10-39A-1. Severance tax imposed on energy minerals--Rate.For the privilege of severing energy minerals in this state, there is imposed on the owner or operator of any energy mineral an excise tax, to be termed a 'severance tax,' equal to four and one-half percent of the taxable value of any energy minerals severed and saved by or for the owner or operator. Source: SL 1977, ch 93, §1; SL 1978, ch 81, §1; SL 1979, ch 78, §1; SL 2008, ch 37, §94.
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