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A person licensed as a transporter in this state shall file monthly reports with the department, on forms prescribed and furnished by the department, reporting the amount of taxable petroleum products transported within or across the borders of this state; provided, that transport truck operations exclusively within the state are not reportable except when transport operations originate at a refinery in this state. The report shall be filed within twenty-five (25) days after the end of the month in which delivery was made. The information shall include the following:
The quantity imported by the carrier for delivery in this state or transported from a Tennessee refinery by the carrier for delivery in this state;
The name and address of the supplier;
The name and address of the customer receiving delivery;
The date and the point of delivery;
The description of the product delivered; and
Any other information that may be required by the commissioner for the proper administration of this chapter.
In case of delivery by barge, there shall be furnished, in addition to the information in subsection (a), the name and number of the barge, and the name and port of the towboat delivering the barge.
In the case of delivery by tank wagon, or other motor vehicle, there shall be furnished, in addition to the information in subsection (a), the vehicle's license number.
In case of delivery by tank car, there shall be furnished, in addition to the information in subsection (a), the car number and initials, and the capacity of the car.
A carrier delivering petroleum products or substitutes for petroleum products to any person required to have a license under part 6 of this chapter who is known by the carrier not to have such license, shall immediately notify the department by facsimile of the delivery, if facsimile service is reasonably available; but if not, by the next quickest means available. The department shall furnish to the carriers a list of all persons holding licenses and shall supplement and amend the list periodically as licenses are issued or revoked.
If a transporter fails to make the reports required by this section, the commissioner may assess a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation.
This section shall cease to be effective if the commissioner determines that substantially similar data is available from federal government sources, including a federal terminal report.