N.D. Cent. Code ch. 57-39.10

N.D. Cent. Code ch. 57-39.10
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N.D. Cent. Code § 57-39.10-01 Authority to enter state-tribal alcoholic beverages wholesale tax, tobacco products wholesale tax, and alcoholic beverages gross receipts tax agreements

57-39.10-01. Authority to enter state-tribal alcoholic beverages wholesale tax, tobacco products wholesale tax, and alcoholic beverages gross receipts tax agreements. 1. The governor, in consultation with the tax commissioner, may enter separate agreements on behalf of the state with the governing body of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Spirit Lake Tribe, and Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. Each agreement must comply with this chapter relating to the collection, administration, enforcement, and allocation of the state alcoholic beverages wholesale taxes under chapters 5-01, 5-02, and 5-03 for sales of alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, sparkling wine, and distilled spirits, for delivery to licensed retailers or sale directly to consumers located within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Berthold Reservation, that portion of the Lake Traverse Reservation located in this state, the Spirit Lake Reservation, that portion of the Standing Rock Reservation located in this state, or the Turtle Mountain Reservation. The tax commissioner shall conduct a review of any proposed agreement under this chapter to determine if its provisions can be administered and enforced. 2. The governor, in consultation with the tax commissioner, may enter separate agreements on behalf of the state with the governing body of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Spirit Lake Tribe, and Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. Each agreement must comply with this chapter relating to the collection, administration, enforcement, and allocation of the state tobacco products wholesale taxes under chapter 57-36 for tobacco products sold by licensed wholesalers for delivery to licensed retailers or sold by licensed retailers directly to consumers within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Berthold Reservation, that portion of the Lake Traverse Reservation located in this state, the Spirit Lake Reservation, that portion of the Standing Rock Reservation located in this state, or the Turtle Mountain Reservation. The tax commissioner shall conduct a review of any proposed agreement under this chapter to determine if its provisions can be administered and enforced. 3. The governor, in consultation with the tax commissioner, may enter separate agreements on behalf of the state with the governing body of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Spirit Lake Tribe, and Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. Each agreement must comply with this chapter relating to the collection, administration, enforcement, and allocation of the state alcoholic beverages gross receipts tax under chapter 57-39.6, imposed and collected within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Berthold Reservation, that portion of the Lake Traverse Reservation located in this state, the Spirit Lake Reservation, that portion of the Standing Rock Reservation located in this state, or the Turtle Mountain Reservation. The tax commissioner shall conduct a review of any proposed agreement under this chapter to determine if its provisions can be administered and enforced.

N.D. Cent. Code § 57-39.10-02 Requirements for all state-tribal tax agreements

57-39.10-02. Requirements for all state-tribal tax agreements Any agreement entered under this chapter must comply with this section. 1. The agreement must include: a. A statement that the parties to the agreement are not forfeiting any legal rights to apply each party's respective taxes by entering an agreement, except as specifically set forth in the agreement; b. A statement recognizing the sovereign rights of the state and the tribe or tribes; and c. A statement that: (1) The rights of each party must be determined by the terms of the agreement with respect to the taxes subject to the agreement; (2) Neither party may seek additional entitlement or seek to deny entitlement on any federal ground, including federal pre-emption, whether statutorily provided for or otherwise with respect to the taxes that are the subject of an agreement; (3) Both parties shall defend the agreement from attack by third parties; (4) A taxpayer may not be required to pay both the state tax and the tribal tax but shall pay only one tax to one government in an amount established by the agreement; and (5) The state and tribal government shall cooperate to collect only one tax and share or refund the revenue as specified in the agreement. 2. Any tribally owned entity or other entity owned in whole or part by a tribal member, whether chartered under state law or tribal law, and operating within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Berthold Reservation, that portion of the Lake Traverse Reservation located in this state, the Spirit Lake Reservation, that portion of the Standing Rock Reservation located in this state, or the Turtle Mountain Reservation is subject to the state's tax or taxes and regulatory requirements of the tax subject to an agreement. 3. The tax commissioner retains authority to collect, administer, and enforce the taxes subject to an agreement under this chapter, including the authority to audit, assess, refund, credit, or determine the exempt or nonexempt status of any transaction, for taxes collected within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Berthold Reservation, that portion of the Lake Traverse Reservation located in this state, the Spirit Lake Reservation, that portion of the Standing Rock Reservation located in this state, or the Turtle Mountain Reservation in the manner provided by the applicable state laws. 4. The federal district court for the western division of North Dakota is the venue for any controversy or claim between the tribe or tribes and the state, arising out of or relating to an agreement under this chapter. 5. An agreement under this chapter must give the tax commissioner, after consulting with the governor, and a tribe or tribes the authority to terminate an agreement with or without cause. 6. An agreement may begin no sooner than the first day of a calendar quarter which is at least ninety days after the agreement is signed by both parties. The tribe or tribes and the state must provide the initial population required by section 57-39.10-04 no fewer than sixty days before the effective date of the agreement.

