in the
jurisdiction by the total number of customer channel termination points.
    Subd. 4. Air-to-ground radiotelephone service. "Air-to-ground radiotelephone service,"
for purposes of this section, means a radio service, as that term is defined in Code of Federal
Regulations, title 47, section 22.99, in which common carriers are authorized to offer and provide
radio telecommunications service for hire to subscribers in aircraft.
    Subd. 5. Call-by-call basis. "Call-by-call basis," for purposes of this section, means any
method of charging for telecommunications services where the price is measured by individual
calls.
    Subd. 6. Communications channel. "Communications channel," for purposes of this
section, means a physical or virtual path of communications over which signals are transmitted
between or among customer channel termination points.
    Subd. 7. Customer. "Customer," for purposes of this section, means the person or entity that
contracts with the seller of telecommunications services. If the end user of telecommunications
services is not the contracting party, the end user of the telecommunications service is the customer
of the telecommunication service, but this sentence applies only for the purpose of sourcing
sales of telecommunications services under this section. Customer does not include a reseller of
telecommunications service or for mobile telecommunications service of a serving carrier under
an agreement to serve the customer outside the home service provider's licensed service area.
    Subd. 8. Customer channel termination point. "Customer channel termination point,"
for purposes of this section, means the location where the customer either inputs or receives
the communications.
    Subd. 9. End user. "End user," for purposes of this section, means the person who utilizes
the telecommunication service. In the case of an entity, end user means the individual who utilizes
the service on behalf of the entity.
    Subd. 10. Home service provider. "Home service provider," for purposes of this section,
means the same as that term is defined in Section 124(5) of Public Law 106-252 (Mobile
Telecommunications Sourcing Act).
    Subd. 11. Mobile telecommunications service. "Mobile telecommunications service," for
purposes of this section, means the same as that term is defined in Section 124(7) of Public Law
106-252 (Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act).
    Subd. 12. Place of primary use. "Place of primary use," for purposes of this section, means
the street address representative of where the customer's use of the telecommunications service
primarily occurs, which must be the residential street address or the primary business street
address of the customer. In the case of mobile telecommunications services, place of primary use
must be within the licensed service area of the home service provider.
    Subd. 13. Postpaid calling service. "Postpaid calling service," for purposes of this section,
means the telecommunications service obtained by making a payment on a call-by-call basis
either through the use of a credit card or payment mechanism such as a bank card, travel card,
credit card, or debit card, or by a charge made to a telephone number that is not associated with
the origination or termination of the telecommunications service. A postpaid calling service
includes a telecommunications service that would be a prepaid calling service except it is not
exclusively a telecommunication service.
    Subd. 14. Prepaid calling service. "Prepaid calling service," for purposes of this section,
means the right to access exclusively telecommunications services, which must be paid for in
advance and which enables the origination of calls using an access number or authorization code,
whether manually or electronically dialed, and that is sold in predetermined units or dollars of
which the number declines with use in a known amount.
    Subd. 15. Private communication services. "Private communication services," for purposes
of this section, means the same as that term is defined in section 297A.61, subdivision 26.
    Subd. 16. Service address. "Service address," for purposes of this section, means:
(1) the location of the telecommunications equipment to which a customer's call is charged
and from which the call originates or terminates, regardless of where the call is billed or paid;
(2) if the location in clause (1) is not known, service address means the origination
point of the signal of the telecommunications services first identified by either the seller's
telecommunications system or in information received by the seller from its service provider,
where the system used to transport the signals is not that of the seller; or
(3) if the location in clauses (1) and (2) is not known, the service address means the location
of the customer's place of primary use.
History: 2003 c 127 art 1 s 20; 2004 c 228 art 1 s 50; 2006 c 259 art 6 s 10

EXEMPTIONS

297A.67 GENERAL EXEMPTIONS.
    Subdivision 1. Scope. The gross receipts from the sale and purchase of, and storage,
distribution, use, or consumption of the items contained in this section are specifically exempted
from the taxes imposed by this chapter.
    Subd. 2. Food and food ingredients. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, food
and food ingredients are exempt. For purposes of this subdivision, "food" and "food ingredients"
mean substances, whether in liquid, concentrated, solid, frozen, dried, or dehydrated form, that
are sold for ingestion or chewing by humans and are consumed for their taste or nutritional value.
Food and food ingredients exempt under this subdivision do not include candy, soft drinks,
food sold through vending machines, dietary supplements, and prepared foods. Food and food
ingredients do not include alcoholic beverages and tobacco. For purposes of this subdivision,
"alcoholic beverages" means beverages that are suitable for human consumption and contain
one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume. For purposes of this subdivision, "tobacco"
means cigarettes, cigars, chewing or pipe tobacco, or any other item that contains tobacco. For
purposes of this subdivision, "dietary supplements" means any product, other than tobacco,
intended to supplement the diet that:
(1) contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients:
(i) a vitamin;
(ii) a mineral;
(iii) an herb or other botanical;
(iv) an amino acid;
(v) a dietary substance for use by humans to supplement the diet by increasing the total
dietary intake; and
(vi) a concentrate, metabolite, constituent, extract, or combination of any ingredient
described in items (i) to (v);
(2) is intended for ingestion in tablet, capsule, powder, softgel, gelcap, or liquid form, or
if not intended for ingestion in such form, is not represented as conventional food and is not
represented for use as a sole item of a meal or of the diet; and
(3) is required to be labeled as a dietary supplement, identifiable by the supplement facts
box found on the label and as required pursuant to Code of Federal Regulations, title 21, section
101.36.
    Subd. 3. Food stamps. Tangible personal property purchased with food stamps, coupons,
or vouchers issued by the federal government under the Food Stamp Program is exempt. This
exemption also applies to food purchased under the Special Supplemental Food Program for
Women, Infants, and Children. The exemption provided by this subdivision is effective and
applies only to the extent required by federal law.
    Subd. 4. Exempt meals at residential facilities. Prepared food, candy, and soft drinks
served to patients, inmates, or persons residing at hospitals, sanitariums, nursing homes, senior
citizen homes, and correctional, detention, and detoxification facilities are exempt. Food sold
through vending machines is not exempt.
    Subd. 5. Exempt meals at schools. Prepared food, candy, and soft drinks served at public
and private elementary, middle, or secondary schools as defined in section 120A.05 are exempt.
Prepared food, candy, and soft drinks served to students at a college, university, or private career
school under a board contract are exempt. Food sold through vending machines is not exempt.
    Subd. 6. Other exempt meals. (a) Prepared food, candy, and soft drinks purchased for
and served exclusively to individuals who are 60 years of age or over and their spouses or
to disabled persons and their spouses by governmental agencies, nonprofit organizations, or
churches, or pursuant to any program funded in whole or in part through United States Code,
title 42, sections 3001 through 3045, wherever delivered, prepared, or served, are exempt. Food
sold through vending machines is not exempt.
(b) Prepared food, candy, and soft drinks purchased for and served exclusively to children
who are less than 14 years of age or disabled children who are less than 16 years of age and who
are attending a child care or early childhood education program, are exempt if they are:
(1) purchased by a nonprofit child care facility that is exempt under section 297A.70,
subdivision 4 , and that primarily serves families with income of 250 percent or less of federal
poverty guidelines; and
(2) prepared at the site of the child care facility.
    Subd. 7. Drugs; medical devices. (a) Sales of the following drugs and medical devices
are exempt:
(1) drugs for human use, including over-the-counter drugs;
(2) single-use finger-pricking devices for the extraction of blood and other single-use devices
and single-use diagnostic agents used in diagnosing, monitoring, or treating diabetes;
(3) insulin and medical oxygen for human use, regardless of whether prescribed or sold
over the counter;
(4) prosthetic devices;
(5) durable medical equipment for home use only;
(6) mobility enhancing equipment; and
(7) prescription corrective eyeglasses.
(b) For purposes of this subdivision:
(1) "Drug" means a compound, substance, or preparation, and any component of a
compound, substance, or preparation, other than food and food ingredients, dietary supplements,
or alcoholic beverages that is:
(i) recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic
Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official National Formulary, and supplement to any of
them;
(ii) intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease; or
(iii) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body.
(2) "Durable medical equipment" means equipment, including repair and replacement parts,
but not including mobility enhancing equipment, that:
(i) can withstand repeated use;
(ii) is primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose;
(iii) generally is not useful to a person in the absence of illness or injury; and
(iv) is not worn in or on the body.
(3) "Mobility enhancing equipment" means equipment, including repair and replacement
parts, but not including durable medical equipment, that:
(i) is primarily and customarily used to provide or increase the ability to move from one
place to another and that is appropriate for use either in a home or a motor vehicle;
(ii) is not generally used by persons with normal mobility; and
(iii) does not include any motor vehicle or equipment on a motor vehicle normally provided
by a motor vehicle manufacturer.
(4) "Over-the-counter drug" means a drug that contains a label that identifies the product
as a drug as required by Code of Federal Regulations, title 21, section 201.66. The label
must include a "drug facts" panel or a statement of the active ingredients with a list of those
ingredients contained in the compound, substance, or preparation. Over-the-counter drugs do
not include grooming and hygiene products, regardless of whether they otherwise meet the
definition. "Grooming and hygiene products" are soaps, cleaning solutions, shampoo, toothpaste,
mouthwash, antiperspirants, and suntan lotions and sunscreens.
(5) "Prescribed" and "prescription" means a direction in the form of an order, formula, or
recipe issued in any form of oral, written, electronic, or other means of transmission by a duly
licensed health care professional.
(6) "Prosthetic device" means a replacement, corrective, or supportive device, including
repair and replacement parts, worn on or in the body to:
(i) artificially replace a missing portion of the body;
(ii) prevent or correct physical deformity or malfunction; or
(iii) support a weak or deformed portion of the body.
Prosthetic device does not include corrective eyeglasses.
    Subd. 8. Clothing. (a) Clothing is exempt. For purposes of this subdivision, "clothing"
means all human wearing apparel suitable for general use.
(b) Clothing includes, but is not limited to, aprons, household and shop; athletic supporters;
baby receiving blankets; bathing suits and caps; beach capes and coats; belts and suspenders;
boots; coats and jackets; costumes; children and adult diapers, including disposable; ear muffs;
footlets; formal wear; garters and garter belts; girdles; gloves and mittens for general use; hats and
caps; hosiery; insoles for shoes; lab coats; neckties; overshoes; pantyhose; rainwear; rubber pants;
sandals; scarves; shoes and shoe laces; slippers; sneakers; socks and stockings; steel-toed boots;
underwear; uniforms, athletic and nonathletic; and wedding apparel.
(c) Clothing does not include the following:
(1) belt buckles sold separately;
(2) costume masks sold separately;
(3) patches and emblems sold separately;
(4) sewing equipment and supplies, including but not limited to, knitting needles, patterns,
pins, scissors, sewing machines, sewing needles, tape measures, and thimbles;
(5) sewing materials that become part of clothing, including but not limited to, buttons,
fabric, lace, thread, yarn, and zippers;
(6) clothing accessories or equipment;
(7) sports or recreational equipment; and
(8) protective equipment.
Clothing also does not include apparel made from fur if a uniform definition of "apparel made
from fur" is developed by the member states of the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.
For purposes of this subdivision, "clothing accessories or equipment" means incidental
items worn on the person or in conjunction with clothing. Clothing accessories and equipment
include, but are not limited to, briefcases; cosmetics; hair notions, including barrettes, hair bows,
and hairnets; handbags; handkerchiefs; jewelry; nonprescription sunglasses; umbrellas; wallets;
watches; and wigs and hairpieces. "Sports or recreational equipment" means items designed for
human use and worn in conjunction with an athletic or recreational activity that are not suitable
for general use. Sports and recreational equipment includes, but is not limited to, ballet and tap
shoes; cleated or spiked athletic shoes; gloves, including, but not limited to, baseball, bowling,
boxing, hockey, and golf gloves; goggles; hand and elbow guards; life preservers and vests; mouth
guards; roller and ice skates; shin guards; shoulder pads; ski boots; waders; and wetsuits and fins.
"Protective equipment" means items for human wear and designed as protection of the wearer
against injury or disease or as protection against damage or injury of other persons or property
but not suitable for general use. Protective equipment includes, but is not limited to, breathing
masks; clean room apparel and equipment; ear and hearing protectors; face shields; finger guards;
hard hats; helmets; paint or dust respirators; protective gloves; safety glasses and goggles; safety
belts; tool belts; and welders gloves and masks.
    Subd. 9. Baby products. Baby bottles and nipples, pacifiers, teething rings, and infant
syringes are exempt.
    Subd. 10. Caskets; vaults. Caskets and burial vaults for human burial are exempt.
    Subd. 11. Automobiles; disabled veterans. Automobiles or other conveyances are exempt
if the purchaser is assisted by a grant from the United States in accordance with United States
Code, title 38, section 3902.
    Subd. 12. Parts and accessories used to make a motor vehicle disabled accessible. Parts,
accessories, and labor charges that are used solely to modify a motor vehicle to make it disabled
accessible are exempt.
    Subd. 13. Textbooks. Textbooks that are prescribed for use in conjunction with a course
of study in a school, college, university, and private career school to students who are regularly
enrolled at such institutions are exempt. For purposes of this subdivision (1) a "school" is as
defined in section 120A.22, subdivision 4; and (2) "private career school" means a school licensed
under section 141.25.
    Subd. 13a. Instructional materials. Instructional materials, other than textbooks, that are
prescribed for use in conjunction with a course of study in a postsecondary school, college,
university, or private career school to students who are regularly enrolled at such institutions are
exempt. For purposes of this subdivision, "instructional materials" means materials required to be
used directly in the completion of the course of study, including, but not limited to, interactive
CDs, tapes, and computer software.
Instructional materials do not include general reference works or other items incidental to
the instructional process such as pens, pencils, paper, folders, or computers. For purposes of this
subdivision, "school" and "private career school" have the meanings given in subdivision 13.
    Subd. 14. Computers prescribed for use by school. Computers and related computer
software sold by a school, college, university, or private career school to students who are
enrolled at the institutions are exempt if:
(1) the use of the computer, or of a substantially similar model of computer, and the related
computer software is prescribed by the institution in conjunction with a course of study; and
(2) each student of the institution, or of a unit of the institution in which the student is
enrolled, is required by the institution to have such a computer and related software as a condition
of enrollment.
For the purposes of this subdivision, "school" and "private career school" have the meanings
given in subdivision 13.
    Subd. 15. Residential heating fuels. Residential heating fuels are exempt as follows:
(1) all fuel oil, coal, wood, steam, hot water, propane gas, and L.P. gas sold to residential
customers for residential use;
(2) for the billing months of November, December, January, February, March, and April,
natural gas sold for residential use to customers who are metered and billed as residential users
and who use natural gas for their primary source of residential heat; and
(3) for the billing months of November, December, January, February, March, and April,
electricity sold for residential use to customers who are metered and billed as residential users and
who use electricity for their primary source of residential heat.
    Subd. 16. Residential water services. Water services for residential use are exempt
regardless of how the services are billed.
    Subd. 17. Feminine hygiene products. Sanitary napkins, tampons, or similar items used
for feminine hygiene are exempt.
    Subd. 18. Used motor oils. Used motor oils are exempt.
    Subd. 19. Cross-country ski passes. Cross-country ski passes issued under sections 85.40
to 85.43 are exempt.
    Subd. 20. Manufactured homes. Manufactured homes, as defined in section 327.31,
subdivision 6 , to be used by the purchaser for residential purposes are exempt, unless the sale
is the first retail sale of the manufactured home in this state.
    Subd. 21. De minimis exemption. A purchase subject to use tax under section 297A.63 is
exempt if (1) the purchase is made by an individual for personal use, and (2) the total purchases
that are subject to the use tax do not exceed $770 in the calendar year. For purposes of this
subdivision, "personal use" includes purchases for gifts. If an individual makes purchases subject
to use tax of more than $770 in the calendar year, the individual must pay the use tax on the entire
amount. This exemption does not apply to purchases made from retailers who are required or
registered to collect taxes under this chapter.
    Subd. 22. Property brought into Minnesota by nonresident. All articles of tangible
personal property brought into Minnesota by a person who was a nonresident of this state
immediately prior to bringing such property into this state for the person's use, storage, or
consumption are exempt from the use tax imposed by section 297A.63.
    Subd. 23. Occasional sales. Isolated and occasional sales in Minnesota not made in the
normal course of business of selling that kind of property or service are exempt. The storage,
use, or consumption of property or services acquired as a result of such a sale is exempt. This
exemption does not apply to sales of tangible personal property primarily used in a trade or
business.
    Subd. 24. Constitutional prohibitions. The sale of and the storage, use, or consumption
in Minnesota of tangible personal property, or services, that the state of Minnesota is prohibited
from taxing under the Constitution or laws of the United States or under the Constitution of
Minnesota, are exempt.
    Subd. 25. Maintenance of cemetery grounds. Lawn care and related services used in the
maintenance of cemetery grounds are exempt. For purposes of this subdivision, "lawn care and
related services" means the services listed in section 297A.61, subdivision 3, paragraph (g), clause
(6), item (vi), and "cemetery" means a cemetery for human burial.
    Subd. 26. Trade allowance. The amount allowed as a credit against the sales price for
tangible personal property taken in trade for resale is exempt.
    Subd. 27. Sewing materials. Sewing materials are exempt. For purposes of this subdivision
"sewing materials" mean fabric, thread, zippers, interfacing, buttons, trim, and other items that
are usually directly incorporated into the construction of clothing, as defined in subdivision 8,
regardless of whether it is actually used for making clothing. It does not include batting, foam, or
fabric specifically manufactured for arts and craft projects, or other materials for craft projects.
    Subd. 28. Ambulance supplies, parts, and equipment. The following sales to or use by an
ambulance service licensed under section 144E.10 are exempt:
(1) supplies and equipment used to provide medical care; and
(2) repair and replacement parts for ambulances.
    Subd. 29. Solar energy products. A solar energy system, as defined in section 216C.06,
subdivision 17 , is exempt.
    Subd. 30. Motor vehicles. Motor vehicles taxable under the provisions of chapter 297B
are exempt.
    Subd. 31. Service loaner vehicle covered by warranty. The loan of a vehicle by a motor
vehicle dealer to a customer as a replacement for a vehicle being serviced or repaired is exempt
if the vehicle is loaned pursuant to a warranty included in the original purchase price of the
vehicle being serviced or repaired.
    Subd. 32. Cigarettes. Cigarettes upon which a tax has been imposed under section 297F.25
are exempt.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 11,44 subd 3; 2000 c 490 art 8 s 13; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 7 s 51; art
12 s 36-44,93; 2002 c 377 art 3 s 7-10; 2002 c 400 s 8; 2003 c 127 art 1 s 21,22; art 6 s 9; 2005 c
56 s 1; 2005 c 151 art 7 s 11-13; 1Sp2005 c 3 art 5 s 5-7; 2006 c 259 art 6 s 11-15

