Indiana § 6-9-25-3 - Ordinance imposing food and beverage tax; adoption; certified copy to commissioner of department of state revenue; effective date; prohibited imposition of tax
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§ 6-9-25-3. Ordinance imposing food and beverage tax; adoption; certified copy to commissioner of department of state revenue; effective date; prohibited imposition of tax
Sec. 3. (a) The fiscal body of the county may adopt an ordinance to impose an excise tax, known as the county food and beverage tax, on those transactions described in section 4 of this chapter.
(b) If a fiscal body adopts an ordinance under subsection (a), it shall immediately send a certified copy of the ordinance to the commissioner of the department of state revenue.
(c) If a fiscal body adopts an ordinance under subsection (a), the county food and beverage tax applies to transactions that occur after the last day of the month that succeeds the month in which the ordinance was adopted.
(d) Notwithstanding any other law, the imposition of the tax under this chapter is prohibited upon the satisfaction by the county of all of its obligations authorized under section 11.5 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.380-1987(ss), SEC.7. Amended by P.L.50-1994, SEC.1.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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