TITLE 22

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE

CHAPTER 29

BEANS — PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY

22-2916.  Penalty for tax defaults. Any handler, dealer or grower who fails to make collection, file return or pay any tax within the time required by or pursuant to this act shall thereby forfeit to the state a penalty of five per centum (5%) of the amount of tax determined to be due, as provided in this act, plus one per centum (1%) of such amount for each month of delay or fraction thereof after the expiration of the first month after such return was required to be filed or such tax became due; but the commission, if satisfied that the delay was excusable, may remit all or any part of such penalty. Such penalty shall be paid to the commission and disposed of as provided with respect to moneys derived from the taxes levied and imposed by this act.

History:

[22-2916, added 1957, ch. 94, sec. 6, p. 158.]