297A.68 BUSINESS EXEMPTIONS.
    Subdivision 1. Scope. The gross receipts from the sale of, and storage, distribution, use, or
consumption of the items contained in this section are specifically exempted from the taxes
imposed by this chapter.
    Subd. 2. Materials consumed in industrial production. (a) Materials stored, used, or
consumed in industrial production of personal property intended to be sold ultimately at retail are
exempt, whether or not the item so used becomes an ingredient or constituent part of the property
produced. Materials that qualify for this exemption include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) chemicals, including chemicals used for cleaning food processing machinery and
equipment;
(2) materials, including chemicals, fuels, and electricity purchased by persons engaged in
industrial production to treat waste generated as a result of the production process;
(3) fuels, electricity, gas, and steam used or consumed in the production process, except
that electricity, gas, or steam used for space heating, cooling, or lighting is exempt if (i) it is in
excess of the average climate control or lighting for the production area, and (ii) it is necessary
to produce that particular product;
(4) petroleum products and lubricants;
(5) packaging materials, including returnable containers used in packaging food and
beverage products;
(6) accessory tools, equipment, and other items that are separate detachable units with an
ordinary useful life of less than 12 months used in producing a direct effect upon the product; and
(7) the following materials, tools, and equipment used in metalcasting: crucibles,
thermocouple protection sheaths and tubes, stalk tubes, refractory materials, molten metal filters
and filter boxes, degassing lances, and base blocks.
(b) This exemption does not include:
(1) machinery, equipment, implements, tools, accessories, appliances, contrivances and
furniture and fixtures, except those listed in paragraph (a), clause (6); and
(2) petroleum and special fuels used in producing or generating power for propelling
ready-mixed concrete trucks on the public highways of this state.
(c) Industrial production includes, but is not limited to, research, development, design
or production of any tangible personal property, manufacturing, processing (other than by
restaurants and consumers) of agricultural products (whether vegetable or animal), commercial
fishing, refining, smelting, reducing, brewing, distilling, printing, mining, quarrying, lumbering,
generating electricity, the production of road building materials, and the research, development,
design, or production of computer software. Industrial production does not include painting,
cleaning, repairing or similar processing of property except as part of the original manufacturing
process.
(d) Industrial production does not include:
(1) the furnishing of services listed in section 297A.61, subdivision 3, paragraph (g), clause
(6), items (i) to (vi) and (viii); or
(2) the transportation, transmission, or distribution of petroleum, liquefied gas, natural gas,
water, or steam, in, by, or through pipes, lines, tanks, mains, or other means of transporting those
products. For purposes of this paragraph, "transportation, transmission, or distribution" does not
include blending of petroleum or biodiesel fuel as defined in section 239.77.
    Subd. 3. Materials used in providing certain taxable services. (a) Materials stored, used,
or consumed in providing a taxable service listed in section 297A.61, subdivision 3, paragraph
(g), clause (6), intended to be sold ultimately at retail are exempt.
(b) This exemption includes, but is not limited to:
(1) chemicals, lubricants, packaging materials, seeds, trees, fertilizers, and herbicides, if
these items are used or consumed in providing the taxable service;
(2) chemicals used to treat waste generated as a result of providing the taxable service;
(3) accessory tools, equipment, and other items that are separate detachable units used in
providing the service and that have an ordinary useful life of less than 12 months; and
(4) fuel, electricity, gas, and steam used or consumed in the production process, except that
electricity, gas, or steam used for space heating, cooling, or lighting is exempt if (i) it is in excess
of average climate control or lighting, and (ii) it is necessary to produce that particular service.
(c) This exemption does not include machinery, equipment, implements, tools, accessories,
appliances, contrivances, furniture, and fixtures used in providing the taxable service.
    Subd. 4. Taconite production materials. Mill liners, grinding rods, and grinding balls that
are substantially consumed in the production of taconite are exempt when sold to or stored, used,
or consumed by persons taxed under the in-lieu provisions of chapter 298.
    Subd. 5. Capital equipment. (a) Capital equipment is exempt. The tax must be imposed
and collected as if the rate under section 297A.62, subdivision 1, applied, and then refunded
in the manner provided in section 297A.75.
"Capital equipment" means machinery and equipment purchased or leased, and used in this
state by the purchaser or lessee primarily for manufacturing, fabricating, mining, or refining
tangible personal property to be sold ultimately at retail if the machinery and equipment are
essential to the integrated production process of manufacturing, fabricating, mining, or refining.
Capital equipment also includes machinery and equipment used primarily to electronically
transmit results retrieved by a customer of an online computerized data retrieval system.
(b) Capital equipment includes, but is not limited to:
(1) machinery and equipment used to operate, control, or regulate the production equipment;
(2) machinery and equipment used for research and development, design, quality control,
and testing activities;
(3) environmental control devices that are used to maintain conditions such as temperature,
humidity, light, or air pressure when those conditions are essential to and are part of the
production process;
(4) materials and supplies used to construct and install machinery or equipment;
(5) repair and replacement parts, including accessories, whether purchased as spare parts,
repair parts, or as upgrades or modifications to machinery or equipment;
(6) materials used for foundations that support machinery or equipment;
(7) materials used to construct and install special purpose buildings used in the production
process;
(8) ready-mixed concrete equipment in which the ready-mixed concrete is mixed as part of
the delivery process regardless if mounted on a chassis, repair parts for ready-mixed concrete
trucks, and leases of ready-mixed concrete trucks; and
(9) machinery or equipment used for research, development, design, or production of
computer software.
(c) Capital equipment does not include the following:
(1) motor vehicles taxed under chapter 297B;
(2) machinery or equipment used to receive or store raw materials;
(3) building materials, except for materials included in paragraph (b), clauses (6) and (7);
(4) machinery or equipment used for nonproduction purposes, including, but not limited to,
the following: plant security, fire prevention, first aid, and hospital stations; support operations
or administration; pollution control; and plant cleaning, disposal of scrap and waste, plant
communications, space heating, cooling, lighting, or safety;
(5) farm machinery and aquaculture production equipment as defined by section 297A.61,
subdivisions 12 and 13 ;
(6) machinery or equipment purchased and installed by a contractor as part of an
improvement to real property;
(7) machinery and equipment used by restaurants in the furnishing, preparing, or serving of
prepared foods as defined in section 297A.61, subdivision 31;
(8) machinery and equipment used to furnish the services listed in section 297A.61,
subdivision 3 , paragraph (g), clause (6), items (i) to (vi) and (viii);
(9) machinery or equipment used in the transportation, transmission, or distribution of
petroleum, liquefied gas, natural gas, water, or steam, in, by, or through pipes, lines, tanks, mains,
or other means of transporting those products. This clause does not apply to machinery or
equipment used to blend petroleum or biodiesel fuel as defined in section 239.77; or
(10) any other item that is not essential to the integrated process of manufacturing,
fabricating, mining, or refining.
(d) For purposes of this subdivision:
(1) "Equipment" means independent devices or tools separate from machinery but essential
to an integrated production process, including computers and computer software, used in
operating, controlling, or regulating machinery and equipment; and any subunit or assembly
comprising a component of any machinery or accessory or attachment parts of machinery, such as
tools, dies, jigs, patterns, and molds.
(2) "Fabricating" means to make, build, create, produce, or assemble components or property
to work in a new or different manner.
(3) "Integrated production process" means a process or series of operations through which
tangible personal property is manufactured, fabricated, mined, or refined. For purposes of this
clause, (i) manufacturing begins with the removal of raw materials from inventory and ends when
the last process prior to loading for shipment has been completed; (ii) fabricating begins with
the removal from storage or inventory of the property to be assembled, processed, altered, or
modified and ends with the creation or production of the new or changed product; (iii) mining
begins with the removal of overburden from the site of the ores, minerals, stone, peat deposit,
or surface materials and ends when the last process before stockpiling is completed; and (iv)
refining begins with the removal from inventory or storage of a natural resource and ends with the
conversion of the item to its completed form.
(4) "Machinery" means mechanical, electronic, or electrical devices, including computers
and computer software, that are purchased or constructed to be used for the activities set forth in
paragraph (a), beginning with the removal of raw materials from inventory through completion of
the product, including packaging of the product.
(5) "Machinery and equipment used for pollution control" means machinery and equipment
used solely to eliminate, prevent, or reduce pollution resulting from an activity described in
paragraph (a).
(6) "Manufacturing" means an operation or series of operations where raw materials are
changed in form, composition, or condition by machinery and equipment and which results in
the production of a new article of tangible personal property. For purposes of this subdivision,
"manufacturing" includes the generation of electricity or steam to be sold at retail.
(7) "Mining" means the extraction of minerals, ores, stone, or peat.
(8) "Online data retrieval system" means a system whose cumulation of information is
equally available and accessible to all its customers.
(9) "Primarily" means machinery and equipment used 50 percent or more of the time in an
activity described in paragraph (a).
(10) "Refining" means the process of converting a natural resource to an intermediate or
finished product, including the treatment of water to be sold at retail.
(11) This subdivision does not apply to telecommunications equipment as provided in
subdivision 35, and does not apply to wire, cable, fiber, poles, or conduit for telecommunications
services.
    Subd. 6. Special tooling. Special tooling is exempt. "Special tooling" means tools, dies, jigs,
patterns, gauges, and other special tools that have value and use only for the buyer and for the use
for which they are made. An item has value and use only to the buyer if the item is not standard
enough to be stocked or ordered from a catalog or other sales literature, but must be produced
in accordance with special requirements peculiar to the buyer and not common to someone else
whose conditions for possible use of the material are reasonably similar to the buyer's.
    Subd. 7. Air cooling equipment. Equipment used for air cooling is exempt, if the equipment
is purchased for conversion or replacement of an existing groundwater-based once-through
cooling system as required under section 103G.271, subdivision 5.
    Subd. 8. Pollution control equipment; steel reprocessing. Pollution control equipment
purchased by a steel reprocessing firm is exempt if the equipment is necessary to meet state or
federal emission standards. For purposes of this subdivision:
(1) "pollution control equipment" means equipment used for the purpose of eliminating,
preventing, or reducing air, land, or water pollution during or as a result of the manufacturing
process; and
(2) "steel reprocessing firm" means a firm whose primary business is the recovery of steel
from automobiles, appliances, and other steel products and the rerefining of this recovered metal
into new steel products.
    Subd. 9. Super Bowl admissions. The granting of the privilege of admission to a world
championship football game sponsored by the National Football League is exempt.
    Subd. 10. Publications; publication materials. Tangible personal property that is used
or consumed in producing any publication regularly issued at average intervals not exceeding
three months is exempt, and any such publication is exempt. "Publication" includes, but is not
limited to, a qualified newspaper as defined by section 331A.02, together with any supplements
or enclosures. "Publication" does not include magazines and periodicals sold over the counter.
Tangible personal property that is used or consumed in producing a publication does not include
machinery, equipment, implements, tools, accessories, appliances, contrivances, furniture, and
fixtures used in the publication, or fuel, electricity, gas, or steam used for space heating or lighting.
Advertising contained in a publication is a nontaxable service and is exempt. Persons who
publish or sell newspapers are engaging in a nontaxable service with respect to gross receipts
realized from such news-gathering or news-publishing activities, including the sale of advertising.
    Subd. 11. Advertising materials. Materials designed to advertise and promote the sale of
merchandise or services are exempt if these materials are mailed or transferred to a person outside
the state for use solely outside the state. Mailing and reply envelopes and cards used exclusively
in connection with these advertising and promotional materials are included in this exemption.
The exemption applies regardless of where the mailing occurs. The storage of these materials in
the state for the purpose of subsequently shipping or otherwise transferring the material out of
state is also exempt if the other conditions in this subdivision are met.
    Subd. 12. Wind energy conversion systems. Wind energy conversion systems, as defined in
section 216C.06, subdivision 19, that are used as an electric power source are exempt, and the
materials used to manufacture, install, construct, repair, or replace them are exempt.
    Subd. 13. Outstate transport or delivery. (a) Tangible personal property is exempt if all of
the following conditions are met:
(1) the property, without intermediate use, is shipped or transported outside Minnesota by the
purchaser or is stored, processed, fabricated or manufactured into, attached to or incorporated into
other tangible personal property that is transported or shipped outside Minnesota; and
(2) the property is used in a trade or business outside Minnesota after being shipped or
transported outside of Minnesota, and is not returned to Minnesota, except in the course of
interstate commerce; and
(3) the property is either (i) not subject to tax in the state or country to which it is transported
for storage or use, or (ii) to be used in other states or countries as part of a maintenance contract.
(b) For purposes of this subdivision, storage or processing, fabricating, manufacturing,
attaching to, or incorporating into other property is not intermediate use.
    Subd. 14. Property in transit. Tangible personal property is exempt if all of the following
conditions are met:
(1) it is shipped or brought into Minnesota by a for-hire carrier;
(2) without use, it is kept in a public warehouse;
(3) it is kept for the purpose of being later transported outside Minnesota; and
(4) after storage, it is used solely outside Minnesota, except in the course of interstate
commerce.
    Subd. 15.[Repealed, 2006 c 259 art 6 s 32]
    Subd. 16. Packing materials. Packing materials used to pack and ship household goods are
exempt if the ultimate destination of the goods is outside Minnesota and if the goods are not later
returned to a point within Minnesota, except in the course of interstate commerce.
    Subd. 17. Ships used in interstate commerce. Repair, replacement, and rebuilding parts and
materials, and lubricants, for ships or vessels used or to be used principally in interstate or foreign
commerce are exempt. Vessels with a gross registered tonnage of at least 3,000 tons are exempt.
    Subd. 18.[Repealed, 2006 c 259 art 6 s 32]
    Subd. 19. Petroleum products. The following petroleum products are exempt:
(1) products upon which a tax has been imposed and paid under chapter 296A, and for which
no refund has been or will be allowed because the buyer used the fuel for nonhighway use;
(2) products that are used in the improvement of agricultural land by constructing,
maintaining, and repairing drainage ditches, tile drainage systems, grass waterways, water
impoundment, and other erosion control structures;
(3) products purchased by a transit system receiving financial assistance under section
174.24, 256B.0625, subdivision 17, or 473.384;
(4) products purchased by an ambulance service licensed under chapter 144E;
(5) products used in a passenger snowmobile, as defined in section 296A.01, subdivision
39 , for off-highway business use as part of the operations of a resort as provided under section
296A.16, subdivision 2, clause (2); or
(6) products purchased by a state or a political subdivision of a state for use in motor vehicles
exempt from registration under section 168.012, subdivision 1, paragraph (b).
    Subd. 20. Natural gas in vehicles. Natural gas to be used as a fuel in vehicles propelled
by natural gas is exempt.
    Subd. 21.[Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 95]
    Subd. 22. Copies of court reporter documents. Transcripts or copies of transcripts of
verbatim testimony are exempt if produced and sold by court reporters or other transcribers of
legal proceedings to individuals or entities that are parties to or representatives of parties to
the proceeding to which the transcript relates.
    Subd. 23. Automatic fire-safety sprinkler systems. Automatic fire-safety sprinkler systems
described in section 273.11, subdivision 6a, are exempt.
    Subd. 24. Waste processing equipment. Equipment used for processing solid or hazardous
waste at a resource recovery facility, as defined in section 115A.03, subdivision 28, is exempt,
including pollution control equipment at a resource recovery facility that burns refuse-derived
fuel or mixed municipal solid waste as its primary fuel. An electric generation facility that
processes and utilizes waste tires as its primary fuel is a resource recovery facility for the purposes
of this section.
    Subd. 25. Sale of property used in a trade or business. (a) The sale of tangible personal
property primarily used in a trade or business is exempt if the sale is not made in the normal course
of business of selling that kind of property and if one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(1) the sale occurs in a transaction subject to or described in section 118, 331, 332, 336, 337,
338, 351, 355, 368, 721, 731, 1031, or 1033 of the Internal Revenue Code;
(2) the sale is between members of a controlled group as defined in section 1563(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code;
(3) the sale is a sale of farm machinery;
(4) the sale is a farm auction sale;
(5) the sale is a sale of substantially all of the assets of a trade or business; or
(6) the total amount of gross receipts from the sale of trade or business property made during
the calendar month of the sale and the preceding 11 calendar months does not exceed $1,000.
The use, storage, distribution, or consumption of tangible personal property acquired as a
result of a sale exempt under this subdivision is also exempt.
(b) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given.
(1) A "farm auction" is a public auction conducted by a licensed auctioneer if substantially
all of the property sold consists of property used in the trade or business of farming and property
not used primarily in a trade or business.
(2) "Trade or business" includes the assets of a separate division, branch, or identifiable
segment of a trade or business if, before the sale, the income and expenses attributable to
the separate division, branch, or identifiable segment could be separately ascertained from
the books of account or record (the lease or rental of an identifiable segment does not qualify
for the exemption).
(3) A "sale of substantially all of the assets of a trade or business" must occur as a single
transaction or a series of related transactions within the 12-month period beginning on the date of
the first sale of assets intended to qualify for the exemption provided in paragraph (a), clause (5).
    Subd. 26.[Repealed, 2002 c 377 art 3 s 26]
    Subd. 27.[Renumbered 297A.67, subd 30]
    Subd. 28. Medical supplies. Medical supplies purchased by a licensed health care facility or
licensed health care professional to provide medical treatment to residents or patients are exempt.
The exemption does not apply to durable medical equipment or components of durable medical
equipment, laboratory supplies, radiological supplies, and other items used in providing medical
services. For purposes of this subdivision, "medical supplies" means adhesive and nonadhesive
bandages, gauze pads and strips, cotton applicators, antiseptics, eye solution, and other similar
supplies used directly on the resident or patient in providing medical services.
    Subd. 29. Prizes. Tangible personal property that will be given as prizes to players in games
of skill or chance is exempt if the games are conducted at events such as community festivals,
fairs, and carnivals and if the events last less than six days. This exemption does not apply to
property awarded as prizes in connection with lawful gambling as defined in section 349.12 or
the state lottery.
    Subd. 30. Television commercials. Tangible personal property primarily used or consumed
in the preproduction, production, or postproduction of a television commercial is exempt. Any
such commercial, regardless of the medium in which it is transferred, is exempt. "Preproduction"
and "production" include, but are not limited to, all activities related to the preparation for
shooting and the shooting of television commercials, including film processing. Equipment rented
for the preproduction and production activities is exempt. "Postproduction" includes, but is
not limited to, all activities related to the finishing and duplication of television commercials.
This exemption does not apply to tangible personal property used primarily in administration,
general management, or marketing. Machinery and equipment purchased for use in producing
such commercials and fuel, electricity, gas, or steam used for space heating or lighting are not
exempt under this subdivision.
    Subd. 31. Waste management containers and compactors. Compactors and waste
collection containers are exempt if they are purchased by a waste management service provider
and are used in providing waste management services as defined in section 297H.01, subdivision
12 . A waste management service provider that does not remit tax on customer charges or lease or
rental payments for compactors and waste collection containers under chapter 297H is ineligible
for this exemption.
    Subd. 32. Events located outside Minnesota. Tickets or admissions to places of amusement
located outside Minnesota or to athletic events to be held outside Minnesota are exempt.
    Subd. 33. Patent, trademark, and copyright drawings and documents. A drawing,
diagram, or similar or related document or a copy of such a document is exempt if the document:
(1) is produced and sold by a patent drafter; and
(2) is for use in:
(i) a patent, trademark, or copyright application to be filed with government agencies;
(ii) an application to the federal Food and Drug Administration for approval of a medical
device; or
(iii) a judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding, including mediation and arbitration, relating to
the validity of or legal rights under a patent, trademark, or copyright.
For purposes of this subdivision, a "patent drafter" is a person who prepares illustrative
documents required in the preparation of intellectual property applications.
    Subd. 34. Machinery and equipment for ski areas. Tangible personal property used or
consumed primarily and directly for tramways at ski areas or in snowmaking and snow-grooming
operations at ski hills, ski slopes, or ski trails, including machinery, equipment, fuel, electricity,
and water additives used in the production and maintenance of machine-made snow, is exempt.
    Subd. 35. Telecommunications equipment. (a) Telecommunications machinery and
equipment purchased or leased for use directly by a telecommunications service provider
primarily in the provision of telecommunications services that are ultimately to be sold at retail
are exempt, regardless of whether purchased by the owner, a contractor, or a subcontractor.
(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "telecommunications machinery and equipment"
includes, but is not limited to:
(1) machinery, equipment, and fixtures utilized in receiving, initiating, amplifying,
processing, transmitting, retransmitting, recording, switching, or monitoring telecommunications
services, such as computers, transformers, amplifiers, routers, bridges, repeaters, multiplexers,
and other items performing comparable functions;
(2) machinery, equipment, and fixtures used in the transportation of telecommunications
services, radio transmitters and receivers, satellite equipment, microwave equipment, and other
transporting media, but not wire, cable, fiber, poles, or conduit;
(3) ancillary machinery, equipment, and fixtures that regulate, control, protect, or enable the
machinery in clauses (1) and (2) to accomplish its intended function, such as auxiliary power
supply, test equipment, towers, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment necessary to
the operation of the telecommunications equipment; and software necessary to the operation of
the telecommunications equipment; and
(4) repair and replacement parts, including accessories, whether purchased as spare parts,
repair parts, or as upgrades or modifications to qualified machinery or equipment.
(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "telecommunications services" means
telecommunications services as defined in section 297A.61, subdivision 24, paragraphs (a),
(c), and (d).
    Subd. 36. Delivery or distribution charges; direct mail. Charges for the delivery or
distribution of direct mail are exempt if the charges are separately stated on an invoice or similar
billing document given to the purchaser.
    Subd. 37. Job opportunity building zones. (a) Purchases of tangible personal property or
taxable services by a qualified business, as defined in section 469.310, are exempt if the property
or services are primarily used or consumed in a job opportunity building zone designated under
section 469.314. For purposes of this subdivision, an aerial camera package, including any
camera, computer, and navigation device contained in the package, that is used in an aircraft
that is operated under a Federal Aviation Administration Restricted Airworthiness Certificate
according to Code of Federal Regulations, title 14, part 21, section 21.25(b)(3), relating to aerial
surveying, and that is based, maintained, and dispatched from a job opportunity building zone,
qualifies as primarily used or consumed in a job opportunity building zone if the imagery acquired
from the aerial camera package is returned to the job opportunity building zone for processing.
The exemption for an aerial camera package is limited as provided in this subdivision and the tax
must be imposed and collected as if the rate under section 297A.62, subdivision 1, applied and
then refunded in the manner provided in section 297A.75. The total amount of the aerial camera
package exemption refunded for all taxpayers for all fiscal years is limited to $50,000 in taxes.
(b) Purchase and use of construction materials and supplies used or consumed in, and
equipment incorporated into, the construction of improvements to real property in a job
opportunity building zone are exempt if the improvements after completion of construction are
to be used in the conduct of a qualified business, as defined in section 469.310. This exemption
applies regardless of whether the purchases are made by the business or a contractor.
(c) The exemptions under this subdivision apply to a local sales and use tax regardless of
whether the local sales tax is imposed on the sales taxable as defined under this chapter.
(d) This subdivision applies to sales, if the purchase was made and delivery received during
the duration of the zone.
(e) Notwithstanding the restriction in paragraph (a), which requires items purchased to be
primarily used or consumed in the zone, purchases by a qualified business that is an electrical
cooperative located in Meeker County of equipment and materials used for the generation,
transmission, and distribution of electrical energy are exempt under this subdivision, except that:
(1) the exemption for materials and equipment used or consumed outside the zone must not
exceed $200,000 in taxes for all taxpayers for all fiscal years; and
(2) no sales and use tax exemption is allowed for equipment purchased for resale.
For purposes of this paragraph, the tax must be imposed and collected as if the rate under section
297A.62, subdivision 1, applied and then refunded in the manner provided in section 297A.75.
    Subd. 38. Biotechnology and health sciences industry zone. (a) Purchases of tangible
personal property or taxable services by a qualified business, as defined in section 469.330, are
exempt if the property or services are primarily used or consumed in a biotechnology and health
sciences industry zone designated under section 469.334.
(b) Purchase and use of construction materials and supplies used or consumed in, and
equipment incorporated into, the construction of improvements to real property in a biotechnology
and health sciences industry zone are exempt if the improvements after completion of construction
are to be used in the conduct of a qualified business, as defined in section 469.330. This exemption
applies regardless of whether the purchases are made by the business or a contractor.
(c) The exemptions under this subdivision apply to a local sales and use tax regardless of
whether the local sales tax is imposed on the sales taxable as defined under this chapter.
(d)(1) The tax on sales of goods or services exempted under this subdivision are imposed
and collected as if the applicable rate under section 297A.62 applied. Upon application by the
purchaser, on forms prescribed by the commissioner, a refund equal to the tax paid must be paid
to the purchaser. The application must include sufficient information to permit the commissioner
to verify the sales tax paid and the eligibility of the claimant to receive the credit. No more than
two applications for refunds may be filed under this subdivision in a calendar year. The provisions
of section 289A.40 apply to the refunds payable under this subdivision.
(2) The amount required to make the refunds is annually appropriated to the commissioner
of revenue.
(3) The aggregate amount refunded to a qualified business must not exceed the amount
allocated to the qualified business under section 469.335.
(e) This subdivision applies only to sales made during the duration of the designation of
the zone.
    Subd. 39. Preexisting bids or contracts. (a) The sale of tangible personal property or
services is exempt from tax or a tax rate increase for a period of six months from the effective
date of the law change that results in the imposition of the tax or the tax rate increase under
this chapter if:
(1) the act imposing the tax or increasing the tax rate does not have transitional effective date
language for existing construction contracts and construction bids; and
(2) the requirements of paragraph (b) are met.
(b) A sale is tax exempt under paragraph (a) if it meets the requirements of either clause
(1) or (2):
(1) For a construction contract:
(i) the goods or services sold must be used for the performance of a bona fide written lump
sum or fixed price construction contract;
(ii) the contract must be entered into before the date the goods or services become subject
to the sales tax or the tax rate was increased;
(iii) the contract must not provide for allocation of future taxes; and
(iv) for each qualifying contract the contractor must give the seller documentation of the
contract on which an exemption is to be claimed.
(2) For a construction bid:
(i) the goods or services sold must be used pursuant to an obligation of a bid or bids;
(ii) the bid or bids must be submitted and accepted before the date the goods or services
became subject to the sales tax or the tax rate was increased;
(iii) the bid or bids must not be able to be withdrawn, modified, or changed without
forfeiting a bond; and
(iv) for each qualifying bid, the contractor must give the seller documentation of the bid on
which an exemption is to be claimed.
    Subd. 40. Land clearing. Tree, bush, shrub, and stump removal are exempt when sold to
contractors or subcontractors as part of a land clearing contract. For purposes of this subdivision,
"land clearing contract" means a contract for the removal of trees, bushes, and shrubs, including
the removal of roots and stumps, to develop a site. This exemption does not apply to land clearing
of a portion of a site to allow for remodeling, improvement, or expansion of an existing structure.
    Subd. 41. International economic development zones. (a) Purchases of tangible personal
property or taxable services by a qualified business, as defined in section 469.321, are exempt
if the property or services are primarily used or consumed in the international economic
development zone designated under section 469.322. This exemption applies only if the purchase
is made and delivery received after the business signed the business subsidy agreement required
under chapter 469.
(b) Purchase and use of construction materials, supplies, and equipment incorporated into
the construction of improvements to real property in the international economic development
zone are exempt if the improvements after completion of construction are to be used as a regional
distribution center as defined in section 469.321 or otherwise used in the conduct of freight
forwarding activities of a qualified business as defined in section 469.321. This exemption applies
regardless of whether the purchases are made by the business or a contractor.
(c) The exemptions under this subdivision apply to a local sales and use tax, regardless of
whether the local tax is imposed on sales taxable under this chapter or in another law, ordinance,
or charter provision.
(d) The exemptions in this section apply to sales and purchases made after the date of final
zone designation under section 469.322, paragraph (c), and before the expiration of the zone
under section 469.322, paragraph (d).
(e) For purchases made for improvements to real property to be occupied by a business that
has not signed a business subsidy agreement at the time of the purchase, the tax must be imposed
and collected as if the rate under section 297A.62, subdivision 1, applied, and then refunded in the
manner provided in section 297A.75. The taxpayer must attach to the claim for refund information
sufficient for the commissioner to be able to determine that the improvements are being occupied
by a business that has signed a business subsidy agreement.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 12,44 subd 3; 2000 c 490 art 8 s 8,14,15; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s
6,45-54,93; 2002 c 377 art 3 s 11; art 9 s 12; 2003 c 127 art 1 s 23-25; art 6 s 10,11; 1Sp2003 c
21 art 1 s 13; art 2 s 8; 2005 c 151 art 7 s 14-17; 1Sp2005 c 3 art 5 s 8-11; art 7 s 8,9; art
10 s 12; 2006 c 259 art 6 s 16,17; art 13 s 6

