2013 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 54 - TAXATION
Section 54:15B-2 - Definitions

54:15B-2. Definitions
2.For the purposes of this act:

"Company" includes a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, association, individual, or any fiduciary thereof.

"Director" means the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury.

"First sale of petroleum products within this State" means the initial sale of a petroleum product delivered to a location in this State. A "first sale of petroleum products within this State" does not include a book or exchange transfer of petroleum products if such products are intended to be sold in the ordinary course of business.

"Gross receipts" means all consideration derived from the first sale of petroleum products within this State except sales of:

a. asphalt;

b. petroleum products sold pursuant to a written contract extending one year or longer to nonprofit entities qualifying under subsection (b) of section 9 of P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-9) as evidenced by an invoice in form prescribed by subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.1991, c.19 (C.54:15B-10);

c. petroleum products sold to governmental entities qualifying under subsection (a) of section 9 of P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-9) as evidenced by an invoice in form prescribed by subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.1991, c.19 (C.54:15B-10); and

d. polymer grade propylene used in the manufacture of polypropylene.

"Petroleum products" means refined products made from crude petroleum and its fractionation products, through straight distillation of crude oil or through redistillation of unfinished derivatives, but shall not mean the products commonly known as number 2 heating oil, number 4 heating oil, number 6 heating oil, kerosene and propane gas to be used exclusively for residential use.

"Quarterly period" means a period of three calendar months commencing on the first day of January, April, July or October and ending on the last day of March, June, September or December, respectively.

"Retail gasoline price survey" means a Statewide representative random sample of retail gasoline prices conducted by the Board of Public Utilities, Office of the Economist, or its successor, that shall be completed for the month of November and May of each year.

"Retail price per gallon" means the price posted by gasoline retailers in the State for unleaded regular gasoline.

"Unleaded regular gasoline" means gasoline of the octane rating equal to the lowest octane rated gasoline offered for sale at a majority of the gasoline retailers in the State.

L.1990,c.42,s.2; amended 1991,c.181,s.1.