N.D. Cent. Code § 57-39.10-03 Alcoholic beverages wholesale tax agreement requirements

57-39.10-03. Alcoholic beverages wholesale tax agreement requirements The governor may enter an alcoholic beverages wholesale tax agreement with a tribe or tribes if the agreement complies with section 57-39.10-02 and this section. 1. The taxes subject to an agreement under this section are the state's alcoholic beverages wholesale taxes under chapters 5-01, 5-02, and 5-03, as may be amended subsequently by the legislative assembly, for alcoholic beverages sold by licensed wholesalers, domestic wineries, domestic distilleries, microbrew pubs, brewer taproom licensees, and direct shippers, for delivery to licensed retailers or sale directly to consumers located within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Berthold Reservation, that portion of the Lake Traverse Reservation located in this state, the Spirit Lake Reservation, that portion of the Standing Rock Reservation located in this state, or the Turtle Mountain Reservation. 2. A tribe or tribes shall impose taxes equal to the state's alcoholic beverages wholesale taxes on all sales of alcoholic beverages sold by licensed wholesalers, domestic wineries, domestic distilleries, microbrew pubs, brewer taproom licensees, and direct shippers, for delivery to all persons within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Berthold Reservation, that portion of the Lake Traverse Reservation located in this state, the Spirit Lake Reservation, that portion of the Standing Rock Reservation located in this state, or the Turtle Mountain Reservation. 3. A tribe or tribes shall adopt ordinances in conformity with chapters 5-01, 5-02, and 5-03, and title 81 of the North Dakota Administrative Code governing the collection and administration by the tax commissioner of the taxes subject to an agreement under this section. 4. The tax revenue collected from taxable transactions and activities within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Berthold Reservation, that portion of the Lake Traverse Reservation located in this state, the Spirit Lake Reservation, that portion of the Standing Rock Reservation located in this state, or the Turtle Mountain Reservation, pursuant to an agreement under this section must be allocated eighty percent to the tribe and twenty percent to the state.

N.D. Cent. Code § 57-39.10-04 Tobacco products wholesale tax agreement requirements