297A.69 AGRICULTURAL EXEMPTIONS.
    Subdivision 1. Scope. The gross receipts from the sale of, and storage, distribution, use, or
consumption of the items contained in this section are specifically exempted from the taxes
imposed by this chapter.
    Subd. 2. Materials consumed in agricultural production. Materials stored, used, or
consumed in agricultural production of personal property intended to be sold ultimately at retail
are exempt, whether or not the item becomes an ingredient or constituent part of the property
produced. Materials that qualify for this exemption include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) feeds, seeds, trees, fertilizers, and herbicides, including when purchased for use by
farmers in a federal or state farm or conservation program;
(2) materials sold to a veterinarian to be used or consumed in the care, medication, and
treatment of agricultural production animals and horses;
(3) chemicals, including chemicals used for cleaning food processing machinery and
equipment;
(4) materials, including chemicals, fuels, and electricity purchased by persons engaged in
agricultural production to treat waste generated as a result of the production process;
(5) fuels, electricity, gas, and steam used or consumed in the production process, except
that electricity, gas, or steam used for space heating, cooling, or lighting is exempt if (i) it is in
excess of the average climate control or lighting for the production area, and (ii) it is necessary
to produce that particular product;
(6) petroleum products and lubricants;
(7) packaging materials, including returnable containers used in packaging food and
beverage products; and
(8) accessory tools and equipment that are separate detachable units with an ordinary useful
life of less than 12 months used in producing a direct effect upon the product.
Machinery, equipment, implements, tools, accessories, appliances, contrivances, and furniture and
fixtures, except those listed in this clause are not included within this exemption.
    Subd. 3. Repair and replacement parts. Repair and replacement parts, except tires, used
for maintenance or repair of farm machinery, logging equipment, and aquaculture production
equipment are exempt, if the part replaces a machinery part assigned a specific or generic part
number by the manufacturer of the machinery.
    Subd. 4. Machinery, equipment, and fencing. The following machinery, equipment, and
fencing is exempt:
(1) farm machinery;
(2) logging equipment, including chain saws used for commercial logging;
(3) fencing used for the containment of farmed cervidae, as defined in section 35.153,
subdivision 3 ;
(4) primary and backup generator units used to generate electricity for the purpose of
operating farm machinery, aquacultural production equipment, or logging equipment, or providing
light or space heating necessary for the production of livestock, dairy animals, dairy products, or
poultry and poultry products; and
(5) aquaculture production equipment.
    Subd. 5. MS 2004 [Repealed, 2003 c 127 art 1 s 34]
    Subd. 6. Horses; related materials. (a) Horses, including racehorses, are exempt.
(b) Materials, including feed and bedding, used or consumed in the breeding, raising,
owning, boarding, and keeping of horses are exempt. Machinery, equipment, implements, tools,
appliances, furniture, and fixtures used in the breeding, raising, owning, boarding, and keeping of
horses are not included within this exemption.
    Subd. 7. Feed for poultry raised for human consumption. Poultry feed is exempt if
the poultry is raised for human consumption.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 13,44 subd 3; 2000 c 490 art 8 s 4,16; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 55;
2003 c 127 art 6 s 12-14; 2006 c 212 art 1 s 22

