N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-03-17
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4.1-03-17. Permitted refunds of assessment - Refunds requiring certification by attorney general
Official statutory text
4.1-03-17. Permitted refunds of assessment - Refunds requiring certification by
attorney general.
1. a. When the attorney general certifies to the commission that refunds of
assessments paid under subdivision a of subsection 1 of section 4.1-03-11 are no
longer precluded by federal law, the commission may provide to producers
refunds of assessments paid under subdivision a of subsection 1 of section
4.1-03-11.
b. Refunds of assessments paid under subdivision b of subsection 1 of section
4.1-03-11 are available, subject to the requirements of this section.
2. a. To receive a permitted refund of any assessment paid in accordance with this
chapter, a producer shall request a refund application from the commission within
sixty days after the date of the sale. The request may be made orally, in writing,
or in electronic form.
b. The producer must complete the refund application and return the application to
the commission, together with a record of the assessment paid, within ninety
days after the date of the sale. The application may be returned to the
commission in person, by mail, or in electronic form. The commission shall then
refund the net amount of the assessment that had been collected.
c. If a request for a refund is not submitted to the commission within the prescribed
time period, the producer is presumed to have agreed to the assessment.
attorney general.
1. a. When the attorney general certifies to the commission that refunds of
assessments paid under subdivision a of subsection 1 of section 4.1-03-11 are no
longer precluded by federal law, the commission may provide to producers
refunds of assessments paid under subdivision a of subsection 1 of section
4.1-03-11.
b. Refunds of assessments paid under subdivision b of subsection 1 of section
4.1-03-11 are available, subject to the requirements of this section.
2. a. To receive a permitted refund of any assessment paid in accordance with this
chapter, a producer shall request a refund application from the commission within
sixty days after the date of the sale. The request may be made orally, in writing,
or in electronic form.
b. The producer must complete the refund application and return the application to
the commission, together with a record of the assessment paid, within ninety
days after the date of the sale. The application may be returned to the
commission in person, by mail, or in electronic form. The commission shall then
refund the net amount of the assessment that had been collected.
c. If a request for a refund is not submitted to the commission within the prescribed
time period, the producer is presumed to have agreed to the assessment.
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