Section 57-40.2-03.3 - Use tax on contractors1. When a contractor or subcontractor uses tangible personal property in the performance of that person's contract, or to fulfill contract or subcontract obligations, whether the title to the property be in the contractor, subcontractor, contractee, subcontractee, or any other person, or whether the titleholder of the property would be subject to pay the sales or use tax, the contractor or subcontractor shall pay a use tax at the rate prescribed by section 57-40.2-02.1 measured by the purchase price or fair market value of such property, whichever is greater, unless the property has been previously subjected to a sales tax or use tax by this state, and the tax due has been paid. This section does not apply to a contractor or subcontractor that does not enter a contract for the purchase of the tangible personal property.2. The provisions of this chapter pertaining to the administration of the tax imposed by section 57-40.2-02.1, not in conflict with the provisions of this section, govern the administration of the tax levied by this section.3. The tax imposed by this section does not apply to: a. Production equipment or tangible personal property as authorized or approved for exemption by the tax commissioner under section 57-39.2-04.2;b. Machinery, equipment, or other tangible personal property used to construct an agricultural commodity processing facility as authorized or approved for exemption by the tax commissioner under section 57-39.2-04.3 or 57-39.2-04.4;c. Tangible personal property used to construct or expand a system used to compress, process, gather, or refine gas recovered from an oil or gas well in this state or used to expand or build a gas-processing facility in this state as authorized or approved for exemption by the tax commissioner under section 57-39.2-04.5;d. Tangible personal property used to construct or expand a qualifying oil refinery as authorized or approved for exemption by the tax commissioner under section 57-39.2-04.6;e. Tangible personal property used to construct or expand a qualifying facility as authorized or approved for exemption by the tax commissioner under section 57-39.2-04.10;f. Tangible personal property used to construct or expand a qualifying facility as authorized or approved for exemption by the tax commissioner under section 57-39.2-04.11;g. Materials used in compressing, gathering, collecting, storing, transporting, or injecting carbon dioxide for use in enhanced recovery of oil or natural gas as provided in section 57-39.2-04.14;h. Tangible personal property used to construct a qualifying fertilizer or chemical processing facility as authorized or approved for exemption by the tax commissioner under section 57-39.2-04.15; ori. Tangible personal property used to construct a qualified straddle plant, a qualified fractionator, or qualified associated infrastructure as authorized or approved for exemption by the tax commissioner under section 57-39.2-04.16.j. Tangible personal property as authorized or approved for exemption by the tax commissioner as provided in section 57-39.2-04.21k. Tangible personal property as authorized or approved for exemption by the tax commissioner as provided in section 57-39.2-04.20.l.[Expires 7/1/2029] Raw materials, single-use product contact systems, and reagents used for biologic manufacturing as authorized or approved for exemption by the tax commissioner under section 57-39.2-04.19.m.[Expires 7/1/2025] Tangible personal property used to construct, expand, or upgrade a facility that refines renewable feedstock into sustainable aviation fuel as authorized or approved by the tax commissioner under section 57-39.2-04.18.Amended by S.L. 2023, ch. 538 (HB 1455),§ 3, eff. for taxable events beginning 7/1/2023, exp. 7/1/2029.Amended by S.L. 2023, ch. 38 (SB 2006),§ 8, eff. for taxable events beginning 7/1/2023, exp. 7/1/2025.Amended by S.L. 2023 , ch. 546( HB 1430 ), § 2, eff. for taxable events beginning 7/1/2023.Amended by S.L. 2023 , ch. 540( HB 1511 ), § 3, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by S.L. 2021 , ch. 477( HB 1309 ), § 1, eff. 7/1/2021 (for contracts entered after 6/30/2021).Amended by S.L. 2019 , ch. 498( HB 1205 ), § 4, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by S.L. 2015 , ch. 458( SB 2318 ), § 2, eff. 7/1/2015.Amended by S.L. 2015 , ch. 457( SB 2035 ), § 3, eff. retroactively and applicable to taxable events occurring after 12/30/2014.Amended by S.L. 2013 , ch. 459( HB 1410 ), § 3, eff. 7/1/2013.Amended by S.L. 2013 , ch. 461( HB 1413 ), § 2, eff. 7/1/2013.Amended by S.L. 2013 , ch. 457( SB 2142 ), § 3, eff. 1/1/2013, effective through 6/30/2017.Amended by S.L. 2011 , ch. 469( SB 2202 ), § 3, eff. 7/1/2011.See S.L. 2013 , ch. 457( SB 2142 ), § 5.See S.L. 2013 , ch. 457( SB 2142 ), § 4.