| | | Sec. 20. 36 MRSA §1760, sub-§45, ¶A-1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 467, | | §17, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 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 |
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| | | Sec. 21. 36 MRSA §1760, sub-§72, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 871, §15, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | 72. Nonprofit housing development organization. Sales to | nonprofit organizations for the development of whose primary | | purpose is to develop housing for low-income people. |
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| | | Sec. 22. 36 MRSA §1760-C, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 521, Pt. A, §8, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | §1760-C. Exempt activities |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | Sec. 23. 36 MRSA §2013, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 1997, c. 514, §1, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | 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: |
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| | | | (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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