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Sec. 20. 36 MRSA §1760, sub-§45, ¶A-1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 467,
§17, is further amended to read:

 
A-1. If the property is a watercraft or all-terrain vehicle
that is registered outside the State by an owner who at the
time of purchase was a resident of another state and the
watercraft or all-terrain vehicle is present in the State
not more than 30 days during the 12 months following its
purchase for a purpose other than temporary storage; or

 
Sec. 21. 36 MRSA §1760, sub-§72, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 871, §15,
is amended to read:

 
72. Nonprofit housing development organization. Sales to
nonprofit organizations for the development of whose primary
purpose is to develop housing for low-income people.

 
Sec. 22. 36 MRSA §1760-C, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 521, Pt. A, §8,
is amended to read:

 
§1760-C. Exempt activities

 
Unless otherwise provided by section 1760, the sales or use
tax exemptions provided by that section to a purchaser an entity
based upon its charitable, nonprofit or other public purposes
apply only if the property or service sold purchased is intended
to be used by the purchaser entity primarily in the activity
identified by the particular exemption. Exemption certificates
issued by the State Tax Assessor pursuant to section 1760 must
identify the exempt activity and must state that the certificate
may be used by the holder only to purchase property or services
intended to be used by the holder primarily in the exempt
activity. When an otherwise qualifying exempt person is engaged
in both exempt and nonexempt activities, an exemption certificate
may be issued to the person only if the person has established to
the satisfaction of the assessor that the applicant has adequate
accounting controls to limit the use of the certificate to exempt
purchases.

 
Sec. 23. 36 MRSA §2013, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 1997, c. 514, §1,
is further amended to read:

 
C. "Depreciable machinery and equipment" means that part of
the following machinery and equipment for which depreciation
is allowable under the Code and repair parts for that
machinery and equipment:

 
(1) New or used machinery and equipment for use directly
and primarily in commercial agricultural production, including
self-propelled vehicles, but


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