297A.70 EXEMPTIONS FOR GOVERNMENTS AND NONPROFIT GROUPS.
    Subdivision 1. Scope. (a) To the extent provided in this section, the gross receipts from sales
of items to or by, and storage, distribution, use, or consumption of items by the organizations
listed in this section are specifically exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary enacted before 1992, only sales to governments
and political subdivisions listed in this section are exempt from the taxes imposed by this chapter.
(c) "Sales" includes purchases under an installment contract or lease purchase agreement
under section 465.71.
    Subd. 2. Sales to government. (a) All sales, except those listed in paragraph (b), to the
following governments and political subdivisions, or to the listed agencies or instrumentalities of
governments and political subdivisions, are exempt:
(1) the United States and its agencies and instrumentalities;
(2) school districts, the University of Minnesota, state universities, community colleges,
technical colleges, state academies, the Perpich Minnesota Center for Arts Education, and an
instrumentality of a political subdivision that is accredited as an optional/special function school
by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools;
(3) hospitals and nursing homes owned and operated by political subdivisions of the state of
tangible personal property and taxable services used at or by hospitals and nursing homes;
(4) the Metropolitan Council, for its purchases of vehicles and repair parts to equip
operations provided for in section 473.4051;
(5) other states or political subdivisions of other states, if the sale would be exempt from
taxation if it occurred in that state; and
(6) sales to public libraries, public library systems, multicounty, multitype library systems as
defined in section 134.001, county law libraries under chapter 134A, state agency libraries, the
state library under section 480.09, and the Legislative Reference Library.
(b) This exemption does not apply to the sales of the following products and services:
(1) building, construction, or reconstruction materials purchased by a contractor or a
subcontractor as a part of a lump-sum contract or similar type of contract with a guaranteed
maximum price covering both labor and materials for use in the construction, alteration, or repair
of a building or facility;
(2) construction materials purchased by tax exempt entities or their contractors to be used in
constructing buildings or facilities which will not be used principally by the tax exempt entities;
(3) the leasing of a motor vehicle as defined in section 297B.01, subdivision 5, except for
leases entered into by the United States or its agencies or instrumentalities; or
(4) lodging as defined under section 297A.61, subdivision 3, paragraph (g), clause (2), and
prepared food, candy, and soft drinks, except for lodging, prepared food, candy, and soft drinks
purchased directly by the United States or its agencies or instrumentalities.
(c) As used in this subdivision, "school districts" means public school entities and districts of
every kind and nature organized under the laws of the state of Minnesota, and any instrumentality
of a school district, as defined in section 471.59.
    Subd. 3. Sales of certain goods and services to government. (a) The following sales to or
use by the specified governments and political subdivisions of the state are exempt:
(1) repair and replacement parts for emergency rescue vehicles, fire trucks, and fire apparatus
to a political subdivision;
(2) machinery and equipment, except for motor vehicles, used directly for mixed municipal
solid waste management services at a solid waste disposal facility as defined in section 115A.03,
subdivision 10 ;
(3) chore and homemaking services to a political subdivision of the state to be provided
to elderly or disabled individuals;
(4) telephone services to the Department of Administration that are used to provide
telecommunications services through the intertechnologies revolving fund;
(5) firefighter personal protective equipment as defined in paragraph (b), if purchased or
authorized by and for the use of an organized fire department, fire protection district, or fire
company regularly charged with the responsibility of providing fire protection to the state or a
political subdivision;
(6) bullet-resistant body armor that provides the wearer with ballistic and trauma protection,
if purchased by a law enforcement agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state, or a
licensed peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1;
(7) motor vehicles purchased or leased by political subdivisions of the state if the vehicles
are exempt from registration under section 168.012, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), exempt from
taxation under section 473.448, or exempt from the motor vehicle sales tax under section
297B.03, clause (12);
(8) equipment designed to process, dewater, and recycle biosolids for wastewater treatment
facilities of political subdivisions, and materials incidental to installation of that equipment;
(9) sales to a town of gravel and of machinery, equipment, and accessories, except motor
vehicles, used exclusively for road and bridge maintenance, and leases by a town of motor
vehicles exempt from tax under section 297B.03, clause (10); and
(10) the removal of trees, bushes, or shrubs for the construction and maintenance of roads,
trails, or firebreaks when purchased by an agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state.
(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "firefighters personal protective equipment" means
helmets, including face shields, chin straps, and neck liners; bunker coats and pants, including
pant suspenders; boots; gloves; head covers or hoods; wildfire jackets; protective coveralls;
goggles; self-contained breathing apparatus; canister filter masks; personal alert safety systems;
spanner belts; optical or thermal imaging search devices; and all safety equipment required by the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Subd. 4. Sales to nonprofit groups. (a) All sales, except those listed in paragraph (b), to the
following "nonprofit organizations" are exempt:
(1) a corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution organized and operated
exclusively for charitable, religious, or educational purposes if the item purchased is used in the
performance of charitable, religious, or educational functions; and
(2) any senior citizen group or association of groups that:
(i) in general limits membership to persons who are either age 55 or older, or physically
disabled; and
(ii) is organized and operated exclusively for pleasure, recreation, and other nonprofit
purposes, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholders.
For purposes of this subdivision, charitable purpose includes the maintenance of a cemetery
owned by a religious organization.
(b) This exemption does not apply to the following sales:
(1) building, construction, or reconstruction materials purchased by a contractor or a
subcontractor as a part of a lump-sum contract or similar type of contract with a guaranteed
maximum price covering both labor and materials for use in the construction, alteration, or repair
of a building or facility;
(2) construction materials purchased by tax-exempt entities or their contractors to be used in
constructing buildings or facilities that will not be used principally by the tax-exempt entities; and
(3) lodging as defined under section 297A.61, subdivision 3, paragraph (g), clause (2),
and prepared food, candy, and soft drinks; and
(4) leasing of a motor vehicle as defined in section 297B.01, subdivision 5, except as
provided in paragraph (c).
(c) This exemption applies to the leasing of a motor vehicle as defined in section 297B.01,
subdivision 5 , only if the vehicle is:
(1) a truck, as defined in section 168.011, a bus, as defined in section 168.011, or a passenger
automobile, as defined in section 168.011, if the automobile is designed and used for carrying
more than nine persons including the driver; and
(2) intended to be used primarily to transport tangible personal property or individuals,
other than employees, to whom the organization provides service in performing its charitable,
religious, or educational purpose.
(d) A limited liability company also qualifies for exemption under this subdivision if (1)
it consists of a sole member that would qualify for the exemption, and (2) the items purchased
qualify for the exemption.
    Subd. 5. Veterans groups. Sales to an organization of military service veterans or an
auxiliary unit of an organization of military service veterans are exempt if:
(1) the organization or auxiliary unit is organized within the state of Minnesota and is exempt
from federal taxation under section 501(c), clause (19), of the Internal Revenue Code; and
(2) the tangible personal property is for charitable, civic, educational, or nonprofit uses and
not for social, recreational, pleasure, or profit uses.
    Subd. 6. Ambulances. The lease of a motor vehicle for use as an ambulance by an ambulance
service licensed under section 144E.10 is exempt.
    Subd. 7. Hospitals and outpatient surgical centers. (a) Sales, except for those listed in
paragraph (c), to a hospital are exempt, if the items purchased are used in providing hospital
services. For purposes of this subdivision, "hospital" means a hospital organized and operated
for charitable purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
and licensed under chapter 144 or by any other jurisdiction, and "hospital services" are services
authorized or required to be performed by a "hospital" under chapter 144.
(b) Sales, except for those listed in paragraph (c), to an outpatient surgical center are
exempt, if the items purchased are used in providing outpatient surgical services. For purposes
of this subdivision, "outpatient surgical center" means an outpatient surgical center organized
and operated for charitable purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, and licensed under chapter 144 or by any other jurisdiction. For the purposes of
this subdivision, "outpatient surgical services" means: (1) services authorized or required to be
performed by an outpatient surgical center under chapter 144; and (2) urgent care. For purposes
of this subdivision, "urgent care" means health services furnished to a person whose medical
condition is sufficiently acute to require treatment unavailable through, or inappropriate to be
provided by, a clinic or physician's office, but not so acute as to require treatment in a hospital
emergency room.
(c) This exemption does not apply to the following products and services:
(1) purchases made by a clinic, physician's office, or any other medical facility not operating
as a hospital or outpatient surgical center, even though the clinic, office, or facility may be owned
and operated by a hospital or outpatient surgical center;
(2) sales under section 297A.61, subdivision 3, paragraph (g), clause (2), and prepared
food, candy, and soft drinks;
(3) building and construction materials used in constructing buildings or facilities that will
not be used principally by the hospital or outpatient surgical center;
(4) building, construction, or reconstruction materials purchased by a contractor or a
subcontractor as a part of a lump-sum contract or similar type of contract with a guaranteed
maximum price covering both labor and materials for use in the construction, alteration, or repair
of a hospital or outpatient surgical center; or
(5) the leasing of a motor vehicle as defined in section 297B.01, subdivision 5.
(d) A limited liability company also qualifies for exemption under this subdivision if (1)
it consists of a sole member that would qualify for the exemption, and (2) the items purchased
qualify for the exemption.
    Subd. 8. Regionwide public safety radio communication system; products and services.
Products and services including, but not limited to, end user equipment used for construction,
ownership, operation, maintenance, and enhancement of the backbone system of the regionwide
public safety radio communication system established under sections 403.21 to 403.34, are
exempt. For purposes of this subdivision, backbone system is defined in section 403.21,
subdivision 9 . This subdivision is effective for purchases, sales, storage, use, or consumption for
use in the first and second phases of the system, as defined in section 403.21, subdivisions 3, 10,
and 11 , and that portion of the third phase of the system that is located in the southeast district of
the State Patrol and the counties of Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, and Wright.
    Subd. 9. Sacramental wine. Wine for sacramental purposes in religious ceremonies, as
described in section 340A.316, is exempt if the wine is purchased from a nonprofit religious
organization meeting the requirements of subdivision 4 or from a person authorized to import
sacramental wine without a license as provided in section 340A.316.
    Subd. 10. Nonprofit tickets or admissions. (a) Tickets or admissions to an event are exempt
if all the gross receipts are recorded as such, in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, on the books of one or more organizations whose primary mission is to provide an
opportunity for citizens of the state to participate in the creation, performance, or appreciation of
the arts, and provided that each organization is:
(1) an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code in which
voluntary contributions make up at least the following percent of the organization's annual
revenue in its most recently completed 12-month fiscal year, or in the current year if the
organization has not completed a 12-month fiscal year:
(i) for sales made after July 31, 2001, and before July 1, 2002, for the organization's fiscal
year completed in calendar year 2000, three percent;
(ii) for sales made on or after July 1, 2002, and on or before June 30, 2003, for the
organization's fiscal year completed in calendar year 2001, three percent;
(iii) for sales made on or after July 1, 2003, and on or before June 30, 2004, for the
organization's fiscal year completed in calendar year 2002, four percent; and
(iv) for sales made in each 12-month period, beginning on July 1, 2004, and each subsequent
year, for the organization's fiscal year completed in the preceding calendar year, five percent;
(2) a municipal board that promotes cultural and arts activities; or
(3) the University of Minnesota, a state college and university, or a private nonprofit college
or university provided that the event is held at a facility owned by the educational institution
holding the event.
The exemption only applies if the entire proceeds, after reasonable expenses, are used solely
to provide opportunities for citizens of the state to participate in the creation, performance, or
appreciation of the arts.
(b) Tickets or admissions to the premises of the Minnesota Zoological Garden are exempt,
provided that the exemption under this paragraph does not apply to tickets or admissions to
performances or events held on the premises unless the performance or event is sponsored and
conducted exclusively by the Minnesota Zoological Board or employees of the Minnesota
Zoological Garden.
     Subd. 11. School tickets or admissions. Tickets or admissions to regular season school
games, events, and activities, and to games, events, and activities sponsored by the Minnesota
State High School League under chapter 128C, are exempt. For purposes of this subdivision,
"school" has the meaning given it in section 120A.22, subdivision 4.
    Subd. 12. YMCA, YWCA, and JCC memberships. The sale of memberships, meaning
both onetime initiation fees and periodic membership dues, to an association incorporated under
section 315.44 or an organization defined under section 315.51, are exempt. However, all separate
charges made for the privilege of having access to and the use of the association's sports and
athletic facilities are taxable.
    Subd. 13. Fund-raising sales by or for nonprofit groups. (a) The following sales by the
specified organizations for fund-raising purposes are exempt, subject to the limitations listed in
paragraph (b):
(1) all sales made by an organization that exists solely for the purpose of providing
educational or social activities for young people primarily age 18 and under;
(2) all sales made by an organization that is a senior citizen group or association of groups if
(i) in general it limits membership to persons age 55 or older; (ii) it is organized and operated
exclusively for pleasure, recreation, and other nonprofit purposes; and (iii) no part of its net
earnings inures to the benefit of any private shareholders;
(3) the sale or use of tickets or admissions to a golf tournament held in Minnesota if the
beneficiary of the tournament's net proceeds qualifies as a tax-exempt organization under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
(4) sales of candy sold for fund-raising purposes by a nonprofit organization that provides
educational and social activities primarily for young people age 18 and under.
(b) The exemptions listed in paragraph (a) are limited in the following manner:
(1) the exemption under paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), applies only if the gross annual
receipts of the organization from fund-raising do not exceed $10,000; and
(2) the exemption under paragraph (a), clause (1), does not apply if the sales are derived
from admission charges or from activities for which the money must be deposited with the school
district treasurer under section 123B.49, subdivision 2, or be recorded in the same manner as other
revenues or expenditures of the school district under section 123B.49, subdivision 4.
(c) Sales of tangible personal property are exempt if the entire proceeds, less the necessary
expenses for obtaining the property, will be contributed to a registered combined charitable
organization described in section 309.501, to be used exclusively for charitable, religious, or
educational purposes, and the registered combined charitable organization has given its written
permission for the sale. Sales that occur over a period of more than 24 days per year are not
exempt under this paragraph.
(d) For purposes of this subdivision, a club, association, or other organization of elementary
or secondary school students organized for the purpose of carrying on sports, educational, or
other extracurricular activities is a separate organization from the school district or school for
purposes of applying the $10,000 limit.
    Subd. 14. Fund-raising events sponsored by nonprofit groups. (a) Sales of tangible
personal property at, and admission charges for fund-raising events sponsored by, a nonprofit
organization are exempt if:
(1) all gross receipts are recorded as such, in accordance with generally accepted accounting
practices, on the books of the nonprofit organization; and
(2) the entire proceeds, less the necessary expenses for the event, will be used solely and
exclusively for charitable, religious, or educational purposes. Exempt sales include the sale of
prepared food, candy, and soft drinks at the fund-raising event.
(b) This exemption is limited in the following manner:
(1) it does not apply to admission charges for events involving bingo or other gambling
activities or to charges for use of amusement devices involving bingo or other gambling activities;
(2) all gross receipts are taxable if the profits are not used solely and exclusively for
charitable, religious, or educational purposes;
(3) it does not apply unless the organization keeps a separate accounting record, including
receipts and disbursements from each fund-raising event that documents all deductions from
gross receipts with receipts and other records;
(4) it does not apply to any sale made by or in the name of a nonprofit corporation as the
active or passive agent of a person that is not a nonprofit corporation;
(5) all gross receipts are taxable if fund-raising events exceed 24 days per year;
(6) it does not apply to fund-raising events conducted on premises leased for more than
five days but less than 30 days; and
(7) it does not apply if the risk of the event is not borne by the nonprofit organization and
the benefit to the nonprofit organization is less than the total amount of the state and local tax
revenues foregone by this exemption.
(c) For purposes of this subdivision, a "nonprofit organization" means any unit of
government, corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution organized and operated
for charitable, religious, educational, civic, fraternal, and senior citizens' or veterans' purposes, no
part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of a private individual.
    Subd. 15. Statewide amateur athletic games. Notwithstanding section 297A.61, subdivision
3 , or any other provision of this chapter, the gross receipts from the following sales made to or by
a nonprofit corporation designated by the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission to conduct a
series of statewide amateur athletic games and related events, workshops, and clinics are exempt:
(1) sales of tangible personal property to or the storage, use, or other consumption of tangible
personal property by the nonprofit corporation; and
(2) sales of tangible personal property, admission charges, and sales of prepared food, candy,
and soft drinks by the nonprofit corporation at fund-raising events, athletic events, or athletic
facilities.
    Subd. 16. Camp fees. Fees to camps or other recreation facilities are exempt for:
(1) services primarily for children, adults accompanying children, or persons with
disabilities; or
(2) educational or religious activities;
and the camp or facilities are owned and operated by an exempt organization under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 14,44 subd 3; 2000 c 490 art 8 s 9-11; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 7 s 52;
art 12 s 56-64; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 2 s 63; 1Sp2001 c 13 s 16; 2002 c 377 art 3 s 12; art 10 s 24;
2003 c 2 art 1 s 35; 1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 135; 1Sp2003 c 21 art 8 s 5-8; 1Sp2005 c 3 art 5 s
12,13; 2006 c 257 s 2; 2006 c 259 art 6 s 18-24
NOTE: The amendment to subdivision 11 by Laws 2006, chapter 257, section 2, is effective
for sales after June 30, 2006, and before July 1, 2011. Laws 2006, chapter 257, section 2, the
effective date.