57-39.10-04. Tobacco products wholesale tax agreement requirements The governor may enter a tobacco products wholesale tax agreement with a tribe or tribes if the agreement complies with section 57-39.10-02 and this section. 1. The taxes subject to an agreement under this section are the state's tobacco products wholesale taxes under chapter 57-36, as may be amended subsequently by the legislative assembly, for tobacco products sold by licensed wholesalers for delivery to licensed retailers or sold by licensed retailers directly to consumers within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Berthold Reservation, that portion of the Lake Traverse Reservation located in this state, the Spirit Lake Reservation, that portion of the Standing Rock Reservation located in this state, or the Turtle Mountain Reservation. 2. A tribe or tribes shall impose taxes equal to the state's tobacco products wholesale taxes on all tobacco products sold by licensed wholesalers for delivery to licensed retailers or sold by licensed retailers directly to customers within the exterior boundaries of the reservation in this state. 3. Chapters 57-36 and title 81 of the North Dakota Administrative Code govern the administration of the taxes subject to an agreement under this section. 4. The amount of tax revenue allocated to the tribe pursuant to an agreement under this section must be equal to an amount determined by multiplying the enrolled membership of the tribe by the state tobacco revenue per capita. The state tobacco revenue per capita is the quarterly collections of the state's tobacco products wholesale taxes designated for deposit in the state general fund divided by the state's total population as determined in the most recent actual or estimated census data published by the United States census bureau. 5. Except as provided in subsection 6 of section 57-39.10-02, the enrolled membership of the tribe must be certified to the state by September thirtieth of each year during the term of the agreement. The enrolled membership of the tribe must consist of the number of enrolled members of the tribe physically residing within the exterior boundaries of the portion of the tribe's reservation located in this state. The enrolled membership of the tribe must be based on the tribe's enrollment office records, the bureau of Indian affairs enrollment records, or other records maintained by the tribe. The previous year's certified enrollment number must be used if the tribe does not issue a certification by September thirtieth, unless the tribe demonstrates the certified enrollment number has increased or decreased. The manner in which the state and tribe resolve issues arising under this subsection must be specified in the agreement.

N.D. Cent. Code § 57-39.10-05 Alcoholic beverages gross receipts tax agreement requirements

57-39.10-05. Alcoholic beverages gross receipts tax agreement requirements The governor may enter an alcoholic beverages gross receipts tax agreement with a tribe or tribes if the agreement complies with the requirements of section 57-39.10-02 and this section. 1. The taxes subject to an agreement under this chapter are the state's alcoholic beverages gross receipts tax under chapter 57-39.6, as may be amended subsequently by the legislative assembly, for taxable transactions and activities occurring exclusively within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Berthold Reservation, that portion of the Lake Traverse Reservation located in this state, the Spirit Lake Reservation, that portion of the Standing Rock Reservation located in this state, or the Turtle Mountain Reservation. 2. A tribe or tribes shall impose a tax equal to the state's alcoholic beverages gross receipts tax on all sales at retail of alcoholic beverages within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Berthold Reservation, that portion of the Lake Traverse Reservation located in this state, the Spirit Lake Reservation, that portion of the Standing Rock Reservation located in this state, or the Turtle Mountain Reservation. 3. A tribe or tribes shall adopt ordinances in conformity with chapters 57-39.2 and 57-39.6, and title 81 of the North Dakota Administrative Code governing the administration and collection of the taxes by the tax commissioner subject to an agreement under this section. 4. The governor and the tribe or tribes must agree the tribe or tribes may not impose any direct or indirect tribal tax or fee on retailers, transactions, or activities subject to the tax agreement. This subsection does not apply to tribal business and alcohol license fees or tribal employment rights office fees. 5. The tax revenue collected from taxable transactions and activities within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Berthold Reservation, that portion of the Lake Traverse Reservation located in this state, the Spirit Lake Reservation, that portion of the Standing Rock Reservation located in this state, or the Turtle Mountain Reservation, pursuant to an agreement under this section must be allocated eighty percent to the tribe and twenty percent to the state. 6. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, the agreement must contain provisions in which: (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, the tax commissioner shall maintain the confidentiality of tax information relating to and gathered under the terms of an agreement as provided in section 57-39.2-23; (2) The tribe or tribes may receive a list of retailers located within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Berthold Reservation, that portion of the Lake Traverse Reservation located in this state, the Spirit Lake Reservation, that portion of the Standing Rock Reservation located in this state, or the Turtle Mountain Reservation and the amount of tax collected from each retailer during a reporting period; and (3) The tribe or tribes agree to protect the confidentiality of tax information received from the tax commissioner. b. The agreement must specify the processes or procedures necessary to safeguard the confidential nature of the tax information. 7. Alcoholic beverages gross receipts taxes imposed under chapters 11-09.1 and 40-05.1 are not subject to an agreement entered under this chapter.

