2011 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 113 Conservation and Development.
Article 27 - Oil and Gas Conservation.
113-388. Collection of assessments.

113‑388. Collection of assessments.

Any person purchasing oil or gas in this State at the well, under any contract or agreement requiring payment for such production to the respective owners thereof, in respect of which production any sums assessed under the provisions of G.S. 113‑387 are payable to the Department, is hereby authorized, empowered and required to deduct from any sums so payable to any such person the amount due the Department by virtue of any such assessment and remit that sum to the Department.

Further, any person taking oil or gas from any well in this State for use or resale, in respect of which production any sums assessed under the provisions of G.S. 113‑387 are payable to the Department, shall remit any sums so due to the Department in accordance with those rules of the Department which may be adopted in regard thereto. (1945, c. 702, s. 8; 1973, c. 1262, s. 86; 1987, c. 827, s. 110.)