Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-708
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Exemptions from tax
Official statutory text
The tax levied by this act shall not apply to:
1. Special fuel delivered into the supply tanks of or used by
motor vehicles owned by the United States of America. Provided this
exemption shall not apply to supply tank deliveries in Oklahoma
unless the special fuel dealer demands and receives of the purchaser
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 343
an exemption certificate of the kind and type prescribed and
furnished by the Comptroller General of the United States, and such
certificates shall be presented to the Tax Commission in lieu of the
tax only by the special fuel dealer handling and delivering such
special fuel;
2. Special fuel delivered into the supply tanks of farm
tractors and stationary engines owned and operated by the purchaser
of such special fuel and used exclusively for agricultural purposes
as such purposes and uses are defined and enumerated in paragraph 2
of Section 500.3 of this title;
3. Special fuel imported into Oklahoma in the fuel supply tanks
of motor vehicles commonly known and designated as automobiles, as
distinguished from truck-type vehicles, which are constructed for,
and being used solely for, the transportation of persons for
purposes other than for hire or compensation and provided that the
aggregate capacity of the fuel supply tank or tanks of any such
vehicle shall not exceed thirty (30) gallons;
4. Special fuel imported into Oklahoma in the fuel supply tank
or tanks of a motor vehicle when said supply tank or tanks and any
additional containers have an aggregate capacity of not more than
twenty-five (25) gallons and if such motor vehicle is not being used
as a common carrier of persons or property, a contract carrier of
persons or property, or as a private commercial carrier of property;
5. Special fuel imported into Oklahoma in the fuel supply tanks
of motor vehicles and used on the highways of this state in
importing or exporting livestock and farm products in the raw state,
including cotton, whether in the seed or ginned, and including
cottonseed and baled hay, when such commodities are moved from farm
to market, or from market to farm on a vehicle or on vehicles owned
and operated by a bona fide farmer not engaged in motor vehicle
transportation for hire or compensation;
6. Special fuel used exclusively in road machinery and
equipment built for and being used on location in the construction,
repair or maintenance of public highways, roads and bridges by road
contractors and by counties, cities and towns of this state,
provided, however, this exemption shall not apply to automobiles nor
to truck-type vehicles such as dump trucks, flatbed trucks and
pickup trucks;
7. Special fuel used exclusively in passenger motor buses or
coaches, having a seating capacity of ten or more persons, when such
fuel is purchased by and used exclusively in public transit systems
operated by any county, city, or town of this state, or by any
public trust created under the laws of this state of which a county,
city, or town of this state is the sole beneficiary thereof.
Provided this exemption shall be allowed only when supported by a
certificate executed by such city or trust on forms prescribed and
furnished by the Tax Commission;
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8. Special fuel purchased by any county, city or town for use
as fuel to propel motor vehicles on the public roads and highways of
this state, when said vehicles are being operated for the sole
benefit of said county, city or town; provided that if the special
fuel is placed directly into the fuel supply tank or tanks of the
motor vehicle by the supplier, an exemption certificate must be
furnished to the supplier on forms prescribed and furnished by the
Tax Commission;
9. Special fuel purchased by any Oklahoma school district for
use as fuel to propel motor vehicles on the public roads and
of said county, city or town; provided that if the special
fuel is placed directly into the fuel supply tank or tanks of the
motor vehicle by the supplier, an exemption certificate must be
furnished to the supplier on forms prescribed and furnished by the
Tax Commission;
9. Special fuel purchased by any Oklahoma school district for
use as fuel to propel motor vehicles on the public roads and
highways of this state, when the vehicles are being operated for the
sole benefit of the school district, provided that if the special
fuel is placed directly into the fuel supply tank or tanks of the
motor vehicle by the supplier, an exemption certificate must be
furnished to the supplier on forms prescribed and furnished by the
Tax Commission; and
10. Motor fuels purchased by the Oklahoma Department of
Transportation for use as fuel to propel motor vehicles on the
public roads and highways of this state, when the vehicles are being
operated for the sole benefit of the Department of Transportation.
