2022 Delaware Code
Title 30 - State Taxes
Chapter 51. MOTOR FUEL TAX
Subchapter IV. Aviation Jet Fuel
§ 5177. Administration.

(a) Rules and regulations. —

The Department shall enforce this subchapter, and may prescribe, adopt, and enforce reasonable rules and regulations relating to the administration and enforcement of this subchapter.

(b) Examination of records. —

The Department may examine the records of licensed aviation jet fuel suppliers and make such other investigations as it may deem necessary in the administration and enforcement of this subchapter.

(c) Presumption. —

For the purpose of enforcing this subchapter, it is prima facie presumed that all aviation jet fuel received by any person into storage having dispensing equipment designed to fuel jet or turbo-prop aircraft is to be transferred or delivered by that person into the fuel supply tanks of jet or turbo-prop aircraft.

(d) Reciprocal exchange of data. —

The Department shall, upon request from the officials to whom are entrusted the enforcement of aviation jet fuel tax law of any other state; the District of Columbia; the United States, its territories, and possessions; or the provinces of the Dominion of Canada, forward to such officials any information which it may have relative to the delivery of aviation jet fuel by a licensed aviation jet fuel supplier, provided such other state; the District of Columbia; the United States, its territories, and possessions; or the provinces of the Dominion of Canada furnish like information to this State.

(e) Records open to public. —

Reports required by this subchapter, exclusive of schedules, itemized statements, and other supporting evidence annexed to the report, must at all reasonable times be open to the public.