297A.71 CONSTRUCTION EXEMPTIONS.
    Subdivision 1. Scope. The gross receipts from the sale of, and storage, distribution, use, or
consumption of the tangible personal property contained in this section are specifically exempted
from the taxes imposed by this chapter. Building materials, equipment, and supplies and other
items exempt under this section are exempt regardless of whether purchased by the owner or a
contractor, subcontractor, or builder.
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 95]
    Subd. 3. Correctional facilities. Building materials and supplies for constructing or
improving an adult or juvenile correctional facility by a county, home rule charter city, or statutory
city are exempt if the project is mandated by state or federal law, rule, or regulation. The tax must
be imposed and collected as if the rate under section 297A.62, subdivision 1, applied and then
refunded in the manner provided in section 297A.75.
    Subd. 4. Lake Superior Center. Building materials and supplies for construction of the
Lake Superior Center are exempt.
    Subd. 5. Science Museum. Building materials and supplies for construction of the Science
Museum of Minnesota are exempt.
    Subd. 6. Business incubator and industrial park. Building materials and supplies for
construction of a facility that includes a business incubator and industrial park are exempt if
the facility:
(1) is owned and operated by a nonprofit charitable organization that qualifies for tax
exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
(2) is used for the development of nonretail businesses, offering access to equipment,
space, services, and advice to the tenant businesses, for the purpose of encouraging economic
development and job creation in the area served by the organization, and emphasizes development
of businesses that manufacture products from materials found in the waste stream, or manufacture
alternative energy and conservation systems, or make use of emerging environmental
technologies;
(3) includes in its structure systems of material and energy exchanges that use waste products
from one industrial process as sources of energy and material for other processes; and
(4) makes use of solar and wind energy technology and incorporates salvaged materials in
its construction.
A limited liability company also qualifies for exemption under this subdivision if (1) it
consists of a sole member that would qualify for the exemption, and (2) the items purchased
qualify for the exemption.
    Subd. 7. Alfalfa processing facility. Building materials and supplies for constructing a
facility that either develops market-value agricultural products made from alfalfa leaf material, or
produces biomass energy fuel or electricity from alfalfa stems in accordance with the biomass
mandate imposed under section 216B.2424 are exempt if the total capital investment made in the
value-added agricultural products and biomass electric generation facilities is at least $50,000,000.
    Subd. 8. Wood waste cogeneration facility. Building materials and supplies for
constructing, equipping, or modifying a district heating and cooling system cogeneration facility
are exempt if the facility:
(1) utilizes wood waste as a primary fuel source; and
(2) satisfies the requirements of the biomass mandate in section 216B.2424, subdivision 5.
    Subd. 9. Direct satellite broadcasting facility. Building materials and supplies for
constructing a new facility in Minnesota for providing Federal Communications Commission
licensed direct satellite broadcasting services using direct broadcast satellites operating in the
12-GHz. band or fixed satellite regional or national program services, as defined in section 272.02,
subdivision 16 , are exempt if construction of the facility was commenced after June 30, 1993. All
machinery, equipment, tools, accessories, appliances, contrivances, furniture, fixtures, and all
technical equipment or tangible personal property of any other nature or description necessary to
the construction and equipping of that facility in order to provide those services are also exempt.
    Subd. 10. Aircraft heavy maintenance facility. Materials, equipment, and supplies used
or consumed in constructing a heavy maintenance facility for aircraft that is to be owned by the
state of Minnesota or one of its political subdivisions and leased by an airline company, or an
aircraft engine repair facility described in section 116R.02, subdivision 6, are exempt. Except for
equipment owned or leased by a contractor, all machinery, equipment, and tools necessary to the
construction and equipping of that facility in order to provide those services are also exempt.
    Subd. 11. Building materials; disabled veterans. Building materials to be used in the
construction or remodeling of a residence are exempt when the construction or remodeling is
financed in whole or in part by the United States in accordance with United States Code, title
38, sections 2101 to 2105. The tax must be imposed and collected as if the rate under section
297A.62, subdivision 1, applied and then refunded in the manner provided in section 297A.75.
    Subd. 12. Chair lifts, ramps, elevators. Elevators and building materials used to install
or construct chair lifts, ramps, and elevators are exempt, if they are authorized by a physician
and installed in or attached to the owner's homestead. The tax must be imposed and collected
as if the rate under section 297A.62, subdivision 1, applied and then refunded in the manner
provided in section 297A.75.
    Subd. 13. Agriculture processing facility materials. Building materials and supplies for
constructing an agriculture processing facility as defined in section 469.1811 in which the total
capital investment in the processing facility is expected to exceed $100,000,000 are exempt. The
tax must be imposed and collected as if the rate under section 297A.62, subdivision 1, applied,
and then refunded in the manner provided in section 297A.75.
    Subd. 14. Mineral production facilities. Building materials, equipment, and supplies used
for the construction of the following mineral production facilities are exempt.
The mineral production facilities that qualify for this exemption are:
(1) a value added iron products plant, which may be either a new plant or a facility
incorporated into an existing plant that produces iron upgraded to a minimum of 75 percent iron
content or any iron alloy with a total minimum metallic content of 90 percent;
(2) a facility used for the manufacture of fluxed taconite pellets as defined in section 298.24;
(3) a new capital project that has a total cost of over $40,000,000 that is directly related to
production, cost, or quality at an existing taconite facility that does not qualify under clause
(1) or (2); and
(4) a new mine or minerals processing plant for any mineral subject to the net proceeds
tax imposed under section 298.015.
The tax must be imposed and collected as if the rate under section 297A.62, subdivision 1,
applied, and then refunded in the manner provided in section 297A.75.
    Subd. 15.[Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 95]
    Subd. 16.[Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 9; 2002 c 377 art 3 s 24]
    Subd. 17. Environmental learning center. Construction materials and supplies are exempt
if they are used or consumed in constructing or improving the Long Lake Conservation Center
pursuant to the funding provided under Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 23, subdivision 28,
as amended by Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 48; Laws 1996,
chapter 463, section 7, subdivision 26; and Laws 1997, chapter 246, section 24. The tax must be
calculated and paid as if the rate in section 297A.62, subdivision 1, was in effect and a refund
applied for in the manner prescribed in section 297A.75.
    Subd. 18. Soybean oilseed processing and refining facility. Construction materials and
supplies are exempt if:
(1) the materials and supplies are used or consumed in constructing a facility for soybean
oilseed processing and refining;
(2) the total capital investment made in the facility is at least $60,000,000; and
(3) the facility is constructed by a Minnesota-based cooperative organized under chapter
308A.
    Subd. 19. Earle Brown Heritage Center. Materials and supplies used or consumed in and
equipment incorporated into the construction, improvement, or expansion of the Earle Brown
Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center are exempt. This subdivision is effective for purchases
made before July 1, 2003.
    Subd. 20. Construction materials and supplies; beef processing facility. Materials and
supplies used or consumed in, and equipment incorporated into, the expansion, remodeling, or
improvement of a facility used for cattle slaughtering are exempt if:
(1) the cost of the project is expected to exceed $15,000,000;
(2) the expansion, remodeling, or improvement of the facility will be used to fabricate beef;
(3) the number of jobs at the facility is expected to increase by at least 150 when the
project is completed; and
(4) the project is expected to be completed by December 31, 2001.
    Subd. 21.MS 2004 [Expired]
    Subd. 22. Materials used to make residential property disabled accessible. Building
materials and equipment sold to, or stored, used, or consumed by, a nonprofit organization are
exempt if:
(1) the materials and equipment are used or incorporated into modifying an existing
residential structure to make it disabled accessible; and
(2) the materials and equipment used in the modification would qualify for an exemption
under either subdivision 11 or 12 if made by the current owner of the residence.
For purposes of this subdivision, "nonprofit organization" means any nonprofit corporation,
society, association, foundation, or institution organized and operated exclusively for charitable,
religious, educational, or civic purposes; or a veterans' group exempt from federal taxation under
section 501(c), clause (19), of the Internal Revenue Code.
    Subd. 23. Construction materials for qualified low-income housing projects. (a)
Purchases of materials and supplies used or consumed in and equipment incorporated into the
construction, improvement, or expansion of qualified low-income housing projects are exempt
from the tax imposed under this chapter if the owner of the qualified low-income housing
project is:
(1) the public housing agency or housing and redevelopment authority of a political
subdivision;
(2) an entity exercising the powers of a housing and redevelopment authority within a
political subdivision;
(3) a limited partnership in which the sole general partner is an authority under clause (1) or
an entity under clause (2);
(4) a nonprofit corporation subject to the provisions of chapter 317A, and qualifying under
section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; or
(5) an owner entity, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 24, part 941.604, for a
qualified low-income housing project described in paragraph (b), clause (5).
This exemption applies regardless of whether the purchases are made by the owner of the
facility or a contractor.
(b) For purposes of this exemption, "qualified low-income housing project" means:
(1) a housing or mixed use project in which at least 20 percent of the residential units are
qualifying low-income rental housing units as defined in section 273.126;
(2) a federally assisted low-income housing project financed by a mortgage insured or held
by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under United States Code,
title 12, section 1701s, 1715l(d)(3), 1715l(d)(4), or 1715z-1; United States Code, title 42, section
1437f; the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act, United States Code,
title 25, section 4101 et seq.; or any similar successor federal low-income housing program;
(3) a qualified low-income housing project as defined in United States Code, title 26, section
42(g), meeting all of the requirements for a low-income housing credit under section 42 of
the Internal Revenue Code regardless of whether the project actually applies for or receives a
low-income housing credit;
(4) a project that will be operated in compliance with Internal Revenue Service revenue
procedure 96-32; or
(5) a housing or mixed use project in which all or a portion of the residential units are subject
to the requirements of section 5 of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
(c) For a project, a portion of which is not used for low-income housing units, the amount of
purchases that are exempt under this subdivision must be determined by multiplying the total
purchases, as specified in paragraph (a), by the ratio of:
(1) the total gross square footage of units subject to the income limits under section 273.126,
the financing for the project, the federal low-income housing tax credit, revenue procedure 96-32,
or section 5 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as applicable to the project; and
(2) the total gross square footage of all units in the project.
(d) The tax must be imposed and collected as if the rate under section 297A.62, subdivision
1 , applied, and then refunded in the manner provided in section 297A.75.
    Subd. 24.[Expired]
    Subd. 25. Poultry litter and other biomass generation facility construction materials
and equipment. Materials and supplies used or consumed in, and equipment incorporated into,
the construction, improvement, or expansion of a facility using biomass to generate electricity
are exempt if:
(1) the facility is designed to utilize poultry litter biomass or other biomass as established in
section 216B.2424, as a primary fuel source; and
(2) the facility generates power that will be sold under a contract approved by the public
utilities commission in accordance with the biomass mandate imposed under section 216B.2424.
    Subd. 26.[Expired]
    Subd. 27.[Expired]
    Subd. 28.[Expired]
    Subd. 29.[Expired]
    Subd. 30. Nonprofit arts organization. Materials, equipment, and supplies incorporated
into the construction or renovation of a state bond financed facility funded in 2002 which is
owned or operated by a nonprofit arts organization are exempt.
    Subd. 31.[Repealed, 2006 c 257 s 23]
    Subd. 32. Walker Art Center. Materials, equipment, and supplies used or consumed in
construction of the Walker Art Center are exempt if more than $70,000,000 is raised from private
sources to pay for a portion of the costs of the project.
    Subd. 33. Hydroelectric generating facility. Materials and supplies used or consumed
in the construction of a hydroelectric generating facility that meets the requirements of this
subdivision are exempt. To qualify for the exemption under this subdivision, a hydroelectric
generating facility must:
(1) utilize two turbine generators at a dam site existing on March 31, 1994;
(2) be located on land within 1,500 feet of a 13.8 kilovolt distribution circuit; and
(3) be eligible to receive a renewable energy production incentive payment under section
216C.41.
    Subd. 34. Waste recovery facility. Materials and supplies used or consumed in, and
equipment incorporated into, the construction, improvement, or expansion of a waste-to-energy
resource recovery facility are exempt if the facility uses biomass or mixed municipal solid waste
as a primary fuel to generate steam or electricity.
    Subd. 35. Municipal utilities. Materials and supplies used or consumed in, and equipment
incorporated into, the construction, improvement, or expansion of electric generation and related
facilities used pursuant to a joint power purchase agreement to meet the biomass energy mandate
in section 216B.2424 are exempt if the owner or owners of the facilities are a municipal electric
utility or utilities or a joint venture of municipal electric utilities. The tax must be imposed and
collected as if the rate under section 297A.62, subdivision 1, applied and then refunded under
section 297A.75.
    Subd. 36. Chatfield wastewater treatment facility. Materials and supplies used in and
equipment incorporated into the construction, improvement, or expansion of a wastewater
treatment facility owned by the city of Chatfield are exempt. This exemption is effective for
purchases made before December 31, 2007.
    Subd. 37. Construction materials; University of Minnesota football stadium. Materials
and supplies used or consumed in, and equipment incorporated into, the construction of a football
stadium constructed for use by the University of Minnesota are exempt. This subdivision expires
one year after substantial completion of the football stadium.
    Subd. 38. Building materials; exemption. Materials and supplies used or consumed in,
and equipment incorporated into, the construction or improvement of the ballpark and public
infrastructure constructed pursuant to sections 473.75 to 473.763 are exempt. This subdivision
expires one year after the date that the first major league baseball game is played in the ballpark
for materials, supplies, and equipment used in the ballpark, and five years after the issuance of
the first bonds under section 473.757 for materials, supplies, and equipment used in the public
infrastructure.
    Subd. 39. Hydroelectric generating facility. Materials and supplies used or consumed
in the construction of a 10.3 megawatt run-of-the-river hydroelectric generating facility that
meets the requirements of this subdivision are exempt. To qualify for the exemption under this
subdivision, a hydroelectric generating facility must:
(1) utilize between 12 and 16 turbine generators at a dam site existing on March 31, 1994;
(2) be located on land within 3,000 feet of a 13.8 kilovolt distribution circuit; and
(3) be eligible to receive a renewable energy production incentive payment under section
216C.41.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 15,44 subd 3; 2000 c 490 art 8 s 12; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 65-70;
2002 c 377 art 3 s 13-16; 2002 c 397 s 2; 1Sp2003 c 21 art 8 s 9,16; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2005 c 151 art
7 s 18; 1Sp2005 c 3 art 5 s 14-17,32; 2006 c 247 s 12; 2006 c 257 s 3; 2006 c 259 art 3 s 2

NOTE: Subdivision 25 is effective for sales and purchases made after June 30, 2001, and
before July 1, 2007. Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article 12, section 67, the
effective date, as amended by Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 32.

