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Maine · Through October 1, 2025

36 M.R.S. §3204-A: Exemptions

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  1. TITLE 36: TAXATION
  2. PART 5: MOTOR FUEL TAXES
  3. CHAPTER 459: SPECIAL FUEL TAX ACT

The following fuels are exempt from the tax imposed by section 3203:

1. Single lot.

2. Heating and cooking. Special fuel delivered into a tank used solely for heating or cooking purposes;

2-A. Sales for resale. Special fuel sold for resale to a licensed supplier or low-energy fuel sold for resale to a licensed retailer;

3. Political subdivision. Special fuel sold in bulk to this State or any political subdivision of this State;

4. Preclusion by federal law. Special fuel sold or used in such form or under such circumstances as precludes the collection of tax by reasons of federal law;

5. Exportation. Special fuel sold only for exportation from this State by a licensed supplier;

6. Generation. Special fuel sold to a person for the generation of power for resale or manufacturing;

7. Kerosene for retail sale. Kerosene prepackaged for home use or delivered into a separate tank for retail sale, in which case the excise tax must be remitted by licensed users pursuant to section 3207, rather than by the supplier;

8. Dyed fuel. Dyed fuel; and

9. Self-produced biodiesel fuel. Biodiesel fuel that is produced by an individual and used by that same individual or a member of that individual's immediate family.

Collected 2026-09-04T15:12:40Z. Source file · JSON

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