Oklahoma § 68-1015.1 - Oil reclamation - Permits

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§ 68-1015.1. Oil reclamation - Permits

A. All persons operating reclaiming plants, or reclaiming oil,

upon which there is paid or payable gross production tax, shall

secure a permit which shall be in the form of a license from the Tax

Commission, by making application upon forms prescribed by it. The

Tax Commission may, at its option and discretion, require a bond

from any such person before the issuance of such permit. Any bond

required herein by the Tax Commission shall be for the purpose of

indemnifying the State of Oklahoma against loss by reason of

nonpayment of gross production tax upon any oil reclaiming plants.

In all cases where such permit is not secured, the State of Oklahoma

may institute, upon relation of the Tax Commission, suit to restrain

such person from operating such reclaiming plant, until such permit

is secured.

B. 1. Said permits shall expire three (3) years after the date

of issuance or renewal thereof and shall become invalid on said date

unless renewed. The fee for issuance of such permit or renewal

thereof shall be determined by the Commission but shall not exceed

One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00).

2. A permit issued prior to the effective date of this act

shall be valid until it expires.

C. The application for and acceptance of the permit required by

subsection A of this section and any renewal thereof shall be

conclusively deemed consent by the applicant for the inspections of

the property of the applicant by the Oklahoma Tax Commission as

authorized by Section 206 of this title and by the Oklahoma State

Bureau of Investigation.

Added by Laws 1985, c. 187, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws

1992, c. 30, § 12, emerg. eff. March 31, 1992; Laws 1994, c. 258, §

9, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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