NOTE: Subdivision 30, as added by Laws 2002, chapter 377, article 3, section 16, is
effective for sales and purchases made after May 18, 2002, and before July 1, 2007. Laws 2002,
chapter 377, article 3, section 16, the effective date.

NOTE: Subdivision 33, as added by Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5,
section 14, is effective for sales made after December 31, 2004, and on or before December 31,
2009. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 14, the effective date, as
amended by Laws 2006, chapter 259, article 3, section 5.
NOTE: Subdivision 39, as added by Laws 2006, chapter 259, article 3, section 2, is effective
for sales and purchases made after April 30, 2006, and on or before December 31, 2009. Laws
2006, chapter 259, article 3, section 2, the effective date.

EXEMPTION CERTIFICATES

297A.72 EXEMPTION CERTIFICATES.
    Subdivision 1.[Repealed, 2003 c 127 art 6 s 18]
    Subd. 2. Content and form of exemption certificate. An exemption certificate must be
substantially in the form prescribed by the commissioner and:
(1) be signed by the purchaser or meet the requirements of section 270C.304;
(2) bear the name and address of the purchaser; and
(3) indicate the sales tax account number, if any, issued to the purchaser.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 16; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 71; 2005 c 151 art 2 s 17; 2006 c
259 art 6 s 25

297A.73 IMPROPER USE OF ITEM OBTAINED WITH EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE.
If a purchaser who gives an exemption certificate makes any use of the item that is not for
a purpose exempted under this chapter, that use is considered a retail sale by the purchaser and
the sales price to the purchaser is considered the gross receipts. If the sole use is rental while
holding for sale, the purchaser shall include in the purchaser's gross receipts the amount of the
rental charged. Upon subsequent sale of the item, the seller shall include the entire amount of
gross receipts received from the sale without deduction of amounts previously received as rentals.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 17

297A.74 COMMINGLING EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE ITEMS.
If a purchaser gives an exemption certificate for the purchase of fungible items and
later commingles the items with similar fungible items not purchased exempt, sales from the
commingled items are considered sales of items purchased exempt until a quantity has been sold
that equals the quantity purchased exempt.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 18

EXEMPTION REFUNDS

297A.75 REFUND; APPROPRIATION.
    Subdivision 1. Tax collected. The tax on the gross receipts from the sale of the following
exempt items must be imposed and collected as if the sale were taxable and the rate under section
297A.62, subdivision 1, applied. The exempt items include:
(1) capital equipment exempt under section 297A.68, subdivision 5;
(2) building materials for an agricultural processing facility exempt under section 297A.71,
subdivision 13 ;
(3) building materials for mineral production facilities exempt under section 297A.71,
subdivision 14 ;
(4) building materials for correctional facilities under section 297A.71, subdivision 3;
(5) building materials used in a residence for disabled veterans exempt under section
297A.71, subdivision 11;
(6) elevators and building materials exempt under section 297A.71, subdivision 12;
(7) building materials for the Long Lake Conservation Center exempt under section
297A.71, subdivision 17;
(8) materials, supplies, fixtures, furnishings, and equipment for a county law enforcement
and family service center under section 297A.71, subdivision 26;
(9) materials and supplies for qualified low-income housing under section 297A.71,
subdivision 23 ;
(10) materials, supplies, and equipment for municipal electric utility facilities under section
297A.71, subdivision 35;
(11) equipment and materials used for the generation, transmission, and distribution of
electrical energy and an aerial camera package exempt under section 297A.68, subdivision 37; and
(12) tangible personal property and taxable services and construction materials, supplies,
and equipment exempt under section 297A.68, subdivision 41.
    Subd. 2. Refund; eligible persons. Upon application on forms prescribed by the
commissioner, a refund equal to the tax paid on the gross receipts of the exempt items must be
paid to the applicant. Only the following persons may apply for the refund:
(1) for subdivision 1, clauses (1) to (3), the applicant must be the purchaser;
(2) for subdivision 1, clauses (4), (7), and (8), the applicant must be the governmental
subdivision;
(3) for subdivision 1, clause (5), the applicant must be the recipient of the benefits provided
in United States Code, title 38, chapter 21;
(4) for subdivision 1, clause (6), the applicant must be the owner of the homestead property;
(5) for subdivision 1, clause (9), the owner of the qualified low-income housing project;
(6) for subdivision 1, clause (10), the applicant must be a municipal electric utility or a
joint venture of municipal electric utilities; and
(7) for subdivision 1, clauses (11) and (12), the owner of the qualifying business.
    Subd. 3. Application. (a) The application must include sufficient information to permit
the commissioner to verify the tax paid. If the tax was paid by a contractor, subcontractor, or
builder, under subdivision 1, clause (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), or (12), the contractor,
subcontractor, or builder must furnish to the refund applicant a statement including the cost of
the exempt items and the taxes paid on the items unless otherwise specifically provided by this
subdivision. The provisions of sections 289A.40 and 289A.50 apply to refunds under this section.
(b) An applicant may not file more than two applications per calendar year for refunds for
taxes paid on capital equipment exempt under section 297A.68, subdivision 5.
    Subd. 4. Interest. Interest must be paid on the refund at the rate in section 270C.405 from 90
days after the refund claim is filed with the commissioner for taxes paid under subdivision 1.
    Subd. 5. Appropriation. The amount required to make the refunds is annually appropriated
to the commissioner.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 19,44 subd 3; 2000 c 490 art 8 s 6; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 72;
2002 c 377 art 3 s 17; 2003 c 127 art 1 s 26; 2005 c 151 art 2 s 17; art 7 s 19; 1Sp2005 c 3 art 5
s 18-20; 2006 c 259 art 6 s 26-28

COMPUTATION AND COLLECTION OF SALES AND USE TAXES

297A.76 COMPUTATION OF SALES AND USE TAXES.
    Subdivision 1. Rounding up or down. In computing the sales or use tax to be collected or
remitted as the result of a transaction, amounts of tax less than one-half of one cent must be
disregarded and amounts of tax of one-half cent or more must be considered an additional cent.
    Subd. 2. Uniform tax collection methods; rules. Agreements between competitive retailers
or the adoption of appropriate rules or regulations by organizations or associations of retailers
to provide uniform methods for adding the sales tax or its average equivalent, which do not
involve otherwise unlawful price fixing agreements, are expressly authorized and are not in
violation of any Minnesota laws prohibiting such agreements. The commissioner may prescribe
rules for such agreements.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 20

297A.77 COLLECTION OF SALES AND USE TAXES.
    Subdivision 1. Collection of tax at time of sale. The tax must be stated and charged
separately from the sales price insofar as practicable and must be collected by the seller from the
purchaser.
    Subd. 2. Receipt. For use tax, the retailer shall give the purchaser a tax receipt. The receipt
must indicate the tax in the form of a notation on the sales slip or receipt for the sales price or in
another form as prescribed by the commissioner.
    Subd. 3. Tax must be remitted. The tax collected by a retailer under this section must be
remitted to the commissioner as provided in chapter 289A and this chapter.
    Subd. 4. Status of sales and use taxes as debt. Sales and use taxes that are required to
be collected by a retailer are debts from the purchaser to the retailer recoverable at law in the
same manner as other debts.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 21; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 73

297A.78 LIABILITY FOR USE TAX; RECEIPT AS EVIDENCE.
Liability for the payment of the use tax is not extinguished until the tax has been paid to
Minnesota. However, a receipt from a retailer given to the purchaser under section 297A.77,
subdivision 2 , relieves the purchaser of further liability for the tax to which the receipt refers,
unless the purchaser knows or has reason to know that the retailer did not have a permit to
collect the tax.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 22

297A.79 REPORTING OF GROSS RECEIPTS.
At the option of the taxpayer, gross receipts from sales may be reported on the cash basis as
the consideration is received or on the accrual basis as sales are made.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 23

297A.80 TAXES IN OTHER STATES; OFFSET AGAINST USE TAX.
If an article of tangible personal property or an item listed in section 297A.63 has already
been taxed by another state and any subdivision thereof for its sale, storage, use, or other
consumption in an amount less than the tax imposed by this chapter, then as to the person who
paid the tax in the other state or any subdivision thereof, section 297A.63 applies only at a rate
measured by the difference between the rate imposed under section 297A.62 and the rate by which
the previous tax was computed. If the tax imposed in the other state or any subdivision thereof is
equal to or greater than the tax imposed in this state, then no tax is due from that person under
section 297A.63. The credit shall be applied first against the amount of any use tax due the state,
and any unused portion of the credit shall then be applied against any use tax due a subdivision.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 24; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 74

297A.81 UNCOLLECTIBLE DEBTS; OFFSET AGAINST OTHER TAXES.
    Subdivision 1. General. The taxpayer may offset against the taxes payable for any reporting
period the amount of taxes imposed by this chapter previously paid as a result of any transaction
the consideration for which became a debt owed to the taxpayer that became uncollectible during
the reporting period, but only in proportion to the portion of the debt that became uncollectible.
Section 289A.40, subdivision 2, applies to an offset under this section.
    Subd. 2. Manner of allowing deduction for uncollectible debt. (a) Uncollectible debt is
allowed as a deduction in the manner provided in this subdivision.
(b) If the uncollectible debt arose with respect to a sale required to be included in gross
receipts, subject to a tax imposed under chapter 297A, the entire amount of the debt remaining
uncollected is allowed as a deduction.
(c) If the uncollectible debt arose with respect to a sale partly subject to the tax imposed
under chapter 297A and partly exempt, the amount of the uncollectible debt allowed as a
deduction is the amount derived by multiplying the uncollectible debt by the percentage that the
taxable sale bears to the total sales.
(d) If the uncollectible debt arose with respect to two or more sales made at successive
intervals, payments made before the date the debt became uncollectible must be applied first to
the earliest sale upon which there is an unpaid balance, and to following sales in successive order.
(e) If the books and records of the taxpayer claiming the bad debt allowance support an
allocation of the bad debts among the member states of the streamlined sales and use tax
agreement, such an allocation shall be allowed.
    Subd. 3. Certified service provider. A certified service provider, as defined in section
297A.995, subdivision 2, on behalf of a taxpayer who is its client, may offset against taxes as
provided by this section.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 25; 2003 c 127 art 1 s 27

297A.815 MOTOR VEHICLE LEASES.
    Subdivision 1. Motor vehicle lease price; payment. (a) In the case of a lease of a motor
vehicle as provided in section 297A.61, subdivision 4, paragraph (k), clause (2), the tax is imposed
on the total amount to be paid by the lessee under the lease agreement. The lessor shall collect the
tax in full at the time the lease is executed or, if the tax is included in the lease and the lease is
assigned, the tax is due from the original lessor at the time the lease is assigned. The total amount
to be paid by the lessee under the lease agreement equals the agreed-upon value of the vehicle less
manufacturer's rebates, the stated residual value of the leased vehicle, and the total value allowed
for a vehicle owned by the lessee taken in trade by the lessor, plus the price of any taxable goods
and services included in the lease and the rent charge as provided by Code of Federal Regulations,
title 12, section 213.4, excluding any rent charge related to the capitalization of the tax.
(b) If the total amount paid by the lessee for use of the leased vehicle includes amounts that
are not calculated at the time the lease is executed, the tax is imposed and must be collected by
the lessor at the time the amounts are paid by the lessee. In the case of a lease which by its
terms may be renewed, the sales tax is due and payable on the total amount to be paid during
the initial term of the lease, and then for each subsequent renewal period on the total amount to
be paid during the renewal period.
(c) If a lease is canceled or rescinded on or before 90 days of its execution or if a vehicle is
returned to the manufacturer under section 325F.665, the lessor may file a claim for a refund of
the total tax paid minus the amount of tax due for the period the vehicle is used by the lessee.
(d) If a lessee's obligation to make payments on a lease is canceled more than 90 days after
its execution, a credit is allowed against sales tax or motor vehicles sales tax due on a subsequent
lease or purchase of a motor vehicle if that lease or purchase is consummated within 30 days of
the date the prior lease was canceled. The amount of the credit is equal to (1) the sales tax paid
at the inception of the lease, multiplied by (2) the ratio of the number of full months remaining
in the lease at the time of termination compared to the term of the lease used in calculating
sales tax paid at the inception of the lease. The credit or any part of it cannot be assigned or
transferred to another person.
    Subd. 2. Lease originating in another state. When the lease of a motor vehicle as defined in
section 297A.61, subdivision 4, paragraph (k), clause (2), originates in another state, the sales tax
under subdivision 1 shall be calculated by the lessor on the total amount that is due under the
lease agreement after the vehicle is required to be registered in Minnesota. If the total amount to
be paid by the lessee under the lease agreement has already been subjected to tax by another state,
a credit for taxes paid in the other state is allowed as provided in section 297A.80.
History: 1Sp2005 c 3 art 5 s 21; 2006 c 259 art 6 s 29

AIRCRAFT AND FLIGHT EQUIPMENT

297A.82 AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT EQUIPMENT; PAYMENT OF TAXES; EXEMPTIONS.
    Subdivision 1. Requirements for registration. An aircraft must not be registered or licensed
in this state unless the applicant presents proof that the sales or use tax imposed by this chapter
has been paid or that the transaction is exempt from the sales and use tax. The exemption for an
occasional sale under section 297A.67, subdivision 23, or 297A.68, subdivision 25, does not
apply to the sale or purchase of an aircraft.
    Subd. 2. Payment of tax to dealer. If an aircraft is purchased from a dealer holding a
valid sales and use tax permit under this chapter, the applicant shall present proof that the tax
has been paid to the dealer.
    Subd. 3. Payment of tax. If an aircraft is purchased from a person who is not the holder
of a valid sales and use tax permit under this chapter, the purchaser shall pay the tax prior to
registering or licensing the aircraft in this state.
    Subd. 4. Exemptions. (a) The following transactions are exempt from the tax imposed in
this chapter to the extent provided.
(b) The purchase or use of aircraft previously registered in Minnesota by a corporation or
partnership is exempt if the transfer constitutes a transfer within the meaning of section 351 or
721 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(c) The sale to or purchase, storage, use, or consumption by a licensed aircraft dealer of an
aircraft for which a commercial use permit has been issued pursuant to section 360.654 is exempt,
if the aircraft is resold while the permit is in effect.
(d) Airflight equipment when sold to, or purchased, stored, used, or consumed by airline
companies, as defined in section 270.071, subdivision 4, is exempt. For purposes of this
subdivision, "airflight equipment" includes airplanes and parts necessary for the repair and
maintenance of such airflight equipment, and flight simulators, but does not include airplanes with
a gross weight of less than 30,000 pounds that are used on intermittent or irregularly timed flights.
(e) Sales of, and the storage, distribution, use, or consumption of aircraft, as defined in section
360.511 and approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, and which the seller delivers to a
purchaser outside Minnesota or which, without intermediate use, is shipped or transported outside
Minnesota by the purchaser are exempt, but only if the purchaser is not a resident of Minnesota
and provided that the aircraft is not thereafter returned to a point within Minnesota, except in the
course of interstate commerce or isolated and occasional use, and will be registered in another
state or country upon its removal from Minnesota. This exemption applies even if the purchaser
takes possession of the aircraft in Minnesota and uses the aircraft in the state exclusively for
training purposes for a period not to exceed ten days prior to removing the aircraft from this state.
    Subd. 5. Exempt purchase certificate. If the purchase of an aircraft is exempt under this
chapter, the commissioner shall issue a certificate that no sales or use tax is due and owing in
respect to the transaction.
    Subd. 6. Sales and leases; tax treatment. (a) A sale of aircraft and parts for the repair
of aircraft purchased by a nonprofit, incorporated flying club or association utilized solely by
the corporation by leasing the aircraft to shareholders of the corporation is exempt as property
purchased for resale. The leasing of the aircraft to the shareholders by the flying club or
association is taxable as a retail sale.
(b) A lease of aircraft utilized by a lessee for leasing to others, whether or not the lessee also
utilizes the aircraft for charter service or for flight instruction if no separate charge is made for
aircraft rental, is exempt as a purchase for resale. However, a proportionate share of the lease
payment reflecting use for flight instruction or charter service is taxable under section 297A.63.
    Subd. 7. Agreement with commissioner of transportation. Notwithstanding subdivisions
1 to 4, the commissioner may enter into an agreement with the commissioner of transportation
whereby, upon approval of both commissioners, the commissioner of transportation will collect
the sales tax on aircraft from persons required to register or license aircraft in this state. For
purposes of collecting the tax, the commissioner of transportation shall act as agent of the
commissioner of revenue and shall be subject to all rules not inconsistent with the provisions of
this chapter, that may be prescribed by the commissioner.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 26,44 subd 3; 2000 c 490 art 8 s 7; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 7 s 53,54