1. Special fuel delivered into the supply tanks of or used by
motor vehicles owned by the United States of America. Provided this
exemption shall not apply to supply tank deliveries in Oklahoma
unless the special fuel dealer demands and receives of the purchaser
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 343
an exemption certificate of the kind and type prescribed and
furnished by the Comptroller General of the United States, and such
certificates shall be presented to the Tax Commission in lieu of the
tax only by the special fuel dealer handling and delivering such
special fuel;
2. Special fuel delivered into the supply tanks of farm
tractors and stationary engines owned and operated by the purchaser
of such special fuel and used exclusively for agricultural purposes
as such purposes and uses are defined and enumerated in paragraph 2
of Section 500.3 of this title;
3. Special fuel imported into Oklahoma in the fuel supply tanks
of motor vehicles commonly known and designated as automobiles, as
distinguished from truck-type vehicles, which are constructed for,
and being used solely for, the transportation of persons for
purposes other than for hire or compensation and provided that the
aggregate capacity of the fuel supply tank or tanks of any such
vehicle shall not exceed thirty (30) gallons;
4. Special fuel imported into Oklahoma in the fuel supply tank
or tanks of a motor vehicle when said supply tank or tanks and any
additional containers have an aggregate capacity of not more than
twenty-five (25) gallons and if such motor vehicle is not being used
as a common carrier of persons or property, a contract carrier of
persons or property, or as a private commercial carrier of property;
5. Special fuel imported into Oklahoma in the fuel supply tanks
of motor vehicles and used on the highways of this state in
importing or exporting livestock and farm products in the raw state,
including cotton, whether in the seed or ginned, and including
cottonseed and baled hay, when such commodities are moved from farm
to market, or from market to farm on a vehicle or on vehicles owned
and operated by a bona fide farmer not engaged in motor vehicle
transportation for hire or compensation;
6. Special fuel used exclusively in road machinery and
equipment built for and being used on location in the construction,
repair or maintenance of public highways, roads and bridges by road
contractors and by counties, cities and towns of this state,
provided, however, this exemption shall not apply to automobiles nor
to truck-type vehicles such as dump trucks, flatbed trucks and
pickup trucks;
7. Special fuel used exclusively in passenger motor buses or
coaches, having a seating capacity of ten or more persons, when such
fuel is purchased by and used exclusively in public transit systems
operated by any county, city, or town of this state, or by any
public trust created under the laws of this state of which a county,
city, or town of this state is the sole beneficiary thereof.
Provided this exemption shall be allowed only when supported by a
certificate executed by such city or trust on forms prescribed and
furnished by the Tax Commission;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 344
8. Special fuel purchased by any county, city or town for use
as fuel to propel motor vehicles on the public roads and highways of
this state, when said vehicles are being operated for the sole
benefit of said county, city or town; provided that if the special
fuel is placed directly into the fuel supply tank or tanks of the
motor vehicle by the supplier, an exemption certificate must be
furnished to the supplier on forms prescribed and furnished by the
Tax Commission;
9. Special fuel purchased by any Oklahoma school district for
use as fuel to propel motor vehicles on the public roads and
of said county, city or town; provided that if the special
fuel is placed directly into the fuel supply tank or tanks of the
motor vehicle by the supplier, an exemption certificate must be
furnished to the supplier on forms prescribed and furnished by the
Tax Commission;
9. Special fuel purchased by any Oklahoma school district for
use as fuel to propel motor vehicles on the public roads and
highways of this state, when the vehicles are being operated for the
sole benefit of the school district, provided that if the special
fuel is placed directly into the fuel supply tank or tanks of the
motor vehicle by the supplier, an exemption certificate must be
furnished to the supplier on forms prescribed and furnished by the
Tax Commission; and
10. Motor fuels purchased by the Oklahoma Department of
Transportation for use as fuel to propel motor vehicles on the
public roads and highways of this state, when the vehicles are being
operated for the sole benefit of the Department of Transportation.
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