10-39-44. Gross yield and gross production defined.In this chapter, gross yield means total receipts from the sale of precious metals severed in this state. Gross yield includes the amount received in money, credits, property, or other consideration from the sale of precious metals severed in this state without any deduction for the cost of severing precious metals, the cost of labor or services, deduction for losses, or any other expenses. Gross production means the total number of ounces of precious metals severed in this state. Source: SL 1981, ch 95, §3; SL 1994, ch 89, §2.
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