PERMITS

297A.83 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT.
    Subdivision 1. Persons applying. (a) A retailer required to collect and remit sales taxes
under section 297A.66 shall file with the commissioner an application for a permit.
(b) A retailer making retail sales from outside this state to a destination within this state
who is not required to obtain a permit under paragraph (a) may nevertheless voluntarily file
an application for a permit.
(c) The commissioner may require any person or class of persons obligated to file a use tax
return under section 289A.11, subdivision 3, to file an application for a permit.
    Subd. 2. Application requirements. The application must be made on a form prescribed
by the commissioner and indicate the name under which the applicant intends to transact
business, the location of the applicant's place or places of business, and other information the
commissioner may require. The application must be filed by the owner, if a natural person; by a
member or partner, if the owner is an association or partnership; or by a person authorized to file
the application, if the owner is a corporation.
    Subd. 3. Commissioner's discretion. (a) The commissioner may decline to issue a permit
to a retailer not maintaining a place of business in this state, or may cancel a permit previously
issued to the retailer, if the commissioner believes that the tax can be collected more effectively
from the persons using the property in this state. A refusal to issue or cancellation of a permit
on such grounds does not affect the retailer's right to make retail sales from outside this state to
destinations within this state.
(b) If the commissioner considers it necessary for the efficient administration of the tax to
regard a salesperson, representative, trucker, peddler, or canvasser as the agent of the dealer,
distributor, supervisor, employer, or other person under whom that person operates or from
whom the person obtains the tangible personal property sold, whether making sales personally
or in behalf of that dealer, distributor, supervisor, employer, or other person, the commissioner
may regard the salesperson, representative, trucker, peddler, or canvasser as such agent, and may
regard the dealer, distributor, supervisor, employer, or other person as a retailer for the purposes
of collecting the tax.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 27

297A.84 PERMITS ISSUED.
The commissioner shall issue a permit to each applicant who has complied with section
297A.83, and with section 297A.92 if security is required. A person is considered to have a
permit if the person has a Minnesota tax identification number issued by the department that is
currently active for taxes imposed by this chapter. A permit is valid until canceled or revoked. It is
not assignable and is valid only for the person in whose name it is granted and for the transaction
of business at the places designated on the permit.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 28

297A.85 CANCELLATION OF PERMITS.
The commissioner may cancel a permit if one of the following conditions occurs:
(1) the permit holder has not filed a sales or use tax return for at least one year;
(2) the permit holder has not reported any sales or use tax liability on the permit holder's
returns for at least two years;
(3) the permit holder requests cancellation of the permit; or
(4) the permit is subject to cancellation pursuant to section 270C.722, subdivision 2,
paragraph (a).
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 29; 2003 c 127 art 8 s 12; 2005 c 151 art 2 s 17

297A.86 [Repealed, 2005 c 151 art 1 s 117]

297A.87 FLEA MARKETS, SHOWS, AND OTHER SELLING EVENTS.
    Subdivision 1. Events affected. (a) This section applies to a flea market, craft show, antique
show, coin show, stamp show, comic book show, convention exhibit area, or similar selling event.
(b) To be subject to this section, the operator of an event described in paragraph (a) must rent
or lease space on the sale premises to the seller, charge the seller a registration or participation
fee, or receive a percentage of sales or other consideration from a seller as a condition to
participation by a seller in the event.
    Subd. 2. Seller's permit or alternate statement. (a) The operator of an event under
subdivision 1 shall obtain one of the following from a person who wishes to do business as
a seller at the event:
(1) evidence that the person holds a valid seller's permit under section 297A.84;
(2) a written statement that the person is not offering for sale any item that is taxable under
this chapter; or
(3) a written statement that this is the only selling event that the person will be participating
in for that calendar year, that the person will be participating for three or fewer days, and that the
person will make less than $500 in total sales in the calendar year. The written statement shall
include the person's name, address, and telephone number.
(b) The operator shall require the evidence or statement as a prerequisite to participating in
the event as a seller.
    Subd. 3. Occasional sale provisions applicable under limited circumstances. The isolated
and occasional sale provision under section 297A.67, subdivision 23, applies, provided that
the seller only participates for three or fewer days in one event per calendar year, makes $500
or less in sales in the calendar year, and provides the written statement required in subdivision
2, paragraph (a), clause (3). The isolated and occasional sales provision under section 297A.68,
subdivision 25 , does not apply to a seller at an event under this section.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 31; 2005 c 151 art 7 s 20,21

DIRECT PAY

297A.89 DIRECT PAYMENT BY PURCHASERS PERMITTED.
    Subdivision 1. Commissioner may permit. The commissioner may permit purchasers to
pay taxes imposed by this chapter directly to the commissioner. Any taxes paid by purchasers
under this section are considered use taxes.
    Subd. 2. Retailer does not collect. The retailer shall not collect the tax from a purchaser
who furnishes to the retailer a copy of a certificate issued by the commissioner authorizing the
purchaser to pay any sales or use tax due on purchases made by the purchaser directly to the
commissioner under subdivision 1.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 32; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 76

297A.90 INTERSTATE MOTOR CARRIERS AS RETAILERS.
    Subdivision 1. Registration; records. (a) A person who is engaged in interstate for-hire
transportation of tangible personal property or passengers by motor vehicle may, under rules
prescribed by the commissioner, register as a retailer and pay the taxes imposed by this chapter in
accordance with this section. Any taxes paid under this section are use taxes.
(b) As used in this section, "person" means:
(1) one who possesses a certificate or permit or has completed a registration process that
authorizes for-hire transportation of property or passengers from the United States Department of
Transportation or the Department of Transportation;
(2) one who transports commodities defined as "exempt" in for-hire transportation in
interstate commerce; or
(3) one who transports tangible personal property in interstate commerce, pursuant to
contracts with persons described in clause (1) or (2).
Persons qualifying under clause (2) or (3) must maintain on a current basis the same type
of mileage records that are required by persons specified in clause (1) by the United States
Department of Transportation.
(c) Persons who in the course of their business are transporting solely their own goods in
interstate commerce may also register as retailers under rules prescribed by the commissioner and
pay the taxes imposed by this chapter in accordance with this section.
    Subd. 2. Payment of tax. (a) Persons who are registered as retailers may make purchases in
this state or import property into this state without payment of the sales or use taxes imposed by
this chapter at the time of purchase or importation, if the purchases or importations come within
the provisions of this section and are made in strict compliance with the rules of the commissioner.
(b) A person described in subdivision 1 may elect to pay directly to the commissioner any
sales or use tax that may be due under this chapter for the acquisition of mobile transportation
equipment and parts and accessories attached or to be attached to such equipment registered
under section 168.187.
(c) The total cost of such equipment and parts and accessories attached or to be attached to
such equipment must be multiplied by a fraction. The numerator of the fraction is the Minnesota
mileage as reported on the current pro rata application provided for in section 168.187 and the
denominator of the fraction is the total mileage reported on the current pro rata registration
application. The amount so determined must be multiplied by the tax rate to obtain the tax due.
In computing the tax under this section "sales price" does not include the amount of any tax,
except any manufacturer's or importer's excise tax, imposed by the United States upon or with
respect to retail sales, whether imposed on the retailer or the consumer.
(d) A retailer covered by this section shall make a return and remit to the commissioner the
tax due for the preceding calendar month in accordance with sections 289A.11 and 289A.20,
subdivision 4 .
    Subd. 3. Registration subsequent to payment of tax. A person who has paid the tax under
this chapter or chapter 297B and who meets the requirements of this section at the time of the
sale, but was not registered under this section at the time of the sale, may register as a retailer,
make a return, and file for a refund of the difference between the tax calculated under this chapter
or chapter 297B and the tax calculated under subdivision 2.
    Subd. 4. Agreement with commissioner of public safety. Notwithstanding subdivisions 1 to
3, the commissioner may enter into an agreement with the commissioner of public safety whereby,
upon approval of both commissioners, the commissioner of public safety shall collect the sales
tax on motor vehicles from persons defined in subdivision 1. For the purpose of collecting the tax,
the commissioner of public safety shall act as the agent of the commissioner of revenue and shall
be subject to all rules consistent with this chapter that may be prescribed by the commissioner.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 33; 2001 c 213 s 30; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 77

ENFORCEMENT

297A.91 SEIZURE; COURT REVIEW.
    Subdivision 1. Seizure of property used in illegal transport. (a) If the retailer does not
have a sales or use tax permit and has been engaging in transporting personal property into the
state without payment of the tax, the commissioner of revenue or the commissioner's agents may
seize in the name of the state any truck, automobile, or means of transportation not owned or
operated by a for-hire carrier, used in the illegal importation and transportation of any tangible
personal property by a retailer or the retailer's agent or employee. The commissioner may demand
the forfeiture and sale of the truck, automobile, or other means of transportation together with
the property being transported illegally, unless the owner establishes to the satisfaction of the
commissioner or the court that the owner had no notice or knowledge or reason to believe that the
vehicle was used or intended to be used in any such violation.
(b) Within ten days after the seizure, the person making the seizure shall serve by certified
mail an inventory of the vehicle and property seized on the person from whom the seizure was
made, if known, and on any person known or believed to have any right, title, interest, or lien on
the vehicle or property, at the last known address. The person making the seizure shall also file a
copy of the inventory with the commissioner. The notice must include an explanation of the right
to demand a judicial forfeiture determination.
    Subd. 2. Court review of forfeiture. (a) Within 60 days after the date of service of the
inventory, which is the date of mailing, the person from whom the vehicle and property were
seized or any person claiming an interest in the vehicle or property may file a demand for a
judicial determination of the question of whether the vehicle or property was lawfully subject to
seizure and forfeiture.
(b) The demand must be in the form of a civil complaint and must be filed with the court
administrator in the county in which the seizure occurred, together with proof of service or a copy
of the complaint on the commissioner of revenue, and the standard filing fee for civil actions
unless the petitioner has the right to sue in forma pauperis under section 563.01. If the value of the
seized property or vehicle is $7,500 or less, the claimant may file an action in conciliation court
for its recovery. If the value of the seized property or vehicle is less than $500, the claimant does
not have to pay the conciliation court filing fee.
(c) The complaint must be captioned in the name of the claimant as plaintiff and the seized
property or vehicle as defendant, and must state with specificity the grounds on which the
claimant alleges the property or vehicle was improperly seized and the plaintiff's interest in the
property or vehicle seized. No responsive pleading is required of the commissioner, and no
court fees may be charged for the commissioner's appearance in the matter. The proceedings are
governed by the Rules of Civil Procedure. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an action
for the return of property or a vehicle seized under this subdivision may not be maintained by or
on behalf of any person who has been served with an inventory unless the person has complied
with this subdivision. The court shall hear the action without a jury and shall determine the
issues of fact and law involved. If a judgment of forfeiture is entered and is not stayed pending
an appeal, the commissioner may have the forfeited vehicle and property sold at public auction
as provided by law.
    Subd. 3. Treatment of seized property. If no demand for judicial determination is made, the
vehicle and property seized are considered forfeited to the state by operation of law and may be
disposed of by the commissioner as if there were a judgment of forfeiture. The forfeiture and sale
of the automobile, truck, or other means of transportation, and of the property being transported
illegally in it, are a penalty for the violation of this chapter. After deducting the expense of
keeping the vehicle and property, the fee for seizure, and the costs of the sale, the commissioner
shall pay liens from the funds collected. The commissioner shall pay all liens, according to their
priority, that are established as being bona fide and as existing without the lienor having any
notice or knowledge that the vehicle or property was being used or was intended to be used for or
in connection with any such violation. The commissioner shall pay the balance of the proceeds
into the state treasury to be credited to the general fund. The state is not liable for any liens in
excess of the proceeds from the sale after allowable deductions. A sale under this section frees
the vehicle and property sold from all liens.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 34; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 78; art 18 s 3

297A.92 SECURITY.
    Subdivision 1. Amount of security. To ensure compliance with the taxes imposed by this
chapter, the commissioner may require a retailer subject to this chapter to deposit security with
the commissioner. The security must be in the form and amount the commissioner requires, but
not more than twice the retailer's estimated average liability for the period for which the returns
are required to be filed, or $10,000, whichever is less. The amount of security may be increased or
decreased by the commissioner, subject to the limitations in this section.
    Subd. 2. Auctions of security. The commissioner may sell property deposited as security at
public auction if necessary to recover the amount required to be collected, including any interest
and penalties. Notice of the sale must be served upon the person who deposited the security. It
must be served personally, or by mail as prescribed for an order of assessment under section
270C.33, subdivision 8. After a sale any surplus above the amount due not required as security
under this section must be returned to the person who deposited the security.
    Subd. 3. Bond. In lieu of security, the commissioner may require a retailer to file a bond.
The bond must be issued by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state and
approved by the commissioner of commerce as to solvency and responsibility.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 35; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 79; 2005 c 151 art 2 s 17

297A.93 [Repealed, 2005 c 151 art 1 s 117]

DEPOSIT OF REVENUES

297A.94 DEPOSIT OF REVENUES.
(a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including
interest and penalties, derived from the taxes imposed by this chapter in the state treasury and
credit them to the general fund.
(b) The commissioner shall deposit taxes in the Minnesota agricultural and economic
account in the special revenue fund if:
(1) the taxes are derived from sales and use of property and services purchased for the
construction and operation of an agricultural resource project; and
(2) the purchase was made on or after the date on which a conditional commitment was made
for a loan guaranty for the project under section 41A.04, subdivision 3.
The commissioner of finance shall certify to the commissioner the date on which the project
received the conditional commitment. The amount deposited in the loan guaranty account must be
reduced by any refunds and by the costs incurred by the Department of Revenue to administer and
enforce the assessment and collection of the taxes.
(c) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties, derived
from the taxes imposed on sales and purchases included in section 297A.61, subdivision 3,
paragraph (g), clauses (1) and (4), in the state treasury, and credit them as follows:
(1) first to the general obligation special tax bond debt service account in each fiscal year the
amount required by section 16A.661, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); and
(2) after the requirements of clause (1) have been met, the balance to the general fund.
(d) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties, collected
under section 297A.64, subdivision 5, in the state treasury and credit them to the general fund.
By July 15 of each year the commissioner shall transfer to the highway user tax distribution
fund an amount equal to the excess fees collected under section 297A.64, subdivision 5, for
the previous calendar year.
(e) For fiscal year 2001, 97 percent; for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, 87 percent; and for
fiscal year 2004 and thereafter, 72.43 percent of the revenues, including interest and penalties,
transmitted to the commissioner under section 297A.65, must be deposited by the commissioner
in the state treasury as follows:
(1) 50 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the heritage enhancement account in the
game and fish fund, and may be spent only on activities that improve, enhance, or protect fish
and wildlife resources, including conservation, restoration, and enhancement of land, water, and
other natural resources of the state;
(2) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may be
spent only for state parks and trails;
(3) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may be
spent only on metropolitan park and trail grants;
(4) three percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may be
spent only on local trail grants; and
(5) two percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may
be spent only for the Minnesota Zoological Garden, the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory,
and the Duluth Zoo.
(f) The revenue dedicated under paragraph (e) may not be used as a substitute for traditional
sources of funding for the purposes specified, but the dedicated revenue shall supplement
traditional sources of funding for those purposes. Land acquired with money deposited in the
game and fish fund under paragraph (e) must be open to public hunting and fishing during the
open season, except that in aquatic management areas or on lands where angling easements have
been acquired, fishing may be prohibited during certain times of the year and hunting may be
prohibited. At least 87 percent of the money deposited in the game and fish fund for improvement,
enhancement, or protection of fish and wildlife resources under paragraph (e) must be allocated
for field operations.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 37; 2000 c 488 art 3 s 29; 2001 c 185 s 33; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 146;
1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 80; 2002 c 353 s 2; 2003 c 128 art 1 s 154

LOCAL SALES AND USE TAXES

297A.95 COORDINATION OF STATE AND LOCAL SALES TAX RATES.
In preparing and distributing a sales tax schedule for use within a local jurisdiction with a
separate general sales tax, the state Department of Revenue shall coordinate the state and local
sales tax so that a sale of $1 reflects a tax equal to the combination of the state and local sales tax
rates. The combined sales tax on other sales amounts must also reflect the coordinated rather than
the separate effects of the state and local sales taxes. The schedule must be coordinated as long as
the local sales tax is in effect. If the sales tax percentage is changed for either of the taxes, the
schedule must be adjusted to reflect the change.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 38