N.D. Cent. Code § 57-39.10-06 Inapplicability of chapter 54-40.2

57-39.10-06. Inapplicability of chapter 54-40.2 Chapter 54-40.2 does not apply to an agreement entered under this chapter.

N.D. Cent. Code § 57-39.10-07 Alcoholic beverages wholesale tax revenue allocation and distribution - Refunds - Continuing appropriation

57-39.10-07. Alcoholic beverages wholesale tax revenue allocation and distribution - Refunds - Continuing appropriation. 1. The tax commissioner shall certify and transfer to the state treasurer for deposit in the tribal allocation fund, a special fund created in the state treasury, tax revenues allocated to a tribe or tribes under subsection 4 of section 57-39.10-03. Tax revenues collected under section 57-39.10-03 are provided as a standing and continuing appropriation to the state treasurer for distribution on a quarterly basis. 2. Refunds of the tax imposed under chapters 5-01, 5-02, and 5-03 which are subject to an agreement under section 57-39.10-03 must be paid from the state general fund and are provided to the state treasurer as a standing and continuing appropriation. 3. The tax commissioner shall determine the reservation of the tribe or tribes to which the refund paid under subsection 2 is attributable. The refund, including interest at the rate prescribed in section 5-03-06, must be reimbursed to the state general fund from the first available moneys deposited in the tribal allocation fund on behalf of the tribe or tribes to which the refund is attributable.

N.D. Cent. Code § 57-39.10-08 Tobacco products wholesale tax revenue allocation and distribution - Refunds - Continuing appropriation

57-39.10-08. Tobacco products wholesale tax revenue allocation and distribution - Refunds - Continuing appropriation. 1. The tax commissioner shall certify and transfer to the state treasurer for deposit in the tribal allocation fund, a special fund created in the state treasury, tax revenues allocated to a tribe or tribes under subsection 4 of section 57-39.10-04. Tax revenues collected under section 57-39.10-04 are provided as a standing and continuing appropriation to the state treasurer for distribution on a quarterly basis. 2. Refunds of the tax imposed under chapter 57-36 which are subject to an agreement under section 57-39.10-04 must be paid from the general fund and are provided to the state treasurer as a standing and continuing appropriation. 3. The tax commissioner shall determine the reservation of the tribe or tribes to which the refund paid under subsection 2 is attributable. The refund must be reimbursed to the state general fund from the first available moneys deposited in the tribal allocation fund on behalf of the tribe or tribes to which the refund is attributable.

N.D. Cent. Code § 57-39.10-09 Alcoholic beverages gross receipts tax revenue allocation and distribution - Refunds - Continuing appropriation

57-39.10-09. Alcoholic beverages gross receipts tax revenue allocation and distribution - Refunds - Continuing appropriation. 1. The tax commissioner shall certify and transfer to the state treasurer for deposit in the tribal allocation fund, a special fund created in the state treasury, tax revenues allocated to a tribe or tribes under subsection 5 of section 57-39.10-05. Tax revenues collected under section 57-39.10-05 are not subject to section 57-39.2-26.1, and are provided as a standing and continuing appropriation to the state treasurer for distribution on a quarterly basis. 2. Refunds of the tax imposed under chapter 57-39.6, which are subject to an agreement under section 57-39.10-05, must be paid from the state general fund, and are provided to the state treasurer as a standing and continuing appropriation. 3. Refunds of taxes paid under this section must be reimbursed to the state general fund, with interest at the rate prescribed in section 57-39.2-25, from the first available moneys deposited in the tribal allocation fund. 4. The tax commissioner shall determine the reservation of the tribe or tribes to which the refund is attributable. The refund, including interest, must be reimbursed from the first available moneys deposited in the tribal allocation fund on behalf of the tribe or tribes to which the refund paid under this section is attributable.
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