297A.96 LOCAL ADMISSIONS AND AMUSEMENT TAXES; EXEMPTION FOR
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
Amounts charged for admission to an event described in section 297A.70, subdivision 10,
paragraph (a), are not subject to a tax imposed by a local unit of government or imposed on sales
taking place in a single named local unit of government on sales of admissions or amusements,
under a law other than a general sales tax law.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 39; 2002 c 377 art 3 s 18

297A.97 [Repealed, 2003 c 127 art 6 s 18]

297A.98 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS EXEMPT FROM LOCAL SALES TAXES.
Notwithstanding any other law, ordinance, or charter provision, a political subdivision of the
state is not required to pay any general sales tax imposed by a political subdivision of the state.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 41

297A.99 LOCAL SALES TAXES.
    Subdivision 1. Authorization; scope. (a) A political subdivision of this state may impose a
general sales tax if permitted by special law or if the political subdivision enacted and imposed
the tax before the effective date of section 477A.016 and its predecessor provision.
(b) This section governs the imposition of a general sales tax by the political subdivision.
The provisions of this section preempt the provisions of any special law:
(1) enacted before June 2, 1997, or
(2) enacted on or after June 2, 1997, that does not explicitly exempt the special law provision
from this section's rules by reference.
(c) This section does not apply to or preempt a sales tax on motor vehicles or a special
excise tax on motor vehicles.
    Subd. 2. Local resolution before application for authority. Before the governing body of
a political subdivision requests legislative approval of a special law for a local sales tax that is
administered under this section, it shall adopt a resolution indicating its approval of the tax. The
resolution must include, at a minimum, information on the proposed tax rate, how the revenues
will be used, the total revenue that will be raised before the tax expires, and the estimated
length of time that the tax will be in effect. This subdivision applies to local laws enacted after
June 30, 1998.
    Subd. 3. Requirements for adoption, use, termination. (a) Imposition of a local sales tax is
subject to approval by voters of the political subdivision at a general election.
(b) The proceeds of the tax must be dedicated exclusively to payment of the cost of a specific
capital improvement which is designated at least 90 days before the referendum on imposition of
the tax is conducted.
(c) The tax must terminate after the improvement designated under paragraph (b) has been
completed.
(d) After a sales tax imposed by a political subdivision has expired or been terminated,
the political subdivision is prohibited from imposing a local sales tax for a period of one year.
Notwithstanding subdivision 13, this paragraph applies to all local sales taxes in effect at the time
of or imposed after May 26, 1999.
    Subd. 4. Tax base. (a) The tax applies to sales taxable under this chapter that occur within
the political subdivision.
(b) Taxable goods or services are subject to a political subdivision's sales tax, if they are
sourced to the political subdivision pursuant to section 297A.668.
    Subd. 5. Tax rate. (a) The tax rate is as specified in the special law authorization and as
imposed by the political subdivision.
(b) The full political subdivision rate applies to any sales that are taxed at a state rate, and the
political subdivision must not have more than one local sales tax rate or more than one local use
tax rate. This paragraph does not apply to sales or use taxes imposed on electricity, piped natural
or artificial gas, or other heating fuels delivered by the seller, or the retail sale or transfer of motor
vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, modular homes, manufactured homes, or mobile homes.
    Subd. 6. Use tax. A compensating use tax applies, at the same rate as the sales tax, on the
use, storage, distribution, or consumption of tangible personal property or taxable services.
    Subd. 7. Exemptions. (a) All goods or services that are otherwise exempt from taxation
under this chapter are exempt from a political subdivision's tax.
(b) All mobile transportation equipment, and parts and accessories attached to or to be
attached to the equipment are exempt, if purchased by a holder of a motor carrier direct pay
permit under section 297A.90.
    Subd. 8. Credit for other local taxes. If a person paid sales or use tax to another political
subdivision of this state on an item subject to tax under this section, a credit applies against the
tax imposed under this section. The credit equals the tax the person paid to the other political
subdivision for the item.
    Subd. 9. Enforcement; collection; and administration. (a) The commissioner of revenue
shall collect the taxes subject to this section. The commissioner may collect the tax with the state
sales and use tax. All taxes under this section are subject to the same penalties, interest, and
enforcement provisions as apply to the state sales and use tax.
(b) A request for a refund of state sales tax paid in excess of the amount of tax legally due
includes a request for a refund of the political subdivision taxes paid on the goods or services.
The commissioner shall refund to the taxpayer the full amount of the political subdivision taxes
paid on exempt sales or use.
(c) A political subdivision shall incur a legal debt to the state for refunds of local sales taxes
made by the commissioner after a tax has terminated when the amount of the refunds exceeds
the amount of local sales taxes collected for but not remitted to the political subdivision. The
commissioner of revenue shall bill the political subdivision for this difference. The commissioner
shall deposit the money in the state treasury and credit it to the general fund.
    Subd. 10. Use of zip code in determining location of sale. The lowest combined tax rate
imposed in the zip code area applies if the area includes more than one tax rate in any level of
taxing jurisdictions. If a nine-digit zip code designation is not available for a street address or if a
seller is unable to determine the nine-digit zip code designation of a purchaser after exercising
due diligence to determine the designation, the seller may apply the rate for the five-digit zip
code area. For the purposes of this subdivision, there is a rebuttable presumption that a seller
has exercised due diligence if the seller has attempted to determine the nine-digit zip code
designation by utilizing software approved by the governing board that makes this designation
from the street address and the five-digit zip code of the purchaser. Notwithstanding subdivision
13, this subdivision applies to all local sales taxes without regard to the date of authorization.
This subdivision does not apply when the purchased product is received by the purchaser at
the business location of the seller.
    Subd. 11. Revenues; cost of collection. The commissioner shall remit the proceeds of the tax,
less refunds and a proportionate share of the cost of collection, at least quarterly, to the political
subdivision. The commissioner shall deduct from the proceeds remitted an amount that equals
(1) the direct and indirect costs of the department to administer, audit, and collect the
political subdivision's tax, plus
(2) the political subdivision's proportionate share of the indirect cost of administering all
taxes under this section, plus
(3) the cost of constructing and maintaining a zip code or geo-code database necessary
for local sales tax collections under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement in section
297A.995.
The initial cost of constructing a database under clause (3) shall be distributed among the
cities with a local sales tax based on each city's population. The commissioner shall develop a
method for distributing the cost of maintaining the database among the cities with a local sales tax
based on the number of boundary changes for each city.
    Subd. 12. Effective dates; notification. (a) A political subdivision may impose a tax under
this section starting only on the first day of a calendar quarter. A political subdivision may repeal
a tax under this section stopping only on the last day of a calendar quarter.
(b) The political subdivision shall notify the commissioner of revenue at least 90 days before
imposing, changing the rate of, or repealing a tax under this section.
(c) The political subdivision shall change the rate of tax imposed under this section starting
only on the first day of a calendar quarter, and only after the commissioner has notified sellers at
least 60 days prior to the change.
(d) The political subdivision shall apply the rate change for sales tax imposed under this
section to purchases from printed catalogs, wherein the purchaser computed the tax based upon
local tax rates published in the catalog, starting only on the first day of a calendar quarter, and
only after the commissioner has notified sellers at least 120 days prior to the change.
(e) The political subdivision shall apply local jurisdiction boundary changes to taxes
imposed under this section starting only on the first day of a calendar quarter, and only after the
commissioner has notified sellers at least 60 days prior to the change.
    Subd. 12a. Notification of use tax. Any political subdivision imposing a local sales and
use tax, which maintains an official Web site, must display on its main home page a link to
a notice that residents and businesses in the political subdivision may owe a local use tax on
purchases of goods and services made outside of the political subdivision limits. The notice must
provide information, including a link to any relevant Department of Revenue Web site, on how
the taxpayer may get information and forms necessary for calculating and paying the tax. If the
political subdivision provides and bills for sewer, water, garbage collection, or other public utility
services, the billing statement must also include at least once per year a notice that residents
and businesses may owe a local use tax on purchases made outside of the political subdivision
limits and provide information on how the taxpayer may get information and forms necessary
for calculating and paying the tax.
    Subd. 13. Application. This section applies to all local sales taxes that were authorized
before, on, or after June 2, 1997.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 42; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 81-83; 2003 c 127 art 1 s 28-30; 2005 c
151 art 7 s 22; 1Sp2005 c 3 art 5 s 22,23; 2006 c 259 art 6 s 30

297A.991 REPORTING OF SALES TAX ON MINNESOTA GOVERNMENTS.
    Subdivision 1. Commissioner of revenue to report. For each fiscal year, the commissioner
shall estimate the amount of revenues derived from imposing the tax under this chapter and
chapter 297B on state agencies and political subdivisions. The commissioner shall report this
amount to the commissioner of finance before the time for filing reports for the fiscal year with
the United States Department of Commerce.
    Subd. 2. Commissioner of finance to report. In reporting the sales tax and sales tax on
motor vehicles collections to the United States Department of Commerce, the commissioner of
finance shall exclude the estimated amount from the sales and motor vehicle collections. Sales tax
and sales tax on motor vehicles revenues received from political subdivisions must be reported as
intergovernmental grants or similar intergovernmental revenue. The amount of the sales tax and
sales tax on motor vehicles paid by state agencies must be reported as reduced state expenditures.
History: 2000 c 418 art 1 s 43

297A.995 UNIFORM SALES AND USE TAX ADMINISTRATION ACT.
    Subdivision 1. Title. This section may be cited as the Uniform Sales and Use Tax
Administration Act.
    Subd. 2. Definitions. As used in this section:
(a) "Agreement" means the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.
(b) "Certified automated system" means software certified jointly by the states that are
signatories to the agreement to calculate the tax imposed by each jurisdiction on a transaction,
determine the amount of tax to remit to the appropriate state, and maintain a record of the
transaction.
(c) "Certified service provider" means an agent certified jointly by the states that are
signatories to the agreement to perform all of the seller's sales tax functions.
    Subd. 3. Legislative finding. The legislature finds that this state should enter into an
agreement with one or more states to simplify and modernize sales and use tax administration
in order to substantially reduce the burden of tax compliance for all sellers and for all types of
commerce.
    Subd. 4. Authority to enter agreement. The commissioner of revenue is authorized and
directed to enter into the agreement with one or more states to simplify and modernize sales
and use tax administration in order to substantially reduce the burden of tax compliance for all
sellers and for all types of commerce. In furtherance of the agreement, the commissioner is
authorized to act jointly with other states that are members of the agreement to establish standards
for certification of a certified service provider and certified automated system and establish
performance standards for multistate sellers.
The commissioner of revenue is further directed to negotiate the agreement with the express
intention of ensuring uniform sales and use taxation as applied to like-kind transactions.
The commissioner is further authorized to take other actions reasonably required to
implement the provisions set forth in this article. Other actions authorized by this section include,
but are not limited to, the adoption of rules and regulations and the joint procurement, with other
member states, of goods and services in furtherance of the cooperative agreement.
The following officials are authorized to represent this state before the other states that are
signatories to the agreement:
(1) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee;
(2) the chair of the house committee with jurisdiction over taxes or the house chair's
designee; and
(3) the chair of the senate committee with jurisdiction over taxes or the senate chair's
designee.
    Subd. 5. Relationship to state law. No provision of the agreement authorized by this bill
in whole or part invalidates or amends any provision of the law of this state. Adoption of the
agreement by this state does not amend or modify any law of this state. Implementation of any
condition of the agreement in this state, whether adopted before, at, or after membership of this
state in the agreement, must be by the action of this state.
    Subd. 6. Agreement requirements. The commissioner of revenue shall not enter into the
agreement unless the agreement requires each state to abide by the following requirements:
(a) Uniform state rate. The agreement must set restrictions to achieve more uniform state
rates through the following:
(1) limiting the number of state rates;
(2) eliminating maximums on the amount of state tax that is due on a transaction; and
(3) eliminating thresholds on the application of state tax.
(b) Uniform standards. The agreement must establish uniform standards for the following:
(1) the sourcing of transactions to taxing jurisdictions;
(2) the administration of exempt sales;
(3) the allowances a seller can take for bad debts; and
(4) sales and use tax returns and remittances.
(c) Uniform definitions. The agreement must require states to develop and adopt uniform
definitions of sales and use tax terms. The definitions must enable a state to preserve its ability to
make policy choices not inconsistent with the uniform definitions.
(d) Central registration. The agreement must provide a central, electronic registration
system that allows a seller to register to collect and remit sales and use taxes for all signatory states.
(e) No nexus attribution. The agreement must provide that registration with the central
registration system and the collection of sales and use taxes in the signatory states will not be used
as a factor in determining whether the seller has nexus with a state for any tax.
(f) Local sales and use taxes. The agreement must provide for reduction of the burdens of
complying with local sales and use taxes through the following:
(1) restricting and eliminating variances between the state and local tax bases;
(2) requiring states to administer any sales and use taxes levied by local jurisdictions within
the state so that sellers collecting and remitting these taxes will not have to register or file returns
with, remit funds to, or be subject to independent audits from local taxing jurisdictions;
(3) restricting the frequency of changes in the local sales and use tax rates and setting
effective dates for the application of local jurisdictional boundary changes to local sales and
use taxes; and
(4) providing notice of changes in local sales and use tax rates and of changes in the
boundaries of local taxing jurisdictions.
(g) Monetary allowances. The agreement must outline any monetary allowances that are to
be provided by the states to sellers or certified service providers.
(h) State compliance. The agreement must require each state to certify compliance with
the terms of the agreement prior to joining and to maintain compliance, under the laws of the
member state, with all provisions of the agreement while a member.
(i) Consumer privacy. The agreement must require each state to adopt a uniform policy for
certified service providers that protects the privacy of consumers and maintains the confidentiality
of tax information.
(j) Advisory councils. The agreement must provide for the appointment of an advisory
council of private sector representatives and an advisory council of nonmember state
representatives to consult with in the administration of the agreement.
    Subd. 7. Cooperating sovereigns. The agreement authorized by this bill is an accord among
individual cooperating sovereigns in furtherance of their governmental functions. The agreement
provides a mechanism among the member states to establish and maintain a cooperative,
simplified system for the application and administration of sales and use taxes under the duly
adopted law of each member state.
    Subd. 8. Limited binding and beneficial effect. (a) The agreement authorized by this
bill binds and inures only to the benefit of this state and the other member states. No person,
other than a member state, is an intended beneficiary of the agreement. Any benefit to a person
other than a state is established by the law of this state and the other member states and not by
the terms of the agreement.
(b) Consistent with paragraph (a), no person shall have any cause of action or defense under
the agreement or by virtue of this state's approval of the agreement. No person may challenge, in
any action brought under any provision of law, any action or inaction by any department, agency,
or other instrumentality of this state, or any political subdivision of this state, on the ground that
the action or inaction is inconsistent with the agreement.
(c) No law of this state, or its application, may be declared invalid as to any person or
circumstance on the ground that the provision or application is inconsistent with the agreement.
    Subd. 9. Seller and third-party liability. (a) A certified service provider is the agent of a
seller, with whom the certified service provider has contracted, for the collection and remittance
of sales and use taxes. As the seller's agent, the certified service provider is liable for sales and use
tax due each member state on all sales transactions it processes for the seller except as set out
in this section.
A seller that contracts with a certified service provider is not liable to the state for sales or use
tax due on transactions processed by the certified service provider unless the seller misrepresented
the type of items it sells or committed fraud. In the absence of probable cause to believe that the
seller has committed fraud or made a material misrepresentation, the seller is not subject to
audit on the transactions processed by the certified service provider. A seller is subject to audit
for transactions not processed by the certified service provider. The member states acting jointly
may perform a system check of the seller and review the seller's procedures to determine if the
certified service provider's system is functioning properly and the extent to which the seller's
transactions are being processed by the certified service provider.
(b) A person that provides a certified automated system is responsible for the proper
functioning of that system and is liable to the state for underpayments of tax attributable to errors
in the functioning of the certified automated system. A seller that uses a certified automated
system remains responsible and is liable to the state for reporting and remitting tax.
(c) A seller that has a proprietary system for determining the amount of tax due on
transactions and has signed an agreement establishing a performance standard for that system is
liable for the failure of the system to meet the performance standard.
    Subd. 10. Relief from certain liability. Notwithstanding subdivision 9, sellers and certified
service providers are relieved from liability to the state for having charged and collected the
incorrect amount of sales or use tax resulting from the seller or certified service provider (1)
relying on erroneous data provided by this state on tax rates, boundaries, or taxing jurisdiction
assignments, or (2) relying on erroneous data provided by the state in its taxability matrix
concerning the taxability of products and services.
History: 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 84; 2002 c 377 art 3 s 19; 2003 c 127 art 1 s 31